Ethnomedicinal study of plants used by tribal person for dysentery diseases in Tikamgarh district M.P

Abstract

The indigenous people of Tikamgarh district are reputed to have been treating many diseases effectively with plants. However documentation of these plants use is not available. The present study documented the medicinal plants used traditionally for the treatment of dysentery in the Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh. Twenty two traditional healers were interviewed with the help of a prepared questionnaire. Plants that were cited were coded in the field for identification later. 38 plant species were cited for the treatment of dysentery respectively. Out of twenty two respondents had knowledge of plants used in treating dysentery were documented. The survey uncovered very important sources of cheap remedies for dysentery.