Ethno-medicinal use of plants for Menstrual-related disorders among the people of lower Assam, India

Assam, including all of its districts, is one the most diverse plant-rich areas globally, with thousands medicinal plants. A survey ethnomedicinal plants used in certain lower Assam districts rural yielded valuable ethnomedico-botanical data on to treat menstrual-related disorders. There have been 25 plant species from 23 families documented this study through personal interaction and consultations traditional practitioners, village heads, women. Among parts used, leaf (8 spp.) was highest, followed by roots (5 spp.), whole (4 fruit (2 flower, rhizome, bark, seed, stem (1 spp). plants, 8 numbers irregular bleeding, 6 were heavy bleeding during menstruation, 4 get rid painful 5 menstrual discomfort 2 scanty menstruation. People ethnobiology knowledge accumulated over generations help them protect their nutrition health, as well manage environments. It helps make connection between knowledge, conservation, economic development.