Department of Botany, Bioinformatics and Climate Change Impacts Management, University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad-380009, Gujarat, India
India’s traditional medicine, which is based on medicinal plants, exhibits a strong connection to healthy living, diet, and folk healing practices recognized by a particular community. The current study's objective is to conduct an ethnobotanical review of the medicinal plants used as traditional medicine in Gujarat, including details on plant species, sections used and therapeutic applications. Information was gathered and used to support previously published data about medicinal plant pharmacology in journals and books. The inventoried plant species in the current work are frequently used for the treatment of various illnesses and to ensure the medication safety of local people. Studies on these ethno-medicinal plants would be helpful for the preservation of traditional medical knowledge as well as the discovery of new plant-based drug compounds that exhibit enormous pharmacological value. Information on these plants could be obtained from traditional medicine practitioners and tribal people of the Aravalli district.
Scientific literature of this field has grown quickly as a result of increased research activity in the areas of discovery, isolation, application, and examinations of the efficacy of herbal medicines. Numerous prestigious journals, especially those in the field of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, publish articles on this topic with high levels of scholarly interest (I&C Medicine). Any study field should periodically be viewed from a wider angle, based on pertinent publications, their quantitative and qualitative indicators, and the dominating trends within the field. Such summaries are crucial for enhancing researchers' publishing productivity, modifying journal editorial policies, and assisting researchers in better understanding the current state of affairs in the relevant field in order to plan their future research, which is typically conceived as an expansion of prior work in the field. One of the fundamental requirements for raising the standard of research in this field is the requirement for such periodic reviews of the literature in ethnopharmacology and herbal medicine (Albuquerque and Hanazaki, 2009).
There are several written reports from Asia attesting to the therapeutic value of Himalayan plants. The Vedas provide evidence of perhaps the first recorded use of herbal plants. The oldest known collection of human knowledge was created between 4500 and 600 B.C., and it consists of 67 plant species. Ayurveda, a school of traditional medicine that is popular in India and Nepal, offers additional information regarding the therapeutic use of substances other than herbal medicines (Manabdhar, 1980). However, only a small portion of the plant species on Earth (250,000–500,000) have been investigated phytochemically or studied for their pharmacological properties, aside from ethnobotanical/ethnomedicinal research that has documented the pharmacological properties of plants and random screenings of a number of species for their biological activities (Rates, 2001). The use of medicinal plants has gained widespread attention and has implications for global health. The upkeep of the global healthcare system for the large population has been greatly aided by herbal medicine (Akerele, 1988). This is significantly improved in less developed or developing nations, where the use of traditional medicine was halted throughout history. Both emerging and developed nations have increased their understanding of the medicinal properties of plants (WHO, 1998). When the eighteenth century first began, more than 80% of medicine was Particularly following the scientific revolution, the field of herbal medicine has influenced the development of the pharmaceutical business, where synthetic medications are now readily available (Shinwari and Qaiser, 2011). Due to the fact that plants or their derivatives are regarded as safe and effective medications with minimal side effects and low cost (Chalannavar at el., 2013), medicinal plants are used more frequently in the treatment of diseases. The knowledge of alternative medicine based on the use of plants in treatment represents an inheritance passed from generation to generation over centuries, either verbally or in writing, keeping in mind that the traditional inheritance may be facing extinction if it is not transmitted to the next generation and is still limited to the former only (Schulze, 2017). This review shows that numerous plant species are crucial to regional healing practices and that traditional medical knowledge is still practiced and has a big impact on tribals residing in Gujarat. The documenting of this extensive body of traditional ethno-medical knowledge has given us new knowledge that will not only help to recognize this previously unrecognized knowledge but may also open up new directions for pharmacological research to advance treatment for a variety of illnesses. The current review was conducted to gather information about the plants used by people of Gujarat in traditional medicine, such as to highlight the description of medicinal plants including botanical name, common name, disease and the area in which it is utilized.
Result and Discussion
The present survey reported 65 diseases which are being cured by many plant species of various localities of Gujarat belonging to different families. The most cured disease of all is fever and skin disease which are being cured by 17 plant species. Followed by dysentery, abdominal disease and rheumatoid arthritis which are cured by 15 different plant species. The least plant species curing plants reported were for diseases such as Beri-Beri, tetanus, night blindness, filariasis, gonorrhea, leprosy, migraine, mumps etc. (Patel and Patel, 2013).
