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Traditional Wisdom of Rural People About Primary Health Care of Children

2004

Author(s): Tripathi H, Kunzru ON

The study shows about the indigenous methods of treatment followed by rural families for curing/treating common ailments among children.

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Antidiabetic Plants Used by Tribals in Madhya Pradesh

2004

Author(s): Shawl, Humaira Yousuf Tripathi, Laxmi Bhattacharya, S

In this article twenty two medicinal plants used by tribal people of Madhya Pradesh are enlisted for further exploration.

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Some Medicinal Plant Leaves Used by Boro (tribal) People of Goalpara District, Assam

2004

Author(s): Basumatary S. K , Ahmed M , Deka S.P

The present study is concerned with 31 numbers of plant species leaves, which have been used as medicine for several common diseases like diarrhoea, dysentery, boils, pain, etc.

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During the course of the study, it was found that 37 species of plants belonging to 29 families are utilized as antipyretic agents in the different ethnic medicine practices prevalent in the region.

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Folklore Medicinal Plants of Mahmora Area, Sivasagar District, Assam

2004

Author(s): Acharyya BK , Sharma HK

An attempt has been made to study 35 plant species, from 35 genera belonging to 30 families along with the method of preparation and mode of use.

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Notable Foreign Medicinal Uses for Some Plants of Indian Tradition

2003

Author(s): Jain SK

The objective of this study was to see if any of the selected 50 plants of traditional medicine in India are also used, and if so, how, among the indigenous societies of Africa, China, West Indies and Latin America. The analysis was done for seven diseases namely malaria, leprosy, jaundice, diabetes, fertility, cardiac and skin diseases.

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Indigenous Knowledge on Animal Healthcare Practices in District Kachchh, Gujarat

2003

Author(s): Mistry N, Silori CS, Gupta L, Dixit AM

This article describes the indigenous knowledge of local communities on the traditional healthcare system in district Kachchh, Gujarat. A total of about 726 individuals, from 55 villages across district Kachchh were interviewed, using structured questionnaire survey method.

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Traditional Wisdom of Farmers: An Experience Towards The Sustainable Development of Livestock

2002

Author(s): Singh R, Dwivedi K , Singh BS

From the study it has been observed that, when farmers purchase the milching animals, they evaluate some important parts of body such as head, jaw, teeth, eyes, horn, tail, legs, hooves, neck, thighs, teats, udder, hump, dewlap, skin and spots on body parts and mammary glands of animals.

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Ethno-veterinary medicine preparations from different plants used by the tribals/local communities of Bankura and Medinipur districts, West Bengal, against sixteen common ailments of cattle, have been reported.

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Plant Products in Controlling Rice Weevil Sitophilus oryzae

2002

Author(s): Thomas KJ, Selvanayagam M, Rajaand N, Ignacimuthu S

This paper summaries the findings arrived at in various research studies with regard to the use of plant products in cont rolling rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae.