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Medicinal plants used in the treatment of snakebite and scorpion sting by the tribes of Shahapur and Jawhar forest division

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Title Medicinal plants used in the treatment of snakebite and scorpion sting by the tribes of Shahapur and Jawhar forest division
 
Creator Kolhe, Rasika
Gurav, Arun
Prasad, Goli Penchala
Rath, Chinmay
Mangal, A K
Srikanth, N
 
Subject Ayurveda
Ethnomedicinal survey
Ethnomedicinal survey
Thane forest circle
Tribal
 
Description 605-615
Many tribal communities living in the forest area deal with emergency cases of snakebite and scorpion sting by using
traditional knowledge of medicinal plants. They possess traditional and authentic information gained from their elders about
the antidote for poisonous bites. The present study was conducted in the tribal pockets of Shahapur and Jawhar forest
division of Thane forest circle, Maharashtra, India. Data was collected through interviews with folk healers and informers by
using a specially designed open and close-ended proforma. Collected data have been verified from the classical text of
Ayurveda, books, and available articles. This medico-ethnobotanical survey reveals detailed information on 27 plants
belonging to 19 families. A total of 17 and 10 claims have been reported for the treatment of snakebite and scorpion sting,
respectively. Only 1 plant is claimed for veterinary use. Tribal communities have been using flower, fruit, pod, root, stem,
stem bark, leaf, etc. as an antidote in the form of fresh juice, powder for internal use, and paste for local application. They
also are administering medicine via., Nasya (nasal administration) and Dhumapana (smoke). The observation generated by
this research creates scientific curiosity regarding further studies to evaluate the efficacy and develop antidotes from
medicinal plants based on tribal knowledge.
 
Date 2022-07-28T11:23:33Z
2022-07-28T11:23:33Z
2022-07
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/60191
 
Language en
 
Relation Int Cl.22: A61K 36/00, A61P 39/02
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJTK Vol.21(3) [July 2022]