Ethno-gynecological practices among tribes of Bhiloda Taluka, Aravalli, Gujarat, India
Asari Vishakhabahen Manilal* and J. S. Patel
Department of botany, The HNSB Ltd. Science college, Himmatnagar - 383001, Gujarat India *Corresponding Author email: vishakhaasari66@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Ethnomedicine concerns with indigenous practices of curing various diseases. Medicinal plants have been utilized for hundreds of years to treat illnesses and epidemics as well as for human well beings. The information of plants healing properties has been transmitted through human to human in ethnic groups for decades including gynecological troubles. Among various disciplines of ethnobotany, ethnogynecologyis an emerging new branch that offers promising role for the treatment of various gynecological ailments such as menstrual troubles, menorrhagia, oligomenorrhea, leucorrhea, amenorrhea, infertility, birth control, abortion, postdelivery pain. So, to document such plants with medicinal values and properties, survey by field visits and interviews with local ethnic healers have been conducted. The survey shows that people still relays on plant base medicines. India has a rich traditional system of medicine. Awareness of herbal medicines increasing and becoming more popular. India is very rich in Medicinal plant flora. More than 1315 medicinal plant species are reported from Gujarat alone10.