Table: 1 List Ethnomedicinal plant species which is used for different types of disease
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No |
Diseases |
Scientific Name Of Plant |
Common Name |
Area |
Refrence |
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1. |
Asthma |
Ficus religiosa L. |
Piplo |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Sarcostemma acidum (Roxb.) Voigt |
Som, Sandhiaval |
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|
Justicia adhatoda L. |
Ardusi |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el., 2020 |
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|
Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Corr. |
Bili |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
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|
Calotropis gigantea (Linn.) R. Br |
Akdo |
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|
Bahunia racemosa Lam. |
Zinji |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
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|
Calotropis procera (Ait.) R.Br. |
Akdo |
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|
Ficus racemosa L. |
Umro |
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|
Oroxylum indicum |
Tentu |
Sabarkantha |
Mevada at el., 2021 |
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Boswellia serrata |
Salai gugal |
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|
Solanum indicum L. |
Ubhi ringani |
Dahod |
Maru and Patel 2012 |
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|
Datura inoxia Mil L. |
Kalo dhaturo |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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Cissampelos pareira L. |
Venivel |
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Justicia adhatoda L. |
Ardusi |
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2. |
Abdominal disease |
Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb |
Avad |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
|
|
|
Cassia fistula (L.) |
Garmalo |
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Senna tora (L.) Roxb. |
Kuvadiyo |
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Dalbergia latifolia Roxb. |
Sisam |
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Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb |
Baheda |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
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|
Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. |
Khakhro |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
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|
Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. |
Bili |
Dahod |
Maru and Patel 2012 |
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|
Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roth |
Bahedo |
Narmada |
Yadav at el., 2013 |
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Balanites eagyptica (L.) DeL. |
Ingoro |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
Punica grantum L. |
Dadam |
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|
Ricinus communis L. |
Divel |
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Oxystelma secamone (L.) Karst. |
Jal dudhi |
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|
3. |
Beri |
Celastruspaniculatas Willd. |
Malkankta |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
|
4. |
Bone fracture |
Cajanus cajan (L) Huth |
Tuver |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
|
Combretumovalifolium Roxb. EX G. Don. |
Madvelo |
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|
Madhuca indica GmeL. |
Mahudo |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
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|
Delonix elata (L.) Gamble. |
Sandesaro |
Dahod |
Maru and Patel 2012 |
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|
Tamarindus indica L |
Khati amli |
Narmada |
Yadav at el., 2013 |
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|
Combretum ovalifolium Roxb. |
Dhamas |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. |
Tuver |
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|
5. |
Body pain |
Helicteres isora L. |
Maradsing |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Boswellia serrata Roxb. |
Guggal |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
6. |
Boils |
Boerhavia diffusa L. |
Satodi |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., (2010) |
|
Capparis decidua (Forsk.) Edgew. |
Kerdo |
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|
Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) W. & A. |
Kini |
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|
Euphorbia caducifolia Hains |
Thor |
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|
Sarcostemma acidum (Roxb.) Voigt |
Som, Sandhiaval |
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|
Grangea maderaspatana (L.) Poir. |
Jalbhangri |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
7. |
Bronchitis |
Taverniera cuneifolia (Roth) Arn. |
Jathi madh |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Sterculia urens Roxb |
Kadayo |
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|
Sarcostemma acidum (Roxb.) Voigt |
Som, Sandhiaval H |
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|
Solanum virginianumL. |
Bhoi ringani |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el., 2020 |
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|
Holarrehena antidysentrica WalL. |
Kurchi |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
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|
Solanum surattense Burm.f. |
Bhotingdi |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) W. & A. |
Pani sadad |
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|
8. |
Cancer |
Bauhinia purpurea L. |
Kachnar |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
|
Momordica charantia (L.) |
Karela |
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|
Aeglemarmelos (L) Correa |
Bili |
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|
Annona squamosa (L.) |
Sitafal |
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|
Santalum album L. |
Chandan |
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|
Azadirachta indica A. Juss. |
Limdo |
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|
Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson |
Gado |
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|
Vanda tesselata |
Vanda |
Sabarkantha |
Mevada at el., 2021 |
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|
9. |
Cough |
Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. |
Moto arduso |
Poshina, Sabarkantha |
Patel and Patel, 2013 |
|
Echinops echinatus Roxb. |
Utkanto |
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|
Capparis cartilaginea Decne. |
Parvati rai |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
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|
Capparis decidua (Forsk.) Edgew. |
Kerdo |
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|
Enicostema axillare (Lamk.) Roynal |
Mamecho |
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|
Careya arborea Roxb. |
Jungali jamphal |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
||
|
Bahunia racemosa Lam. |
Zinji |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
||
|
Calotropis procera (Ait.) R.Br. |
Akdo |
||||
|
Tabernaemontana undulata |
Ragatro hido |
Sabarkantha |
Mevada at el., 2021 |
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|
Terminalia bellirica |
Baheda |
||||
|
Maerua oblongifolia (Forsk.) A. Rich |
Jethimadh |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
10. |
Cholera |
Azadirachta indica A. Juss. |
Limdo |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
|
Aegle marmelos (L) Corr. |
Bili |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
||
|
Vitex negundo L. |
Nagod |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
11. |
Constipation |
Aegle marmelos (L) Corr. |
Bili |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
|
Terminalia bellirica |
Baheda |
Sabarkantha |
Mevada at el., 2021 |
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|
Terminalia chebula |
Harde |
||||
|
Senna italica Miller |
Sona mukhi |
Dahod |
Maru and Patel 2012 |
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|
12. |
Colic complaints |
Calotropis procera (Ait.) R.Br. |
Akdo |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
|
13. |
Diabetes |
Commiphora wightii (Arn.) |
Gugar |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Enicostema axillare (Lamk.) Roynal |
Mamecho |
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|
Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T. Aiton |
White akdo |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
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|
Merremia turpethum (L.) Rendle |
Nahotar na vela |
||||
|
Asparagus racemosus Willd. |
Satavari |
||||
|
Aegle marmelos (L) Corr. |
Bili |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
||
|
Ficus racemosa L. |
Umro |
||||
|
Gymnema sylvestris (Retz) Schult. |
Madhunashini |
Dahod |
Maru and Patel 2012 |
||
|
Aegle marmelos (Roxb). Benth |
Bili |
Narmada |
Yadav at el., 2013 |
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|
Syzygium cumini (Linn) Skeels. |
Jambu |
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|
Terminalia arjuna Roxb. |
Arjun sadad |
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|
Asparagus racemosus Willd. |
Nag charo |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
14. |
Diarrhea |
Cassia fistula L. |
Garmalo |
Poshina, Sabarkantha |
Patel and Patel, 2013 |
|
Syzygium cumini (L.) |
Jambu |
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|
Fagonia schweienfurthii (Hadidi) |
Javaso |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., (2010) |
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|
Indoneesiella echioides (L.) Sreem |
Karyatu |
||||
|
Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Corr. |
Bili |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
||
|
Bahunia racemosa Lam. |
Zinji |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
||
|
Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. |
Khakhro |
||||
|
Cassia auticulata L. |
Aval |
||||
|
Helicteres isora L. |
Maradshing |
||||
|
Zizyphus nummularia (Burm. F.) W.&A. |
Chani bor |
||||
|
Terminalia chebula |
Harde |
Sabarkantha |
Mevada at el., 2021 |
||
|
Terminalia crenulata Roth |
Sadad |
Narmada |
Yadav at el., 2013 |
||
|
15. |
Dysentery |
Asparagus racemosus Willd. |
Shatavari |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., (2010) |
|
Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br. |
Nano Akado |
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|
Commiphora wightii (Arn.) |
Gugar |
||||
|
Grewia tenax (Forsk.) Fiori |
Ser gangani |
||||
|
