Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Commonly Used by Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Sindhudurg Region, India

Authors

  • Snehal Upralkar
  • Akshaya Gadekar
  • Prajakt Kalangutkar
  • Riddhi Rane
  • Raghunath Morye
  • Samidha Desai
  • Omkar Tawade
  • Sheetal S Samant
  • Vijay A Jagtap

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47552/ijam.v14i1.3290

Keywords:

Medicinal plants, Survey, Traditional Practitioners, Sindhudurg

Abstract

The traditional healers in Sindhudurg region practice plantbased therapy to manage various health conditions. The present investigation aims to represent the ethnobotanical knowledge of different Traditional practitioners. Sindhudurg is rich in flora and fauna. Traditional practitioners have wide and in-depth knowledge of plants and their medicinal use. They use these plants to treat various ailments. The Present paper provides information on the traditional uses of medicinal plants found in Sindhudurg District.An ethnobotanical survey was undertaken to record information on medicinal plants from traditional medical practitioners in Sindhudurg.Traditional Medical Practitioners,the primary informants were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires and open-ended conversations. The survey identified and recorded 100 plant species along with their medicinal uses. 

Author Biographies

Snehal Upralkar

Student, Yashwantrao Bhonsale College of Pharmacy, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra, India.

Akshaya Gadekar

Student, Yashwantrao Bhonsale College of Pharmacy, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra, India.

Prajakt Kalangutkar

Student, Yashwantrao Bhonsale College of Pharmacy, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra, India.

Riddhi Rane

Student, Yashwantrao Bhonsale College of Pharmacy, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra, India.

Raghunath Morye

Student, Yashwantrao Bhonsale College of Pharmacy, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra, India.

Samidha Desai

Student, Yashwantrao Bhonsale College of Pharmacy, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra, India.

Omkar Tawade

Student, Yashwantrao Bhonsale College of Pharmacy, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra, India.

Sheetal S Samant

Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacognosy, Yashwantrao Bhonsale College of Pharmacy, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra, India.

Vijay A Jagtap

Principal, Yashwantrao Bhonsale College of Pharmacy, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra, India.

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Published

04-04-2023

How to Cite

Upralkar, S. ., Gadekar, A. ., Kalangutkar, P. ., Rane, R. ., Morye, R. ., Desai, S. ., Tawade, O., Samant, S. S., & Jagtap, . V. A. . (2023). Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Commonly Used by Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Sindhudurg Region, India. International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine, 14(1), 151–156. https://doi.org/10.47552/ijam.v14i1.3290

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