Ethnomedicinal study on plant resources from sacred groves of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India
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Background: Sacred groves found in Dakshin Dinajpur district are natural in-situ conservatories that provide a home to numerous biological entities with rich ethnomedicinal plant diversity. Native communities have been conserving these through their own beliefs and folklore practices they possess vast knowledge of herbal ethnic medicines. The current study aims explore the traditional medicinally important plants among different indigenous residing sacred grove-centric villages throughout district. Methods: For study, 15 ethnomedicinally enriched were selected. Ethnomedicinal data collected from 179 informants quantitatively analyzed using various statistical indices viz., Use value, Informant consensus factor, Fidelity level, Relative Frequency citation. With help an in-silico network pharmacological findings revalidated. Results: In present total 105 belonging 93 genera 47 families documented most dominant family was Fabaceae. diseases reported by classified into 16 disease clusters. Cuscuta reflexa Roxb., Heliotropium indicum L. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. popular medicinal plants. Conclusion: Gathering such first-hand information about ancient will be helpful further studies may show new paths modern therapeutic approaches. Keywords: Groves; Traditional Knowledge; Dinajpur; Quantitative analysis;
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عنوان ژورنال: Ethnobotany Research and Applications
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1547-3465']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32859/era.25.32.1-35