Indoneesiella echioides (L.) Sreem |
Karyatu |
||||
|
Pentatropis spiralis (Forsk.) Decne |
Dhodhiyal, Dhodheji Val |
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|
Adansonia digitata Linn. |
Baobab |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
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|
Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Corr. |
Bili |
||||
|
Asparagus racemosus Willd |
Satavari |
||||
|
Adansonia digitata L. |
Gorakh amlo |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
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|
Bahunia racemosa Lam. |
Zinji |
||||
|
Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. |
Khakhro |
||||
|
Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb. |
Timru |
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|
Helicteres isora L. |
Maradshing |
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|
Terminalia crenulata Roth |
Sadad |
Narmada |
Yadav at el., |
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|
16. |
Earache |
Abutilon indicum (L.) |
Nani Khapat |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Capparis cartilaginea Decne. |
Parvati rai |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
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|
Cardiospermum halicacabum L. |
Trigharivel |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., (2010) |
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|
Cassia auticulata L. |
Aval |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
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|
Helicteres isora L. |
Maradshing |
||||
|
Vitex trifolia L. |
Nagod |
||||
|
Moringa oleifera Lam. |
Saragvo |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
17. |
Eczema |
Abrus precatorius Linn. |
Chanothi |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
|
Argemone maxicana Linn. |
Darudi |
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|
Azadirachta indica A. Juss. |
Limdo |
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|
18. |
Eye complaints |
Aegle marmelos (L) Corr. |
Bili |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
|
Aloe vera (Linn.) Burm |
Kuvarpanthu |
Dahod |
Maru and Patel 2012 |
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|
Cocculus hirsutus (L) Diels. |
Vevdi |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
Leptadenia reticulate W. & A. |
Dodi |
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|
19. |
Fever |
Cassia fistula L. |
Garmalo |
Poshina, Sabarkantha |
Patel & Patel (2013) |
|
Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. |
Moto arduso |
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|
Enicostema axillare (Lamk.) Roynal |
Mamecho |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., (2010) |
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|
Indoneesiella echioides (L.) Sreem |
Karyatu |
||||
|
Sarcostemma acidum (Roxb.) Voigt |
Som, Sandhiaval |
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|
Caesalpinia crista L. |
Kachika |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
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Holarrhena pubescens (WalL.) ex G. Don |
Indrajav |
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|
Sesbania grandiflora (L) Pers. |
Agathio |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
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|
Vitex trifolia L. |
Nagod |
||||
|
Aloe vera (Linn.) Burm |
Kuvarpathu |
Dahod |
Maru and Patel 2012 |
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|
Andrographis paniculata (Brum. f.) WalL. |
Kariyathu |
||||
|
Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth |
Kalam |
Narmada |
Yadav at el., 2013 |
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|
Holarhena antidysenterica Wall |
Kalokado |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
Anogeissus sericea Brandis. |
Anarak Dhavado |
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|
Enicostema hyssopifolium Verdoon |
Mamejvo |
||||
|
Ocimum sanctum L. |
Tulsi |
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Caesalpinia crista L. |
Kaski |
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|
20. |
Filariases |
Cardiospermum halicacabum L. |
Trigharivel |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
21. |
Gastric troubles |
Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br. |
Nano Akado |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., (2010) |
|
Capparis cartilaginea Decne. |
Parvati rai |
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|
Capparis decidua (Forsk.) Edgew. |
Kerdo |
||||
|
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Soland. |
Truja Val, Tru Val |
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|
Indoneesiella echioides (L.) Sreem |
Karyatu |
||||
|
Asparagus racemosus Willd |
Satavari |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
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|
22. |
Gonorrhoea |
Sterculia urens L. |
Kadayo |
Sabarkantha |
Mevada at el., 2021 |
|
23. |
Hair problems |
Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi |
Karanj |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
|
Senegalia rugata (Lam.) Britton & Rose |
Shikakai |
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|
Sapinduslaurifolius VahL. |
Aritha |
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|
Eclipta prostrate L. |
