Survey of Ethanomedicinal plants for management of Sickle cell disease in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra State (India)
*1Nilima U. Rangari, 2Aparna S. Margonwar, 3Devilal N. Watakhere, 4Vasanta Kahalkar and 5Mantesh Tondare
*1Department of Botany, Nevjabai Hitkarini College, Bramhapuri - 441206 India 2Department of Botany, Shri. Sadguru Saibaba Science and Commerce College, Ashti - 442707 India 3Department of Botany, RMG Arts, Commerce and Science College Saoli, Chandrapur - 441224 India 4Department of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi College, Armori, Gadchiroli - 441208 India 5Department of Botany, SJSPM Arts, Commerce and Science College, Dhanora, Gadchiroli - 442506 India Contact details of corresponding author: email ID: nur358@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The ethano botanical survey focus on the medicinal plants used by different tribes for management sickle cell disease of the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra state. The study was conducted and documented 49 plant species belonging to 29 families used by the tribal herbal healers, called Vaidu. The information of plants was gathered by interviewing the traditional herbal healers and surfing authenticate data base. The survey was conducted for documentation of their various plants and plant parts regular visit and interviews of Vaidu’s (traditional herbal healer) were carried out for gathering the information about the plants and documents their knowledge for future actions may be executed for identification of phytochemical constituent (phytochemistry). Sickle cell disease (SCD) or sickle cell anemia is an autosomal recessive genetic blood disorder with over-dominance characterized by red blood cells with abnormal, rigid, sickleshapedSickle-cell anemia (SCA) is a neglected chronic disorder of increasing global health importance, with India estimated to have the second highest burden of the sickle cell disease.