Medicinal Plant Diversity and Their Therapeutic Uses in Selected Village Common Forests in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

IF 1.2 Q4 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants Pub Date : 2020-07-06 DOI:10.1080/10496475.2020.1786874

S. Rudra, K. Islam, M. Rahman, S. Uddin

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Community managed Village Common Forest (VCF) in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs) in Bangladesh is an example of sustainable forest management under non-governmental customary rules and regulations. This study explored the diversity of medicinal plants and their therapeutic uses by ethnic communities at two VCFs in Rangamati hill district. A total of 30 square plots of size was selected by stratified random sampling from the two VCFs. All medicinal plants of different habits were recorded to calculate phytosociological attributes and diversity indices. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to survey the community and local herbalists to list the ethno-medicinal uses of available plant species. A total 204 species belonging to 160 genera and 76 families used by the communities in CHTs for treating about 197 diseases/ailments were recorded. Leaves were the most used part (145 species) followed by roots (119 species) and stem (53 species). In terms of habit form, herbs were the highest percentage (44%) followed by trees (26%) and shrubs (16%). The diversity indices indicated the presence of diverse medicinal plants.

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孟加拉国吉大港山区选定村庄普通森林的药用植物多样性及其治疗用途

孟加拉国吉大港山区(CHTs)社区管理的村庄共同森林(VCF)是非政府习惯规则和条例下可持续森林管理的一个例子。本研究探讨了Rangamati山区两个VCFs民族社区药用植物的多样性及其治疗用途。采用分层随机抽样的方法，从两个vcf中选取30个大小相同的方形样地。记录不同习性的所有药用植物，计算植物社会学属性和多样性指数。采用半结构化问卷对社区和当地草药医师进行调查，列出现有植物物种的民族药用用途。共有204种植物，分属76科160属，被社区用作治疗约197种疾病/小病。利用最多的部位是叶片(145种)，其次是根(119种)和茎(53种)。在习性形态方面，草本植物所占比例最高(44%)，其次是乔木(26%)和灌木(16%)。多样性指数表明存在多种药用植物。

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Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants is an essential reference filled with recent research and other valuable information associated with herbs, spices, and medicinal plants. The Journal serves as a focus point through which investigators and others may publish material of importance to the production, marketing, and utilization of these plants and associated extracts. The journal covers the following topics: growth, development, horticulture, ecology, physiology, genetics, chemistry, and economics. Original articles, review articles, and book reviews provide information of interest to an international audience of researchers, teachers, technicians, and managers involved with production and/or marketing of herbs, spices, and medicinal plants. Managers of food companies, food processing facilities, medical research laboratories, government agencies, and others interested in new chemicals, food additives, international trade, patents, and other items can easily review new findings. The Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants is a forum in which recent research and other information associated with herbs, spices, and medicinal plants is shared. The Journal represents a centralized database accessible by investigators within the international community that work with or have an interest in herbs, spices, and medicinal plants.