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Yadav, Sikandar Prasad
- Ethnobotanical Studies on Medicinal Plants Used by Primitive and Aboriginal People of Santhal Pargana (Jharkhand)
Authors
1 Department of Botany, S.P. College, Dumka, Jharkhand, Sidho-Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, Jharkhand, IN
Source
Indian Science Cruiser, Vol 28, No 1 (2014), Pagination: 27-32Abstract
During the present investigation a survey of Tribal dominated areas in Santhal Pargana (Jharkhand) has been conducted to generate the data of medicinal plants being used by the primitive and aboriginal people for treatment of various types of diseases.
During the present investigation rapid assessment were made for documentation of the flora of the Santhal Pargana (Jharkhand) region and around 425 different flowering plants were recorded. Out of the 425 plants species the 105 plants species are highly medicinal value. Out of these 105 medicinal plants around 22 (Twenty-two) plants are using by Tribal and local people of Santhal Pargana (Jharkhand).
Keywords
Ethno-Botanical, Medicinal Plants, Primitive and Aboriginal People, Traditional Knowledge, Santhal Pargana.- Case Study of Family Cyperaceae of Bhagalpur District (Bihar)
Authors
1 Department of Botany, S.P. College, Dumka, IN
2 S. K. M. University, Dumka, Jharkhand, IN
Source
Indian Science Cruiser, Vol 28, No 5 (2014), Pagination: 19-21Abstract
This study is exclusive of the grasses. Possibly, the grasses may top the position of dominant taxa. The paper enumerates a total of 41 cyperacean taxa occurring in Bhagalpur district Bihar: 39 species belong to nine genera, all wild except cyperus flabelliformis Rottb. Cyperus L. is the largest genus in the district. Their frequency and important exomorphic features are high lighted along with their updated nomenclature.