Vol. 6, Special Issue 4 (2018)
Indigenous technological knowledge (ITK) of rural women of Assam, India on selected herbal medicinal plants for the treatment of common ailments
Author(s): Dr. Sayanika Borah, MS Bondita Dutta and Dr. Manju Dutta Das
Abstract: In India, a vast pool of traditional knowledge with respect to medicinal properties of native plants in available amongst rural people. Both rural men and women have a wealth of traditional knowledge. Herbal Medicinal plants are widely used traditionally because of its natural origin. Information on the uses of indigenous technological knowledge of herbal plants for medicine is not well documented from many rural areas of Assam. Therefore, an attempt is very urgent to explore the traditional or indigenous household remedies for the treatment of common ailments. It could provide the people of all nations especially in the Assam, with comprehensive health care. Thus the present study was undertaken to explore the existing practices of indigenous technological knowledge (ITK) by rural women of Assam, North-east India on herbal medicinal plants for the treatment of five selected common ailments. The study was conducted in the Jorhat District of Assam, India. A simple random sampling design was followed for selection of two blocks namely Dhekorgarah and Titabor from respective subdivision i.e. Jorhat and Titabor. One hundred (100) numbers of female respondents were selected from four (4) numbers of villages of the two blocks. First hand information was gathered by interview method. The data revealed that majority (67.00%) of the respondents was from medium socio economic status. The maximum number of respondents i.e. 98.00 percent respondents had used different indigenous technological knowledge on herbal medicinal plants for treatment of common ailments such as cold and cough, digestive problems, diabetes, urinary disorder and skin disease. The different parts (leaf, fruit, root and whole plant) of herbal medicinal plants were use for curing above mentioned ailments in the form of paste, extract, chutney or curry.
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Dr. Sayanika Borah, MS Bondita Dutta and Dr. Manju Dutta Das. Indigenous technological knowledge (ITK) of rural women of Assam, India on selected herbal medicinal plants for the treatment of common ailments. International Journal of Chemical Studies. 2018; 6(4): 190-195.
