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“Environmental Conserrvation and Cllean India Proogramme” Deccember 2014, India
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Ethno--medicin
nal plan
nts used
d by trribes off Junonaa Villagge of
Chand
drapur District
D (M
M.S.), Ind
dia

N.V. Harrney

Received: October 07, 2014 ⏐ Acceepted: Decem

mber 01, 20144 ⏐ Online: December
D 31, 2014

Abstractt Intrroduction
The preesent study y reports ethnomedicin
e nal Tribbal people have traditiional knowlledge of
plants uses by the tribal peopple of Junoona plannt species used for diffe
ferent purposses such
village off Chandrapu ur district(M.S.), India. The
T as food,
f beveraages, colourrs, resins, guums and
69% of people liviing in Junoona village is meddicine. Thiss knowledgee was evenn passed
belongs tot tribal commmunity andd this villagee is throough generattion to generration and pllayed an
surroundded by densse forest annd the peopple impportant rolee in the conservatioon and
collect thhe medicinaal plant by thheir traditionnal susttainable use of biodiverssity. They allso have
knowledgge which arre used for some comm mon knoowledge about in situu conservaation of
diseases. But due to deforesttation, loss of nummerous plantt resources inn the form of
o sacred
biodiverssity and indiiscriminate exploitation of grovves.
wild andd natural resources
r m
many valuabble Thee plants have been the important
i soource of
herbs aree at the stagee of extinctioon. The present meddicines usedd by man froom prehistorric times
survey wasw conduccted for documented of for relieving sufffering and curing
c ailmeents. The
traditionaal knowledg ge and practtices of plannts. need for the integration of o local inddigenous
The pressent paper enumerates traditional
t uses knoowledge for a sustainable managem ment and
of 45 diff
fferent plant species. connservation of o natural resources received
r
Key worrds- Ethnom
medicinal plannts | Tribes of
o morre and moree recognitionn (Posey, 1992). In
Junona | Indiia, it is repoorted that traaditional heaalers use
For corresspondence:
25000 plant species and 1000 species of o plants
servve as regullar source of medicinne (Pie,
Departmennt of Zoology, Nilkanthrao Shinde
S Science
and Arts College,
C Bhadrrawati, Maharaashtra, India 20001).
Email: naarendra_harney
y2008@rediffm mail.com

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The queest for docu umentation of traditionnal valuues. Duringg the presennt investigaation 45
knowledgge has been n concentraated especiaally diffferent plantss species ussed for a medicinal
m
around traditional
t health
h practiices. In Inddia, purpposes by tribbal peoples.
many inndigenous plants
p are used
u in herbbal Meddicinal plantts have impportant contrributions
medicinee to cure diseases and heal injuriies. in the
t healthcarre system off local comm munities
Tribal people have been in thhe practice of as thhe main souurce of mediccine for the majority
m
preservinng a rich heeritage of information on of the rural population.
p Out of thhe total
medicinaal plants and their usagge. They haave 4222,000 flowerring plants reported frrom the
both the know-how and do-how w for prepariing worrld, more thaan 50,000 aree used for medicinal
m
the meddicine and itsi administtration. If thist purpposes. Abouut 60% of thhe world poopulation
informatiion is yet y to be collectted andd 80% of the populattion of devveloping
systematically and d comprehensively and a couuntries relyy on tradditional medicine.m
maintained in datab bases in a manner thhey Acccording to Bhat
B et al., more
m than 4.55 billion
would heelp in proteccting their knnowledge. The
T people in thee developinng world rely r on
objectivee of this sttudy is to document the t meddicinal plannts as com mponents of o their
traditionaal medicinaal plants used by the t heallthcare. The highest poppularity of medicinal
m
villagers of Junona of
o Chandrapuur district. plannt in rural areas is duue to high cost of
Materialls and Meth
hod alloopathic drugss and side efffects.
The villlage Junonaa is 12 km m away froom A brief
b informaation including botanicaal name,
Chandrappur district and situatedd on the Souuth fam
mily, local name
n and parts
p used byb tribal
side. It is
i situated at
a about 6777 m above the t peoples is giveen in Tablee No.1. Traaditional
mean sea level and d is at 19˚ 55' 29.92" N villaagers are ussing these plants
p to curre many
latitude and
a 79˚ 23'' 35.97" E longitude.
l T
The diseeases like Cough,
C Diaarrhoea, Dyysentery,
traditionaal knowledg ge about thet plants for Wound healing, Diabetes, Jaundice,
J Suunstroke,
treating the commo on diseases was collectted Fevver, Vomitingg, Skin diseaases, Fatiguee, Blood
from tribbals and otheer other peooples, speciaally puriifier, Anntipregananccy, Urinnogenital
traditionaal healers and
a village medicine-mmen disoorder, Tooothache, Menstrual
M d
disorder,
from Junne 2013 to May 2014. Monthly visit Hyppertension, Headache
H ettc. They prepare the
and interrviews of trribal peoples were carried plannt product as decoctioon, oral treeatment,
out for gathering th he informattion about the t ointtment etc. The
T parts off the plants used u for
ethnomeddicinal plan nts and doocuments thheir meddicinal purpposes are root, r stem, leaves,
knowledgge for futuree generation.. fruits or wholee plant use as a mediciine. The
Results and
a Discusssion extrracts and the t paste are
a the twwo main
metthods for treaatments of diseases.
d
The present study was primaarily aimed to
investigaate the plantss used by thee tribal peopples Thee number of researcher work
w and stuudied on
of the Junona villlage for thheir medicinnal ethnnomedicinal plants by Bannnerman
R.H
H.(1982), Seebastin andd Bhandari (1984),
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S. No. B
Botanical Nam
me with Familly Local Parts Used
U Name of
o the Disease//Uses
Name
1 Adathoa vasica
A a Adulsa Leavess, roots, flowerrs Cough and cold
A
Acanthaceae and steem bark
2 M
Mangifera indiica Amba Leavess, barks, fruits and
a Diarrheea, Dysentery
A
Anacardiaceae e seeds
3 P
Phyllanthus emmblica Awala Leavess, fruits and seeeds Vitaminn deficiency
E
Euphorbiaceae e
4 T
Tamarandus in
ndica Chinchh Fruits, seeds and rootts Scorpioon bites
C
Caesalpiniacea ae
5 C
Curcuma longa a Haldi Rhizom
mes Antibaccterial, Woundd healing
Z
Zinziberaceae
6 S
Sapindu emarg ginatus Ritha Bark, fruits
f and rootss Healthyy hair, Antibacterial
S
Sapindaceae
7 E
Euphorbia genniculata Dudhi Aerial parts Jaundicce
E
Euphorbiaceae e
8 T
Tinospora corddifolia Gulvel Aerial parts Flue
M
Menispermace eae
9 A
Aegel marmelo os Bel Leavess, root and fruitts Anti-dyysentery
R
Rutaceae
10 S
Semicarpus an
nacardium Biba Fruits Piles, worm
w
A
Anacardiaceae e
11 M
Madhuca indicca Moha Bark, heart-wood,
h fruuits Woundds
S
Sapotaceae and seeeds
12 B
Butea monospeerma Palas Barks, leaves, fruits, Diabetees
F
Fabaceae seeds and
a gums
13 F
Ficus bengalen nsis Wad Bark, leaves, fruits, Anti-diabetic, wound
M
Moraceae seeds and
a latex
14 F
Ficus religiosa a Pipal Bark, leaves, fruits, Treating skin disease
M
Moraceae seeds and
a latex
15 A
Azadiracta ind
dica Kaduniimb Bark, leaves, flowers and Antibaccterial
M
Meliaceae seeds
16 Z
Zizyphus sp. Bor Fruits Vit-B
R
Rhamnaceae
17 T
Terminalia arjjuna Arjun Bark Diureticc, Cardio tonicc
C
Combretaceae
18 R
Ricinus commu unis Yeranddi Leavess and seeds Anti sw
welling
E
Euphorbiaceae e
19 C
Centella asiatiica Bramhii Whole plant Memorry stimulant
S
Simorouba exccelsa
20 M
Murraya koien nigii Godnim
mb Leavess Stimulaant, Digestive
R
Ruteaceae
21 A
Acacia niloticaa Babul Pods, leaves, bark and Dental use
F
Fabaceae gums
22 F
Ficus racemossa Umbar Fruits Anthelm
mentic
M
Moraceae
23 D
Dendrocalamu us strictus Bambuu Culms T.B., Cough
C
G
Gamineae

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24 Vitex nigunda Nirgudi Flowerrs and roots Anti-inflammatory Bone

V
Verbanaceae fracturee
25 B
Bahunia reaceemosa Apta Leavess Woundd healer
L
Leguminosae
26 T
Tridax procum mbems Kambaarmodi Leavess Krakingg foot
A
Asteraceae
27 F
Feronia limoniia Kawathh Leavess and fruits Shwet prader
p
M
Moraceae
28 Vinca rosea Sadafulli Leavess and flowers Leukem
mia
A
Apocynaceae
29 C
Calatrophis prrocera Rui Whole plant Cough
A
Asclepiadacea e
30 H
Hibiscus canna abinus Ambaddi Leavess and fruits Sunstrooke
M
Malvaceae
31 A
Allium sativumm Lasun Bulbs cough
L
Liliaceae
32 C
Cymbopogon citrates
c Gawti chaha
c Whole plant cough
P
Poaceae
33 O
Ocimum sanctu um Tulas Whole plant Fever
L
Lamiaceae
34 T
Termanilia belllirica Behadaa Bark annd fruits Vomitinng, skin diseasses
C
Combretaceae e
35 M
Momordica ch
harantia Karellaa Fruits and
a seeds Diabetees, blood purrifier and
C
Cucurbitaceae e antihelm
minthic
36 A vera
Aloe Korphaad Leavess Abortiffacient
L
Liliaceae
37 A
Abrus precatorrius Gunja Roots Scorpioon bite, skin damage,
F
Fabaceae swelling
38 A
Argemone Mexxicana Dhaturaa Leavess Body heat
h
P
Papaveraceae
39 D
Diospyros mellanoxylon Tendu Fruits Antipreeganancy
E
Ebnaceae
40 A
Acacia catechu u Khair Pods, leaves, bark and Urinogeenital disorder,
M
Mimosaceae gum diarrheaa, dysentery, tooothache
41 C
Catharanthus roseus
r Jaganatthi Leavess and roots Diabetiics, menstrual disorder,
A
Apocynaceae hyperteension
42 B
Buchnania lan
nzan Char Fruits Cough,Skin diseases,
A
Anacardiaceae e Bronchhitis,
43 D
Diospyrous meelanoxylon Tembhuurni Fruits and
a seeds Cough, Diabetes, Asthhma,
E
Ebenaceae Blood purifier
p
44 M
Manilkara hexxandra Khiranii Fruits Arthritiis, Blood purifi
fier, Heat
R
Rubiaceae burningg, Wormicide, Jaundice.
45 Z
Zizipus oenophelia Yeruni Fruits and
a roots Anthelm mintic, Digestiive,
R
Rhamnaceae Antisepptic, Hyper aciddity.
Table 1: Showing thee list of mediciinal plants withh their
uses

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