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Ethnomedicinal Profile of District ()

Kiran Tomar Deptt. of Botany, Ambah P.G. College, Ambah (Morena) MP

Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Paper Received: 29.11.2018 Abstract Paper Approved:10.12.2018 Dholpur is one of the tribal district of Rajasthan. There are many tribal communities like Sahariya, Kanjar, Kiran Tomar, Nishad and Kalbeliawhich live in this area. Ethnomedicinal “Ethnomedicinal Profile of survey had been carried out in the Dholpur district Dholpur District (Rajasthan)from 2010 to 2012. The investigation deals (Rajasthan)”, about plants species which is used by tribal of the area to Voyager: Vol. IX, No. 2, cure various aliment among human being are given December 2018, ethnomedicinal information were collected through pp.1 - 4 interview. The presents paper deals with the ethnomedicinal https:// plants with their name, family, plant parts used and voyger.anubooks.com ethnomedicinal uses.

1 Ethnomedicinal Profile of Dholpur District (Rajasthan) Kiran Tomar Introduction village heads of these areas are The introduction of ethnobotany by contacted.Other persons having experience Faulks (1958) wrote first on direct relationship in the concerned field were also consulted between plants and human being new subject medicinal information are collected only from entitled “Introduction to enthnobotany”. the ‘vaid ji’. The plants specimens were Ethnobotany has attracted a good number preserved according to conventional scientists to explore in deffrent parts of the herbarium technique during the course of world, specially where population still depend field studies generally 3-4 days were spent on nature resource in practically indigenous in each friable locally.Following villages of condition and impact of modern system of Dholpur (Raj) were visited for the medicine has not reached to them enthonobotany studies. Theseare Jorga, (Schultes1962). , Hethwari, Pangran, jatali, Karinpur, The practicesof traditional medicine Ratanpur, Saipai, Gulavali, Basai, Baripura, are based on hundreds of years of belief and Ruthera, Nunhara, Picdawali, Ibrahimpur, observation which create the development Salempur, Pipiram, Dhuvr, Nandanpur, Bari and spread of mordern medicinal system. In and Baseri. some countries traditional medicines remain Climate condition an integral part of formal help systems and The climate of Dholpur district is exit at equal footing with mordern medicine. Semi-arid and mansoonal with characterized The method of practices of traditional by hot and dry summer. The average year medicine may appear to be numerous and around temperature varies (from 48oC in dissimilar but they all represents variation of peek summer to 2.5oC in winter). The rainfall three basic activities, faith healing, hygiene in Dholpur is normally 751mm and it was measures and drug therapy. Traditional different types of soil such as alluvial soil, medicine plays an important role in health sandy clay soil. and parvati river care in . flow through Dholpur district which make Dholpur distict is among the largest the area of district fertile. The present study district in the state of Rajsthan. It is centrally has been done, because of the districrt situated in the estern reason in the state, and located geographically with M.P and U.P. covers a total geographicl area of 22850 Sq. The culture of the district is similar with these km.Situated77.90 longitude east and is 26.70 neighboring states is many ways. latitude north. It is bounded by Madhya Ethnomedicinal observations Pradesh in the east, district in the The flora of district Dholpur and west, in thr North. adjacent area is rich in medicinal plant Material and Methods biodiversity. The local people inhabiting in this The present work was carried out region, use these plants or plant parts for folk at the village inhabited by sahariya tribals, in medicine. The botanical names of the plants Dholpur district of Rajshtan.The studies have been followed by local names, locality, were initiated since July 2010.A number of habit and ethnomedicinal uses.

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S.No Local name Family Parts used Diseases