Bhangro |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
Anona squamosal L. |
Anduri |
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|
24. |
Headache |
Asparagus racemosus Willd. |
Shatavari |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Moringa oleifera Lamk. |
Saragvo |
Kaprada |
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|
Vitex trifolia L. |
Nagod |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
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|
Blumia eriantha DC. |
Pilo bhangro |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
25. |
Heart attack |
Pterocarpusmarsupium Roxb. |
Biyo |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
|
Terminalia arjuna Roxb. |
Arjun sadad |
Narmada |
Yadav at el., 2013 |
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|
26. |
Hepatic problems |
Aloe barbedensis MilL. |
Kuvarpathu |
Dahod |
Maru and Patel 2012 |
|
Solanum surattense Burm. f. |
Bhoringani |
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|
27. |
Hysteria |
Cassia fistula L. |
Garmalo |
Poshina, Sabarkantha |
Patel & Patel 2013 |
|
Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. |
Moto arduso |
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|
28. |
Infertility |
Cavaponia lasiniosa (L.) C. Jefrey |
Shivlingi |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
|
29. |
Intestinal worms |
Moringa concanensis Nimmo |
Jungli Saragvo |
Poshina, Sabarkantha |
Patel & Patel (2013) |
|
Enicostema axillare (Lamk.) Roynal |
Mamecho |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., (2010) |
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|
Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze. |
Khakhro |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el., 2020 |
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Ficus benghalensis Linn. |
Vad |
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Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. |
Khakhro |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
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|
Luffa echinata Roxb |
Kukadvel |
Arvalli |
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30. |
Indigestion |
Pentatropis spiralis (Forsk.) Decne |
Dhodhiyal, Dhodheji Val |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., (2010) |
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Holarrhena pubescens (WalL.) ex G. Don |
Indrajav |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
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Musa x paradisica L. |
Kel |
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Adansonia digitata Linn. |
|
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
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31. |
Jaundice |
Moringa concanensis Nimmo |
Jungli Saragvo |
Poshina, Sabarkantha |
Patel & Patel (2013) |
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Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Soland. |
Truja Val, Tru Val |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., (2010) |
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Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) D. Hou |
Vingo |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
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Oroxylum indicum (Linn.) Vent. |
Tetu |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
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|
Luffa echinata Roxb |
Kukadvel |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
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|
Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent. |
Tentu |
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Lufa sylendrica (L.) M.J. Roem. |
Galka |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) D.Hou. |
Vikalo |
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Phyllanthus frateruns Webst. |
Bhoi amli |
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|
32. |
Joint pain |
Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm. |
Savan |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
|
Aloe barbedensis MilL. |
Kuvarpathu |
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|
33. |
Kidney stone |
Citrusmedica L. |
Bijoru |
||
|
Ficus racemosa L. |
Umro |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
||
|
Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken |
Panphutti |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
Celosia argentea L. |
Lanbadi |
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|
34. |
Leprosy |
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. |
Bhrami |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., (2010) |
|
35. |
Leukoderma |
Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br. |
Nano Akado |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., (2010) |
|
Argemone maxicana Linn. |
Darudi |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
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|
Abrus precatorius L. |
Chanothi |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
||
|
Hemidesmus indicus (L.) Schult. |
Anantmul |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
36. |
Leukorrhea |
Maerua oblongifolia (Foeak.) A. Rich. |
Pinjaro |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Bahunia racemosa Lam. |
Zinji |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
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|
