ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANTS FOR DERMATOLOGICAL DISEASES BY MISING, TAI-AITON AND SANTHAL TRIBES RESIDING IN FRINGE VILLAGES NEARBY NAMBOR-DOIGRUNG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY OF GOLAGHAT, ASSAM, INDIA

Mondakini Soren; Ajit Kumar Das; Biman Kumar Dutta

Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANTS FOR DERMATOLOGICAL DISEASES BY MISING, TAI-AITON AND SANTHAL TRIBES RESIDING IN FRINGE VILLAGES NEARBY NAMBOR-DOIGRUNG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY OF GOLAGHAT, ASSAM, INDIA

Mondakini Soren, Ajit Kumar Das, Biman Kumar Dutta

Abstract :

An ethnomedicinal survey was carried out in order to document the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in treating various types of dermatological diseases by the three ethnic tribes viz. Mising, Tai–Aiton and Santhal. The survey comprises of 22 tribal populated villages nearby Nambor–Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary of Golaghat, Assam, India. The importance of ethnomedicine at present is recognized as the most viable method for identifying new medicinal plants for bioactive constituents. The main aim of this paper is to document the ethnomedicinally important plants used by the tribes for curing various dermatological diseases. A total of 32 plant species belonging to 22 families and 26 genera were recorded as ethnomedicinal plants found in the Mising, Tai–Aiton and Santhal villages nearby Nambor–Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary of Golaghat, Assam. The plants listed along with their Botanical name, Family, Local name, Parts used, Disease, and Tribe.