1. Abrus precatorius Ghungchu Fabacease Leaves Cough,Sore throat 2. Abutilon indicum Kanghi Malvaceae Stem bark Piles 3. Acacia catechu Khair Mimosaceae Gum Masticatory 4. Acacia leucophloea Safed kikar Mimosaceae Stem bark,gum Bone fracture,diarrhoea 5. Acacia Babul Mimosaceae Gum,leaves,flower,stem bark Dairrhoea,scorpion vite,dysentry nilotica 6. Achyranthes Chitchita Amaranthaceae Whole plants Menstrual disorder, drycough, aspera diarrhoea 7. Adhatoda Adusa Acanthaceae Whole plant Asthma,jaundice,pneumonia vasica 8. Alliumsepa Piyaj Liliaceae Leaf,pulp Cholera,insect bite,cough 9. Aloevera Gawarpatha Liliaceae Leaf pulp Cough,ulcers,diabetes,cancer 10. Allysicarpus Chauli Fabiaceae Whole plant Fever,jaundice monlifer 11. Argemonemaxicana Pili kateli Papaveraceae Leaves Leprosy,skin diseases 12. Argemone Safed kateli Papaveraceae Latex inflorescence Rheumatism qcroleucra 13. Aristida Laap Poaceae Inflorescence Urinary trouble adscensionis 14. Asparagus Satawar Liliaceae Whole plant Rheumatism racemosus 15. Azadirachta Neem Meliaceae Whole plant Boils,jaundice,wouns,fever indica 16. Bambusa tulds Bans Poaceae Stem Bronchitis,gonorrhea. 17. Bauhinia kachanar caesalpiniaceae Stem bark ,buds Urinary disorder ,piles racemosa 18. Brassica compestris Sarson Brassicaceae Seed Skin diseases 19. Butea monosperma Dhak,palas Fabaceae Seed,Gum,leaves,flower Snake,bite,Piles,Biols 20. Calotropis gigantea Safad Aak Asclepiadaceae Root,leaves,Latex Scabies,Stomachache 21. Calotropis procera Madar,Aak Asclepiadaceae Stem bark, Leaves Insect bite, Asthma, leacoderma,joint Pain 22. Cannaabis sativa Bhang,Charas Cannaabinaceae Whole Plant Cholera, Piles 23. Capparis decidua Karil Cannaabinaceae Stem,Fruit Stomach diseases, Diabetes, Heart tonic 24. Cynodon dactylon Doob ghas Poaceae Roof,leaves Piles 25. Desmostachya Daab Poaceae Leaves Jaundice bipinnata 26. Eclipta prostrata Bhangra Asteraceae Leaves Ulcer,Boil,Wound 27. Euphorbia hirta Bari Dudhi Euphorbiaceae Whole plant Asthma 28. Ficus religiosa Pipal Moraceae Dried fruit powder Leucorrhoea, Stomachache 29. Grewia tenax Falsa Tiliaceae Stembark Cold,cough 30. Hibiscus rosa Gurhal Malvaceae Juice Fever 31. Impomoea batata Shakarkand Convolvulaceae Root Diarrhoea 32. Ipomoea aquatia Nari Convolvulaceae Knods, Rhizme scarcity 33. Jatropha cuscor Bagh Euphobioaceae Whole plant Skin disease. 34. Kickxia ramosissima Kaskatili Scrophulariaceae Whole plant Cuts, wound, Scabies, Biol 35. Lantana indica Tulsidal Verbenaceae Whole plant Insect bite, Boil 36. Malva paruiflora Golio Malvaceae Leaves Fever,Wound 37. Mangifera indica Aam Anacardiaceae Fruits Leucorrhoea 38. Ocimum basilicum Tulsi Lamiaceae Whole plant Cough,cold,toothache,eczema 39. Opuntia dillenil Nagphani Cactaceae Whole plant Asthma, Acidity . 40. Oxalis coprniculata Khatti buti Oxalidaceae Leaves, plant juice Diarrhoea,Cuts, Wounds, 41. Pedalium murex Valayati Pedaliaceae Twing,Fruit leaves Urinary trouble Gikharu 42. Prosopis cineraria Sangri, Mimosaceae Flower Miscaerriage, Rheumatis Khejari 43. Ricinus communis Arand Euphobiaceae Seed oil Wounds, cuts 44. Saraca asoca Ashok Caesalpinlaceae Flower Haemorrhagic dysentery 45. Ramarindus indica Imli Caesalpiniaceae Seed and leaf paste Snake bite Ringworm

3 Ethnomedicinal Profile of Dholpur District (Rajasthan) Kiran Tomar ,Results uses)were collected through questionnaire These slected 45 plants were found interviews and discussions among the tribal to be very important for ethanomedicinal practitioners in their local language purposes.Fresh plants parts were collected (Anderson1985,Jain1963,KirtikarandBasu from the tribal village in Dholpur 1935,Mittal et al. 2007and Singh &Pandey (Rajasthan).The ethnobotanical data(local 1998). name, mode of preparations and medicinal References 1 Anderson, E.F. 1985.Ethnobotany of Hill Tribe of Northern Thailand-E, Medicinal Plants of Akha. Econ.Bot. 40 (1): 38-53.Faulks, P.J.1958. An Introduction to Ethnobotany. Moredale, London. 2 Jain, S.K.1963. Studies in Indian ethnobotany-II, lants used in medicine the trials of . Bull Reg. Res. Lab Jammu. 1:126-128Kirtikar, K.R. and B.D. Basu 1935. Indian Medicinal Plants. L.M. Basu, Allahabad. 3 Mittal N, Singh A.K. and G. Agarwal 2007. Investigation of Ethnomedicinal plants of (Series-1) int. J.mendel 24(1-2): 29-3.Schultes, R.E. 1963. Plantae Colombianae-XVI. Plants as oral contraceptives in the North-West Amazon.Singh V. and R.P. Pandey 1998.Ethnobotany of Rajasthan. Scientific Publishers, .

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