Medico-botanical investigation by the tribal people of Naogaon district, Bangladesh

Abstract

In the present medico-botanical survey, a total of 102 plant species under 93 genera and 52 families were collectedrnand recorded for their use in various ailments. Out of these plants species, 47 belonged to herbs, 29 trees, 12 shrubs,rnand 14 climbers. In majority cases, leaves of the medicinal plants were found leading in terms of their use followedrnby whole plant, stem, bark, latex, fruits, rhizome, bulb, tuber, seed, root and inflorescence. The study also suggestedrnthat the present information on medicinal use of plants by tribal people may be used for botanical andrnpharmacological research in future for the discovery of new sources of drugs.