Indigenous medicine used for treatment of gynecological disorders by tribal of chhattisgarh, India pptx

Local Name Botanical Name Part Used Disease Method of Preparation Doses Ramdatoon Smilex zeylanica Root White Discharge A decoction is made with water and taken orally after completion

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Full Length Research

Indigenous medicine used for treatment of

gynecological disorders by tribal of chhattisgarh, India

Rajesh Shukla1*, Moyna Chakravarty2 and M P Gautam3

1School of Studies in Anthropology, Raipur C.G., Chhattisgarh

2Pt Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur C.G., Chhattisgarh

3Chhattisgarh State Forensic Science Laboratory, Police line Campus, Tikrapara Raipur C.G

Accepted 22 November 2008

The present paper deals with the indigenous medicinal plants used by the tribes of various regions of Chhattisgarh state The tribals depend on the herbal medicines for curing various gynecological disorders Tribal do not approach doctors (physicians) due to lack of awareness and shyness or hesitation Herbal healers and their patients who receive the treatment for any gynecological complication enquired the local names, parts used and method of administration The binomial names are enumerated with utilization of these plants Further studies were suggested to validate the claims and herbal drug development for treatment of such disorder

Key words: Herbal medicine, gynecological disorder

INTRODUCTION

Traditional remedies are part of the cultural and religious

life of the tribal In this paper nature and range of

traditional medicines used for female complaints in

relation to gynecological conditions and disorders A wide

range of herbal traditional medicines are used to regulate

the menstrual cycle, enhance fertility and as either

abor-tifacients or anti aborabor-tifacients Plants and plant based

medicaments are the basis of many of the modern

phar-maceuticals we used today for our various ailments

(Abraham, 1981; Atal and Kapur, 1982) Nearly 80% of

the world population rely on traditional medicines for

primary health care, most of which involve the use of

plant extracts (Sandhya et al., 2006) In India, almost

95% of the prescriptions are plant based the traditional

system of Unani, Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Siddha

(Satyavati et al., 1987)

Study area

For present study the data was collected randomly from

various parts of Chhattisgarh State Chhattisgarh is

located between 17 to 23.7 degrees north latitude and

8.40 to 83.33 east longitude Tribal people mostly inhabit

*Corresponding author E-mail: rajks_anth@hotmail.com,

rds.anth@gmail.com

in deep forest area, and depend on the forest resources for their livelihood Data collected from the tribal dominated areas Major tribal group residing in study area are Bhunjia, Kamar, Muria, Maria, Halba, gonds etc The present paper concentrate on the traditional medi-cine or herbal medimedi-cines used by the tribal for various gynecological disorders

MATERIAL AND METHODOLOGY

The present paper is out come of extensive field survey of different tribal villages of Chhattisgarh state during 2005 - 2006 to collect information’s on medicinal uses of different plant species for gynecological disorders During field work, interviews were conducted with local knowledgeable villagers, herbal healers called Vaidhraj, Baiga, Gunia or Sirha (local physicians in Indian System

of Medicines), old women and patients The gynecological medicinal value of each plant was enumerated in the following patterns; a local name, b part used, c method of administration, doses and d botanical name

RESULTS

The data on medicinal plants for treatment of various gynecological disorders was collected from local peoples

in Chhattisgarh, were analyzed The enumeration and utilization of these are described in Table 1

The use of plant species as remedies is probably an ancient as men himself The medicinal preparations are

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1 Local Name

Botanical Name Part Used Disease Method of Preparation Doses

Chir-chira

Achyranthus aspera

Root Easy Delivery Fresh and Dried root is grinded and decoction is made with water and given to a pregnant women for relief in painful delivery

Half cup decoction is given once or twice at the time of delivery

2 Local Name

Ramdatoon

Smilex zeylanica

Root White Discharge

A decoction is made with water and taken orally after completion of menstrual discharge

One or half cup decoction is given once daily in morning for 3 days

3 Local Name

Karghi, Satavar

Asparagus racemosus

Tuber and stem Excess Bleeding during menstrual discharge and burning sensation

in urine Fresh and Dried root or stem is soaked in a glass of water for one hour Taken orally early morning in empty stomach

One glass daily up to 7 days

4 Local Name

Anantmool

Hemidesmus indicus

Root Milk secretion Paste of fresh root is prepared and taken orally in morning and evening

Twice daily for 1-2 days

5 Local Name

Dudhi

Euphorbia hirta

Leaf Milk secretion decoction of fresh leaf prepared with milk, taken orally

6 Local Name

Botanical Name Part Used Disease Method of Preparation

Doses

Satavar

Asparagus racemosus

Tuber Milk secretion Fresh satavar tuber is taken directly with a powder of Anantmool (Hemidesmus indicus) root and Doodhmongra (tuber) Powder is made in 1:1:1 Taken orally in empty stomach in morning and evening

Half spoon powder and 1 -1.5 fresh root twice daily up to 8 days

7 Local Name

Dhawai

Woordfordia fruticosa

Flower Irregularity in Menstruation Half spoon of Powder of dried flower is mixed with Honey and taken orally