37. |
Migraine |
Capparis trifoliata Roxb |
Bhatudi |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
|
38. |
Mouth ulcer |
Abutilon indicum (L.) |
Nani Khapat |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Capparis cartilaginea Decne. |
Parvati rai |
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|
Abrus precatorious (L.) |
Chanothi |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
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|
Cordia dichotoma Forst. |
Gunda |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
||
|
Acacia chundra (Roxb. Ex. RottL.) willd |
Kher |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
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|
Boswellia serrata |
Salai gugal |
Sabarkantha |
Mevada at el., 2021 |
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|
Vachellia nilotica |
Desi baval |
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|
39. |
Menstruation problem |
Hibiscusrosasinensis L. |
Jasud |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
|
40. |
Mumps |
Ficus racemosa L. |
Umro |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
|
41. |
Night blindness |
Sesbania grandiflora (L) Pers. |
Khakharvel |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
|
42. |
Paralysis |
Celastrus paniculata Willd |
Jyotishmati |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
|
43. |
Piles |
Terminalia bellirica |
Baheda |
Sabarkantha |
Mevada at el., 2021 |
|
Achyranthes aspera L. |
Anghedi |
Dahod |
Maru and Patel 2012 |
||
|
Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Alst. |
Thikari |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
44. |
Rabies |
Curcuma longa L. |
Haldar |
Sasan Gir
|
Solanki at el.,2020 |
|
Euphorbia neriifolia L. |
Thor |
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|
45. |
Respiratory problems |
Vincetoxicum indicum (Burm.f.). mabb |
Damvel |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
|
46. |
Rheumatoid arthritis |
Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br. |
Nano Akado |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Commiphora wightii (Arn.) |
Gugar |
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|
Abrus precatorius Linn. |
Chanothi |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
||
|
Calatropis gigantea (Linn.) R. Br |
Akdo |
||||
|
Celastrus paniculata Willd. |
Jyotishmati |
||||
|
Abrus precatorius L. |
Chanothi |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
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|
Aegle marmelos (L) Corr. |
Bili |
||||
|
Alangium salvifolium (L.f.) Wang |
Ankol |
||||
|
Calotropis procera (Ait.) R.Br. |
Akdo |
||||
|
Moringa oleifera Lam |
Saragavo |
||||
|
Boswellia serrata |
Salai gugal |
Sabarkantha |
Mevada at el., 2021 |
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|
Vanda tesselata |
Vanda |
||||
|
Boswellia serrata Roxb. |
Salai gugal |
Narmada |
Yadav at el., 2013 |
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|
Madhuca indica Roxb. |
Mahudo |
||||
|
Moringa concanensis Nimmo |
Gando saragvo |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
47. |
Ring worm |
Pergularia damia (Forsk.) Chiov. |
Nagala dudhi |
||
|
48. |
Scorpion bite |
Syzygium cumini (L.) |
Jambu |
Poshina, Sabarkantha |
Patel and Patel, 2013 |
|
Aegle marmelos (L) Corr. |
Bili |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
||
|
Mucuna prurita (L) DC. |
Bhair |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
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|
Tamarindus indica L. |
Khati ambli |
||||
|
Zizyphus mauritiana Lam. |
Bordi |
||||
|
49. |
Skin disease |
Syzygium cumini (L.) |
Jambu |
Poshina, Sabarkantha |
Patel and Patel, 2013 |
|
Commiphora wightii (Arn.) |
Gugar |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
||
|
Lycium barbarum L. |
Garothi |
||||
|
Senegalia catechu (L.f.) P.J.H. Hunter & Mabb. |
Khair |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
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|
Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi |
Karanj |
||||
|
Abrus precator ious (L.) |
Chanothi |
||||
|
Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H. Hunter & Mabb. |
Desi baval |
||||
|
Santalum album L. |
Chandan |
||||
|
Celastrus paniculata willd |
Malkanki |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
||
|
Luffa echinata Roxb |
Kukadvel |
||||
|
Terminalia chebula |
Harde |
Sabarkantha |
Mevada at el., 2021 |
||
|
Vachellia nilotica |
Desi baval |
||||
|
Gmelia arborea |
Seven |
||||
|
Buchanania lanzan Spreng. |
Charoli |
Narmada |
Yadav at el., 2013 |
||
|
Madhuca indica Roxb. |
Mahudo |
||||
|
Morinda tomentosa Hook. f. |
Aledi |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
||
|
Datura metel L. |
Kalo Dhaturo |
||||
|
Salvadora persica L. |
Piludi |
||||
|
Curcuma longa L. |
Haldar |
||||
|
50. |
Snake Bite |
Asparagus racemosus Willd. |
Shatavari |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Abelmoschus moschatus Linn. |
Okra |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
||
|
Gmelina arborea Roxb. |
Seven |
Narmada |
Yadav at el., 2013 |
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|
51. |
Stomach ache |
Asparagus racemosus Willd. |
Shatavari |
Bhuj, Kachchh
|
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Indigofera oblongifolia Forsk. |
Zeel |
||||
|
Senegalia catechu (L.f.) P.J.H. Hunter & Mabb. |
