Medicinal plants found in Imphal valley used in treatments of various ailments

L. Dinendra Sharma; L. Sarnabati Devi; L. Binod Singh; T. Chand Singh

Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2015

Medicinal plants found in Imphal valley used in treatments of various ailments

L. Dinendra Sharma, L. Sarnabati Devi, L. Binod Singh, T. Chand Singh

Abstract :

Medicinal plants are used for treating various ailments and diseases in our day today life. The valley people practices folk medicines to take care of their health and related problems primarily from the plant sources available within the vicinity of their environment. A survey has been conducted on the medicinal plants used by the people of Imphal valley ie., Imphal–east, Imphal–west, Bishnupur and Thoubal district. The information was collected through interview and discussion among old knowledgeable persons of the study areas. During the investigation it has been recorded 100 species belonging to 89 genera and 53 families which are widely used as medicines in treatments of various ailments were discuss iefly with particular emphasis on their scientific name, local name, family, parts used. Leaves and young shoot were the most common part of the plant utilized by the indigenous people as the source of medicine. The least part of the plant used was root and fruit. The most dominant family is Asteraceae and Lamiaceae with 8 species each that are used for several diseases.