One spoonful of the preparation taken daily up to 8 days during

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Table 1 Contd

8 Local Name

Palas

Butea monosperma

Root and Bark Leucorrhoea Half spoon of Powder of dried flower is mixed with Honey and taken orally

One spoonful of the preparation taken daily up to 5 days during menstrual periods

9 Local Name

Ashoka

Saraca asoca

Bark Leucorrhoea Powder of dried Ashoka bark, Kachnar (Bauhinia veriegata) bark and Rahiman bark in 1:1:1 One spoon powder is mixed with one glass gruel of rice is taken orally

One glass of mixture is taken twice daily for 2-5 days

10 Local Name

Semhar

Salmalia malabaricum

Root Irregularity in Menstruation Powder of dried root is taken orally with water or with meals

One or two spoon powder is taken thrice daily up to 5 days

11 Local Name

Ashoka

Saraca asoca

Root Irregularity in Menstruation Decoction of Ashoka root, Arjun (Terminalia arjuna) bark, Rasna (Blepharispermum subsessile) root and Giloy (Tinospora malabarica) stem, filter the preparation Filtrate is taken orally

Half glass decotation is taken twice daily for one month

12 Local Name

Ramdatoon

Smilex zeylanica

Root Red & White Discharge Powder of Red and white Ramdatoon is made One or two spoon Mishri (recrystalised cane sugar) is added with 20gms powder and taken orally

One spoon powder is taken twice daily for 20-40 days

13 Local Name

Sugandhi, Anantmool

Hemidesmus indicus

Root Vitality after Child Birth Powder of root is prepared and 10 gms powder is taken orally Thrice daily for 10 days

14 Local Name

Keokand

Costus speciosus

Rhizome Strengthening Powder of root is prepared and one spoon of root powder is taken orally with cold water

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15 Local Name

Ramdatoon

Smilex zeylanica

Root Weakness during Monthly discharge, Giddiness Powder of Nagarmotha (Cyprus rotandus), Dhawai (Woodfordia fruticosa), Tripatri (All root) and Ramdatoon is prepared and Half spoon powder is taken orally in morning and evening

Thrice daily for 7 days

16 Local Name

Botanical Name Part Used Disease Method of Preparation

Doses

Ramdatoon

Smilex zeylanica

Root Leucorrhoea Powder of 50gms Ramdatoon, 50 gms Nagarmotha (Cyprus rotandus), 50gms Aonla (Emblica officinalis), 50 gms Padhmool, 25 gms Tripatri and 50 gms Mishri (recrystalised cane sugar) is prepared Half spoon powder is taken with one cup gruel of rice is taken orally in morning and evening

Twice daily for 21 days

17 Local Name

Tilwan

Wendlandia heynei

Flower Abortion Fresh flower is grounded with milk; a cup of grounded mixture is taken orally from third day of mensural period

Once daily for 3 days

18 Local Name

Shivlingi

Diplocyclos palmatus

Seed Contraception Seed of Shivlingi, Sonth, Kalimirch, Putrajivi and Root bark of Vat is made in powder 2-5 gms powder is taken with water or milk at night

Once daily for 21 days After completion or beginning of menstrual cycle

19 Local Name

Tejrai

Peucedanum nagpurense

Whole Plant Promoting Sexual Desire Powder of Tejrai, Bhojrai (seed), Tejpatra (leaf) and Mishri (recrystalised cane sugar) is prepared One spoon of powder is taken with one cup milk at night

Once at night for 21 days

20 Local Name

Kalmi, Haldu

Adina cordifolia

Bark Burning Sensation in Urine Decotation of Haldu bark and Aonla (Emblica officinalis) bark is prepared and kept in glass bottle One glass of decotation is taken orally

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Table 1 Contd

21 Local Name

Kalimusli

Curculigo orchioides

Tuber Promoting Sexual Desire & Strengthening Powder of dried Kalimusli (Curculigo orchioides), Kalimirch and Illaichi is prepared in tablet form Two capsule is taken in morning and evening after meal

22 Local Name

Gular

Ficus racemosa

Fruit Contraceptive Flower is collected after doing rituals i.e offer agarbatti, coconut, flower and Gangajal (holi water of the Ganges) on Sunday or Wednesday Fresh fruit is used after contraception

Taken only once

23 Local Name

Maida

Litsea sebifera

Bark Leucorrhoea Bark of Maida and Safed Koria is taken in equal quantity and soaked

in one cup water overnight Taken in empty stomach early morning

Once daily up to 5 days

practiced in day to day life of tribal living in remote forest

or village The use of herbal medicines is wide spread in

this region with higher percentage of the tribal as well as

non tribal population relying on it This is because of lack

of awareness, shyness and lack of modern medical

facilities available in their region and the high cost of

medical system for treatment are unaffordable by tribal

Conclusion

Ethnomedicinal practices of tribal and non tribal relating

with human health Ethnomedicine means the medical

practices for the treatment of ethnic or aborigine people

for their health care needs Present study focuses on the

utilization of plants available with the people of

Chhattisgarh, they are using the traditional knowledge for

the treatment of gynecological disorders There is an

urgent need for systematic documentation of this

knowledge by using scientific tools

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