Ethnomedicinal Plants Used By “Ho” Tribes for Child-Birth in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand, India
Keywords:
West Singhbhum, Ethno Medicinal Practi ces, Childbirth, Ho, Munda, Conservati on, Inexpensive, Side Eff ect Ethnomedicinal Plants Used By “Ho” Tribes for Child-Birth in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand, India Dara Singh Gupta1, Vishwa Raj Lal2 1Assistant Professor, University Department of Botany, Kolhan University, Chaibasa, Jharkhand, India. 2Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Jamshedpur Women’s University, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.Abstract
West Singhbhum district extends from 21058’ & 230 36’ N Lati tude 850 0’ & 86 054’ E Longitude with total area 5290.89 sq. km and the district is bounded on the North by the district of Khunti, on the East by Seraikella-Kharsawan district, on the South by Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Sundergarh districts of Odisha and on the Weast by the district of Simdega and Sundergarh (Odisha). The major rivers are Koel, Karo-Koina, Sanjal, Roro, Deo and Baitarani. There are several water falls, marshy lands, swamps and forests which have a plenty of ethno medicinal plants. There are many tribal people inhabitants in these areas. Munda, Birhor, Puran, Oraon, Ho, Santhal, Majhi and Kol are main tribal people. Out of these Ho is larger population in number. The “Ho” tribe used different types of ethno medicinal plants for childbirth period. There are nearly more than fifteen big & small forest regions numerous which should be used for development of the area and plantation of different medicinal plants as well as other economic plants. I addition to “Ho” tribe, others tribal people also used to ethnomedicinal practices for childbirth at West Singhbhum district is discussed. This may be an indication of a direct relationship between the chemicals present in the plant and its reported use for the ailments in the childbirth periods. There is a need for further investigati ons on these ethno medicinal plants. Eff orts should be made for their conservati on and their cultivati on and encouraged to the local people for the conservation of these medicinal plants. The awareness programme also helpful for saving the plants. These medicinal plants are very inexpensive & no side effect for the usages. So, many tribal people as well as local people use these medicinal plants during childbirth period at West Singhbhum district. The botanical names (Lati n), family and vernacular names and plant part used along with usage are enumerated.
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