Khair |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
||
|
Helicteres isora L. |
Maradshing |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
||
|
Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. |
Khakhro |
Narmada |
Yadav at el., 2013 |
||
|
Carissa carandas L. |
Karamda |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
||
|
52. |
Stye |
Cardiospermum halicacabum L. |
Trigharivel |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
53. |
Swelling |
Grewia tenax (Forsk.) Fiori |
Ser gangani |
||
|
Clerodendrum phlomidis L.f. |
Arani |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
||
|
Aloe barbedensis MilL. |
Kuvarpathu |
Kaprada
|
Patel at el., 2020 |
||
|
Celastrus paniculata Willd |
Jyotishmati |
||||
|
Erythrina variegata Linn. |
Panarvo |
||||
|
Pueraria tuberose (Roxb.) D.C |
Khakharvel |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
||
|
Wrightia tinktoria R. Br. |
Dudheli |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
||
|
Anogeissus latifolia WalL. ex Bedd. |
Dhavado |
||||
|
54. |
Sunstroke |
Asparagus racemosus Willd. |
Shatavari |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Cucumis sativus L. |
Kakdi |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el., 2020 |
||
|
Grewia tenax (Forsk.) Fiori |
Sunstroke |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
||
|
Blumia eriantha DC. |
Ambo |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
||
|
55. |
Syphilis |
Tabernaemontana undulata |
Ragatro hido |
Sabarkantha |
Mevada at el., 2021 |
|
Sterculia urens |
Kadayo |
||||
|
56. |
Tetanus |
Aegle marmelos (L) Corr. |
Bili |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
|
57. |
Toothache |
Abutilon indicum (L.) |
Nani Khapat |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Soland. |
Truja Val, Tru Val |
||||
|
Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi |
Karanj |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el., 2020 |
||
|
Erythrina variegata Linn. |
Panarvo |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
||
|
58. |
Tuberculosis |
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) DeL. |
Hingoriyo |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Dendrocalamusstrictus (Roxb.) Nees |
Vas |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
||
|
Bambusa arundinacea (Rets.) Willd. |
Vas |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
||
|
59. |
Tympanites |
Cassia auriculata L. |
Avar |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
60. |
Typhoid |
Ocimum gratissimum L. |
Takmariya |
Godhra |
Gadhvi and Modi, 2019 |
|
61. |
Urinary disorders |
Asparagus racemosus Willd. |
Shatavari |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) W. & A. |
Kini |
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|
Oroxylum indicum (Linn.) Vent. |
Tetu |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
||
|
Moringa oleifera Lamk. |
Saragvo |
||||
|
62. |
Urticaria |
Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. |
Khakhro |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
|
63. |
Vomiting |
Syzygium cumini L. |
Jambu |
Poshina, Sabarkantha |
Patel and Patel, 2013 |
|
Ocimum sanctum Linn. |
Tulsi |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
||
|
Cassia auticulata L. |
Aval |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
||
|
64. |
Weakness |
Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) D. Hou |
Vingo |
Bhuj, Kachchh |
Patel at el., 2010 |
|
65. |
Wound |
Tridex procumbens L. |
Gha jadvu |
Sasan Gir |
Solanki at el.,2020 |
|
Calotropis gigantea (Linn.) R. Br |
Akdo |
Kaprada |
Patel at el., 2020 |
||
|
Erythrina variegata Linn. |
Panarvo |
Kaprada |
|||
|
Acacia chundra (Roxb. Ex. RottL.) willd |
Kher |
Arvalli |
Punjani, 2002 |
||
|
Adinacordifilia (Roxb.) Bth. & Hk. |
Haldarvo |
||||
|
Typha angustata Bory & Chaub. |
Ghabajariyo |
||||
|
Vitex trifolia L. |
Nagod |
Graph 1. Disease treated by different plants
CONCLUSION
It is safe to say that scientific interest in ethnobotanical research is growing, and herbal medicine is widely acknowledged as an alternative/complementary therapy of great significance for human health and well-being, based on the analysis of the scientific literature that has been published over the past many years. It appears that many prestigious publications have opened their pages to publishing studies on ethnobotany and herbal therapy that are supported by facts and are backed by science. This study indicates that wild plants are commonly used as health treatments in this region as it provides an inventory of medicinal plants used in a rural area by different tribes. The information gathered could prevent the loss of traditional knowledge about the use of medicinal plants that traditional healers have preserved. It also provides the necessary background data for a potential phytochemical study on the most commonly used plants. These studies focus a lot on the plants that are utilized as traditional herbal medicines in many nations. Yet, in some nations, ethnobotanical research has been employed to uncover new medical applications and the expansion of the pharmaceutical industry.
REFERENCE
Jagruti Nandaniya, Hitesh Kumarkhaniya*, Bharat Maitreya, Ethnomedicinal Plants Used in Gujarat For the Treatment of Various Diseases, Int. J. Sci. R. Tech., 2025, 2 (3), 510-527. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15090361
10.5281/zenodo.15090361
