Identification of Forest by GIS and Ethnomedicinal Plant Survey in Rayagada, Odisha, India

Autor: Sunil Kumar Bishoyi, Upendra Prasad Tripathy, Subhransu Sekhar Gouda
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research. :121-129
ISSN: 0976-044X
DOI: 10.47583/ijpsrr.2022.v76i02.021
Popis: Ethnomedicine is the branch of ethnobiology in which the relationship between the use of medicinal plants and human culture is studied. Rayagada a tribal district of Odisha has rich in tradition of conservation of nature through religious and cultural practices. Ethnomedicine concentrates the attention about plants has been used and perceived in human societies. The tribal people in Rayagada district primarily depends upon medicinal plants for curing many diseases. The present research gives a clear identification of forest area in Rayagada district by ArcGIS and from tribal forest locality 30 medicinal plants species belonging 30 families are identified. Their English name, Local name, uses and phytoconstituents are reported in a significant way. Health, life sustainability and agedness enjoyed by the tribal people have been attributed by them to these ethnomedicinal plants of Rayagada district, Odisha. Ethnomedicinal plants and other economic plant species are cultivating in locality of Rayagada district and can play a key role in the economic development of these areas. Documentation and herbarium records of traditional knowledge on the ethnomedicinal use of these plants are essential for conservation of plant resources and development of new drugs.
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