Traditionally Used Medicinal Plants for Treatment of Stomach Disorder in West Bengal, India: A Scrutiny and Analysis from Secondary Literature

Q2 Social Sciences

Studies on Ethno-Medicine Pub Date : 2018-07-09 DOI:10.31901/24566772.2018/12.03.530

Vineeta, N. Pala, G. Shukla, S. Chakravarty

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ABSTRACT The state of West Bengal is on the eastern bottleneck of India. It is rich with high value medicinal plants on which a large number of communities depend for their medicinal needs. The present documentation has gathered information from published literature on plant based traditional medicine used by the dependent communities along with their traditional way of treating different stomach related diseases/disorders recorded from different regions of the state. The researchers found a total of 118 plant species which were used to treat different stomach diseases/disorders. Tree species dominated the list. Leaves/foliage of 44 species was dominantly used followed by roots. Common stomach diseases/disorders treated were dysentery, ulcer and stomach ache. Administration of medicine was either oral or external in the form of infusion, decoction, paste and latex either as a sole formulation or in combination with other species. The collected evidence/data can be useful to scientific community for further evaluation and recommendations to the practicing communities.

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印度西孟加拉邦治疗胃病的传统药用植物:从二手文献的审查和分析

摘要西孟加拉邦位于印度东部的瓶颈地带。它富含高价值的药用植物，许多社区都依赖这些植物来满足他们的药用需求。本文件收集了已发表的文献中的信息，这些文献涉及依赖社区使用的植物性传统药物，以及他们治疗该州不同地区记录的不同胃相关疾病/病症的传统方法。研究人员总共发现了118种用于治疗不同胃部疾病/病症的植物。树种在名单上占主导地位。44种植物以叶为主，其次为根。治疗的常见胃部疾病有痢疾、溃疡和胃痛。药物的给药是口服或外用的，以输液、汤剂、糊状物和乳胶的形式作为单独的制剂或与其他物种联合给药。收集到的证据/数据可用于科学界进行进一步评估，并向实践界提出建议。

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期刊介绍： Studies on Ethno-Medicine is a peer reviewed, internationally circulated journal. It publishes reports of original research, theoretical articles, timely reviews, brief communications, book reviews and other publications in the interdisciplinary field of ethno-medicine. The journal serves as a forum for physical, social and life scientists as well as for health professionals. The transdisciplinary areas covered by this journal include, but are not limited to, Physical Sciences, Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Botany, Agriculture, Home Science, Zoology, Genetics, Biology, Medical Sciences, Public Health, Demography and Epidemiology. The journal publishes basic, applied and methodologically oriented research from all such areas. The journal is committed to prompt review, and priority publication is given to manuscripts with novel or timely findings, and to manuscript of unusual interest. Further, the manuscripts are categorised under three types, namely - Regular articles, Short Communications and Reviews. The researchers are invited to submit original papers in English (papers published elsewhere or under consideration elsewhere shall not be considered).