Plants used by Dhanuhar tribe of Korba district of Chhattisgarh for relief of sickle cell disease
Author(s): Rajlaxmi Sharaff
Abstract: In Korba district sickle cell disease is reported in many tribal communities. Some of these tribes reside in Korba and Katghora forest area, which are the remote forest areas of Korba. They totally dependent on forest and forest produce for their livelihood and ailments. Dhanuhar is the dominant tribe of the district as well as of India. During Ethnobotanical survey it was observed that for cure ailments they used their traditional herbal medicines and use wild vegetables fruits and foods such as underground rhizome of Curcuma angustifolia fresh tuberous roots of
Abelmoschus crinitus flowers of
Indigofera cassoides and boiled seeds of
Dolichos biflorus, unriped fruits of
Carica papaya and
Musa paradisica to improve their general health conditions. In traditional herbal medicines the whole plants as decoction of
Andrographis paniculata dried roots of
Scoparia dulcies boiled, tubers of
Dioscorea sps, dried powder of
Chlorophytum tuberosum are used for general health problems. After the stipulated time the fetal hemoglobin and hemoglobin status will be seen so as to see the role of traditional herbs taken by the tribal people.
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Rajlaxmi Sharaff. Plants used by Dhanuhar tribe of Korba district of Chhattisgarh for relief of sickle cell disease. Int J Multidiscip Trends 2024;6(7):24-25.
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