Medicinal plants and their traditional uses by different Tribes of Ri-Bhoi District, Meghalaya, NE India
1Sumana Paul, 2Mautushi Das and 3*Shafiqul I. Bhuyan
1,2Department of Botany, University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya-793200 (India) 3Department of botany, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Adarsha Mahavidalaya, Behali-784184 (India) *Corresponding Author: safibhuyan@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted with an objective to explore the important medicinal plants of the Ri-bhoi district of Meghalaya, India. Intensive field work was carried out to obtain the detail information on the plants and plant materials used by the local healers against the remedy of various ailments. Data were collected using standard questionnaires and group interviews. Data and information were collected through questionnaires in consultation with different local Bej’s (local healers). Plant species were identified with the help of relevant standard literature and presented along with their vernacular names; part(s) used diseases and method of preparation. A total of 60 medicinal plant species were collected and identified from the study area for treating various human aliments. Leaves (48.33%) were the most commonly used part in herbal therapy; these are mainly used as in paste form. There was several method of preparation of these medicinal plants such as paste, powder, boiled, raw, juice and decoction.