Explore (New York, N.Y.) · 2026
Investigating traditional ethnobotanical knowledge and the use of medicinal plants in rural communities in Assam's Bajali district: An examination of native medical practices and cultural legacy.
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Das Hirakjyoti, Chanu Nongmaithem Randhoni, Saha Ashmita
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OBJECTIVES: This ethnobotanical study aimed to maintain the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in three villages Doloigaon, Bamakhata, and Muguria in the Bajali region of Assam. The study aimed to bridge the generational divide using traditional therapeutic methods, yet highlighting the value of medicinal plants in rural healthcare.
METHODS: The investigation sought to close the gap among generations with conventional healing approaches while exposing the worth of medicinal plants in rural healthcare. Applying standardized questionnaires, 94 informants, including housewives, cultivators, and traditional healers, were interrogated. From September 2024 to January 2025, fieldwork went on to determine and catalog plant species that served medicinally.
RESULTS: The investigation recognized 101 species of medicinal plants across different families that were utilized to treat conditions like respiratory problems, diabetes, wounds, diarrhea, and high blood pressure. Among plant taxa and use reports, skin and wound diseases had the highest ICF (0.52), followed by stomach disorders (0.51). On the other hand, the ICF (0.18) was the lowest for poisoning, insect bites, and snake bites, indicating a limited but varied traditional use of plants. These findings demonstrate how crucial ethnomedical knowledge is to basic healthcare, particularly for remote areas with minimal opportunity for modern medical services. However, urgent conservation measures must be undertaken since to the reduced use of traditional therapies as a result of modernity and urbanization.
CONCLUSION: For evidence to confirm the effectiveness of these herbs, the study emphasizes the necessity of documenting, sustainable harvesting, and combining traditional wisdom with recent pharmacological research. The developing of novel medications and the safeguarding of Assam's extensive medicinal plant legacy might gain benefit through such initiatives.
METHODS: The investigation sought to close the gap among generations with conventional healing approaches while exposing the worth of medicinal plants in rural healthcare. Applying standardized questionnaires, 94 informants, including housewives, cultivators, and traditional healers, were interrogated. From September 2024 to January 2025, fieldwork went on to determine and catalog plant species that served medicinally.
RESULTS: The investigation recognized 101 species of medicinal plants across different families that were utilized to treat conditions like respiratory problems, diabetes, wounds, diarrhea, and high blood pressure. Among plant taxa and use reports, skin and wound diseases had the highest ICF (0.52), followed by stomach disorders (0.51). On the other hand, the ICF (0.18) was the lowest for poisoning, insect bites, and snake bites, indicating a limited but varied traditional use of plants. These findings demonstrate how crucial ethnomedical knowledge is to basic healthcare, particularly for remote areas with minimal opportunity for modern medical services. However, urgent conservation measures must be undertaken since to the reduced use of traditional therapies as a result of modernity and urbanization.
CONCLUSION: For evidence to confirm the effectiveness of these herbs, the study emphasizes the necessity of documenting, sustainable harvesting, and combining traditional wisdom with recent pharmacological research. The developing of novel medications and the safeguarding of Assam's extensive medicinal plant legacy might gain benefit through such initiatives.