Study on the Ethnomedicinal System of Manipur

Abstract

Manipur is a rich source of medicinal plants. People of Manipur use large number of medicinal plant species in the ethnomedicinal treatment for different diseases. The different parts of plant such as leaves, flowers fruits, roots, tubers, rhizomes and bulbs are made into their medicine for treatment of almost all the commonly occurring health problems. The plants were used either separately or as polyherbal mixture and used by Manipuri people in their ethnomedicinal system. Traditionally, certain fish species with or without plant derivatives are used against a host of ailments. The present study reports a number of 41 plant species and 7 fish species have so far been recorded from Manipur during 2009 to 2010.