1Asst. Professor, Deptt. of Botany, Mahila Sandhya College, Jamtara, Jharkhand, India
2Department of Applied Chemistry, C.I.T. Tatisilwai, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
3Associate Professor, Deptt. of Botany, Giridih College, Giridih, Jharkhand, India
Online published on 20 January, 2017.
The present ethnobotanical study was carried out in Santhal Paragana division of Jharkhand state, which has been vividly recognized as the dense forest area and is dominated by tribal communities like Paharia, Santhal etc. The present work comprises the survey of ethno medicinal plants and their parts most commonly used by the Paharia tribe for preparing herbal medicines to cure various ailments. This ethnic community inhabits in the forest area and use effective and potential plants for health care. These herbal healers are commonly known as KAVIRAJ OR GUNNIA. The composition of different parts of plants for preparing medicines is based on the traditional knowledge acquired by these herbal healers. The present study includes compilation and documentation of 24 medicinal plants belonging to 23 genera and19 families along with their floristic study including botanical names, local names, and parts used along with their pharmacological role for mankind.
Ethnomedicinal, Santhal Paragana, Paharia, Herbal
