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Assessment of Traditional Medicinal Plants Used by Local People of Monirampur Upazilla Under Jessore District of Bangladesh

A. H. M Mahbubur Rahman*
Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.

Manik Chandra Biswas,
Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.

A. K. M Rafiul Islam
Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.

A.T.M. N Zaman
Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The present study deals with the study of medicinal plants of Monorampur Upazilla under Jessore district of Bangladesh were made. A total of 98 plant species belonging to 88 genera and 50 families were collected. The most encountered families were Fabaceae (9), Euphorbiaceae (5), Anacardiaceae (5), Rutaceae (5), Apocynaceae (4) and Arecaceae (4). These folk medicinal plants were mostly used for treatment of asthma, abscess, constipation, cough, fever, diarrhea, dysentery, diuretic, diabetes, eczema, itches, jaundice, skin disease, vomiting, wound and worm. The plants were identified botanically, arranged alphabetically along with their scientific name, local name, family name, habit, flowering time, parts used and medicinal uses. This detailed information will be helpful for the pharmacognosist, botanist and pharmacologist for the collection and identification of the plant for their research work.

Keywords: Medicinal plants, Traditional uses, Monirampur, Jessore, Bangladesh.

Location: Monirampur Upazilla under Jessore District of Bangladesh

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Program Area: Development of Host and Medicinal Plants

Commodity: Medicinal Plants

Objectives:

The aim of the present study was to record medicinal knowledge of plants used by the local people living of Monirampur Upazilla under Jessore district of Bangladesh.

Methodology:

In the present survey, a total of 98 plant species belonging to 88 genera and 50 families were recorded. A total of fifteen field trips were made for documentation. During the field interview, the information was noted in the documentation data sheet. All the information regarding plant species, biological forms, habitat, local names and uses was documented. Medicinal information was obtained through informal interviews following semistructured from knowledgeable person’s particularly local Kabiraj/Herbalists and elderly people. Plant specimens were collected with flowers and fruits and processed using standard herbarium techniques (Alexiades, 1996). The specimens were identified consulting with the experts, by comparing herbarium specimens and available literatures (Hooker, 1961; Kirtikar and Basu, 1987; Khan and Huq, 1975; Prain, 1963 and Ahmed et al., 2007-2009). The voucher specimens are stored at Rajshahi University Herbarium (RUH) for future reference.

Source of Information: Wudpecker Journal of Medicinal Plants ISSN 2315-7275 Vol. 2(6), pp 099 - 109, December 2013

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Achievement/Findings:

The present findings are probably the first record of medicinal plants at the Monirampur Upazilla under Jessore district of Bangladesh using standard research protocols. A total of 98 plant species under 88 genera of 50 families have been documented which are used for the treatment of different diseases. The present study may be a preliminary contribution to the medicinal knowledge of this area using standard research methods, focusing on medicinal plants and their local uses for the healthcare. This healthcare knowledge transmitted orally from one generation to generation. The study also suggested that the present information on medicinal use of plants by local people may be used for botanical and pharmacological research in future for the development of new sources of drugs.

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