Department of Life Science & Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India.
Department of Botany, Ghanapriya Women׳s College, Imphal, Manipur, India.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2015 May 26;166:135-48. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.03.026. Epub 2015 Mar 17.
Information about ethnomedicinal plants used by traditional healers in Tripura, India is very much limited. As there is rapid erosion of traditional knowledge in the state, needs has arisen to document the diversity of medicinal plants, their preparation and associated diseases.
Attempts have been made to explore the herbal medicines used by the traditional healers belonging to the various communities in North Tripura district of Tripura, India and document the associated traditional knowledge on the utilisation of medicinal plants.
The study was based on ethnomedicinal field survey covering a period of 1 year from February 2012 to February 2013. The ethnomedicinal information was collected by using semi-structured questionnaires from different healers and knowledge holders. Collected data were analysed through informant consensus factor, Index of Specialisation and Relative frequency of citation to determine culturally significant plants.
A total of 75 species of plants under 68 genera belonging to 43 families were collected during the study for the treatment of 15 disease categories. Leaves were the most frequently used plant parts and most of the medicines were prepared in the form of extract and administered orally. FIC values of the present study indicated that there was a high agreement in the use of plants in the treatment of digestive system disorders and respiratory system disorders among the healers. Plants having high ISu are Justicia adhatoda, Pajanelia longifolia, Catharanthus roseus etc.
The present study highlighted certain species having higher priority indices for further phytochemical investigation. Counselling of traditional health practitioners should be taken into consideration in order to smooth continuation and extension of traditional medical knowledge and practice for ensuring safe and effective therapy.
关于印度特里普拉邦传统治疗师使用的民族药用植物的信息非常有限。由于该州传统知识迅速流失，因此有必要记录药用植物的多样性、它们的制备方法和相关疾病。
试图探索属于印度特里普拉邦北特里普拉地区的各种社区的传统治疗师使用的草药，并记录有关药用植物利用的相关传统知识。
该研究基于为期一年的民族医学实地调查，从 2012 年 2 月至 2013 年 2 月进行。通过从不同的治疗师和知识持有者那里使用半结构化问卷收集民族医学信息。通过信息共识因子、专业化指数和引用相对频率分析收集的数据，以确定具有文化意义的植物。
在研究过程中，共收集了 75 种植物，属于 43 个科的 68 属，用于治疗 15 种疾病类别。叶子是最常用的植物部位，大多数药物以提取物的形式制备并口服给药。本研究的 FIC 值表明，治疗消化系统疾病和呼吸系统疾病时，治疗师之间对植物的使用有很高的一致性。具有高 ISu 的植物有 Justicia adhatoda、Pajanelia longifolia、Catharanthus roseus 等。
本研究强调了某些具有更高优先指数的物种，需要进一步进行植物化学研究。应该考虑对传统卫生从业者进行咨询，以顺利延续和扩展传统医学知识和实践，确保安全有效的治疗。
