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Ethnobotanically Useful Plants of Mising Tribe Residing in Fringe Villages of Nambor-Doigrung IJIRST –International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology| Volume 1 | Issue 11 | April 2015 ISSN (online): 2349-6010 Ethnobotanically useful Plants of Mising Tribe Residing in Fringe Villages of Nambor-Doigrung Wild Life Sanctuary of Golaghat, Assam, India Mondakini Soren B. K. Dutta Department of Ecology & Environmental Science Department of Ecology & Environmental Science Assam University, Silchar-788011, Assam, India Assam University, Silchar-788011, Assam, India A. K. Das Department of Ecology & Environmental Science Assam University, Silchar-788011, Assam, India Abstract Livelihood system of Mising people is traditionally dependent on the forest resources. They are agriculturist, hardworking and very much peace loving. The present paper highlights list of plant names in tabular form. Different plants (18) belonging to 15 families are divided in various categories depending on the mode of uses by the tribe. New additional u¬ses to ethnobotany are also reported. Keywords: Ethnobotany, Ethnoveterinary, Mising _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ I. INTRODUCTION A. Mising: The term Ethnobotany was first coined by Harshberger in 1895. Ethnobotany includes study of medicinal plants, food, fibres, dyes, tans, other useful and harmful plants, taboos, avoidances and even magico-religious beliefs about plants (Jain, 1967a4; Ford, 19783). Ethnobotany is “the study of the relationship which exists between people of primitive societies and their plant environment” (Schultes, 19628). Misings have distinct entities from the rest of the tribes of Assam with their special culture and tradition (Baruah and Kalita, 20071). Fig. 1: a) Map of Assam. b) Map of Nambor-Doigrung Wild-life Sanctuary. c) Map of the villages in the fringe areas of Nambor- Doigrung Wild-life Sanctuary. All rights reserved by www.ijirst.org 157 Ethnobotanically useful Plants of Mising Tribe Residing in Fringe Villages of Nambor-Doigrung Wild Life Sanctuary of Golaghat, Assam, India (IJIRST/ Volume 1 / Issue 11 / 028) B. Study Site: The study has been done in the nearby Mising villages of Nambor-Doigrung Wild-life Sanctuary in North Nambor (Tengani part) [26.000 – 26.350 N lat. and 93.400 – 94.000 E long.] of Golaghat District, Assam (Fig. I: a, b, c). II. METHODOLOGY Ethnobotanical fieldwork has been taken up collaborating with the government officials, scientists, and local people. Official permits was taken up before conducting research. Permission from the community members was also been taken before initiating the research activities. The techniques are highly visual and has been carried out with the help of the community members under study (Jain, 19895; Martin, 19956). Pictures of plants in its natural habitat has also been taken. III. DISCUSSION Little work has been done on the ethnobotanical aspects in Golaghat district (Barukial & Sarmah, 20112), recorded rich information on the Ethnomedicinal plants used by the people of Golaghat district of Assam. Pandey, Bora & Deka, (19967) presented details of medicinal plants that are used to cure jaundice by Shan and Bodo tribes of Golaghat district of Assam. The present work was under taken to investigate the indigenous knowledge system specially ethnobotanical aspects of Mising Tribal Community residing near Nambor-Doigrung Wild life Sanctuary of Golaghat. IV. CONCLUSION For conservation and utilization of biological resources it is necessary to document indigenous knowledge. So, it is high time to document and properly identify and conserve the traditional knowledge of the tribals regarding the uses of the plants. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The authors would like to thank the Sub-divisional Forest office and Agriculture office of Golaghat for providing a great source of information regarding the Sanctuary. Mondakini Soren is also thankful to Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) for Minority Students. REFERENCES [1] Baruah, M., and Kalita, D. (2007). Ethnomedicine used by Misings tribes of Dibrugarh district, Assam. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 6(4) 595- 598pp. [2] Barukial, J., and Sarmah, J.N. (2011). Ethnomedicinal plants used by the people of Golaghat District, Assam, India. Int. J. Med. Arom. Plants 1(3), 203- 211. [3] Ford, R.I. (1978). The Nature and Status of Ethnobotany. Anthropological paper (Ed.) no. 67. Museum of Anthrop., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor. [4] Jain, S.K. (1967a). Ethnobotany- Its scope and study. Indian Museum Bull. 2:39-43. [5] Jain, S.K. (1989). Methods and Approaches in ethnobotany Soc. Ethnobotanists. Lucknow. [6] Martin, G.J. (1995). Ethnobotany; A “People and Plants” Conservation Manual. World Wide Fund for Nature, Chapman and Hall, London. [7] Pandey, A.K., Bora, H.R., and Deka, S.C. (1996). An ethno-medico-botanical study of Golaghat district, Assam: native plant remedies for jaundice. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot., Addl. Ser. 12: 344-349. [8] Schultes, R.E. (1962). The role of an ethnobotanists in the search of new medicinal plants. Lloydia 25: 257-266. V. RESULT Table -1: Edible plants used by the Mising Tribe as food Scientific name Family Local name Parts used Leucas plukenetii (Roth) Spreng. Lamiaceae Boga Doron Leaves(vegetable) Manihot esculenta Crantz. Euphorbiaceae Simlu aloo Tuberous roots Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. Oleaceae Sewali Leaves (pakora) Oroxylum indicum (L.) Benth. ex Kurz Bignoniaceae Vat ghila Seeds Table -2: Plant species used by the Mising Tribe in relieving different health related ailments Scientific name Family Local name Diseases Parts used Ficus racemosa L. Moraceae Tajjig Piles And Diarrhoea, Bilious Affections Latex Kaempferia rotunda L. (M) Zingiberaceae Bhumi champa Tumours, Swellings And Gastroenteritis Tubers Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Pimples, Pigmentation, Allergy, Schizaeceae Kishor-kosak Leaves Br. Eczema All rights reserved by www.ijirst.org 158 Ethnobotanically useful Plants of Mising Tribe Residing in Fringe Villages of Nambor-Doigrung Wild Life Sanctuary of Golaghat, Assam, India (IJIRST/ Volume 1 / Issue 11 / 028) Polypodiaceae Cuts, wounds, sores Microsorum punctatum (L.) Copel Ising Okang Leaves Table -3: New additional uses in Ethnobotany Scientific name Family Local name Parts used Mode of Uses Bambusa tulda Roxb. Tender leaf Poaceae Euwe Curing disease (Blood vomiting) shoot Cannabis sativa L. Cannabinaceae Bhang Leaves Veterinary medicine Pakhajugjug Stem Costus speciosus (Koening) Curing disease (Stomach pain, jaundice and Costaceae Sm. chest pain) Cyperus brevifolius L. Curing disease (Stomach pain, Jaundice Cyperaceae Keya bon Tubers And Chest Pain) Erythrina stricta Roxb. Papilionaceae Modar Young branch Veterinary medicine Ficus glomerata Roxb. Moraceae Dimoru Leaves Veterinary medicine Gomphostemma parviflora Wall. Lamiaceae Paduri-tita Leaves Curing disease (Malaria) Jatropha curcas L. Euphorbiaceae Bongali era Young stem Toothbrush Lantana camara L. Verbenaceae Malti Young Stem Toothbrush Young Leaf Scoparia dulcis L. Scrophulariaceae Jalukban Curing disease (Cough) twigs All rights reserved by www.ijirst.org 159 .
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