Medicinal & Aromatic Plants of Meghalaya Meghalaya, abode cloud endowed abundant resources medicinal aromatic plants have used time immemorial addressing health nutritional requirements. Brochure aims enlighten some the potential medicinal aromatic plants a pictorial guide.
Download copy the 54 medicinal plants & herbal remedies Meghalaya. Here's List 12 Medicinal Plants of Meghalaya. selected plants they commonly by people Meghalaya every-day food health purposes. 1. Potent Medicinal Ginger. Botanical name: Zingiber rubens. Local name: Sying makhir (Khasi .
A total number 85 medicinal plants recorded south Meghalaya (Tynsong al., 2006). every village one more herbal practitioners. . every village one .
Important Medicinal plant species in Meghalaya Sl. No. Species Common Part Uses 1. Abelmoschus moschatus Musk mallow Leaves, Roots, Seeds . plant Ulcers, Skin Diseases, Dysentery, Laxative, Asthma 57. Solanum torvum Dieng Sohnang Leaves, Fruits Wounds Cough
The herbal healers villagers the hilly regions Meghalaya (Garo Khasi Hills) the wild plant leaves the preparation herbal medicines many diseases (Kayang al .
mentioned be plant origin 8, 90% the rural people depend this system 9. collection processing these medicinal plants contributes main part the economy the state 6,10. the tribal's Meghalaya cultural heritage in-situ conservation these plants 11, these plants are
Villagers traditional healers (Ojhas) consulted gather information medicinal plants. the present study total 66 medicinal plants belonging 61 genera 40 families documented information local names, scientific names, family, habit, plant parts and medicinal of plants also given.
"Therefore, is interesting record traditional wisdom plant wealth their surroundings there a steady decline human expertise capable recognizing medicinal plants. paper brought based the folklore medico-botany the Khasi Jaintia tribes Meghalaya" write authors.
Meghalaya a treasure trove medicinal plants a long history practice local practitioners the traditional system medicine. Nature generously endowed abundance a unique array plants rich medicinal properties. than 800 medicinal plant species been listed still more yet untapped.
Download copy the 54 medicinal plants & herbal remedies Meghalaya Botanical name: Zingiber rubens Local name: Sying makhir (Khasi), Iching (Garo) Part used: Rhizome Zingiber rubens, commonly as Bengal Ginger a medicinal ginger cultivar people for culinary medicinal purposes olden times. is native .
Medicinal plants from Meghalaya
