Abstract
This ethnobotanical survey was carried out to collect the information on the use of some antipyretic activity plants used by Manipuri community of Barak valley, Assam. A total of 26 nos. of antipyretic plant species belonging to 20 families and 23 genera have been recorded through structured questionnaires in consultations with the community practitioners. For curing fever the use of aboveground plant parts was higher (65.38%) than the underground plant parts (15.38%). Of the aboveground plant parts, leaf was used in the majority of cases (13 species), followed by whole plant part (5 species), fruit (1 species), bark (1 species), flower (2 species), root (2 species ), and rhizome (2 species ), were also found to be in use by the Manipuri community of Barak valley, Assam having antipyretic activity plants. The present paper implies the potential of the traditional knowledge for the mankind.Some of the interesting plants are Canna indica L., and Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L) P.Beauv.
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Choudhury, Manabendra Dutta; Bawari, Meenakshi; and Singha, L. Shyamali
(2010)
"Some Antipyretic Ethno-medicinal Plants of Manipuri Community of Barak Valley, Assam, India,"
Ethnobotanical Leaflets: Vol. 2010:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl/vol2010/iss1/4