Ethnomedicinal documentation of antimicrobial plants from south east Rajasthan, India
Journal Title: The Journal of Phytopharmacology - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
South east Rajasthan houses diversified tribes belonging to primitive or aboriginal culture which inherit good deal of therapeutic information from herbal resources. Survey of ethnic localities reveals usage of plants for various purposes among which wound healing citation predominates local culture as still they inherit barren forest lives. Wound healing potential was studied along two axis-first the healing and reepithelization potential of the plant and the second in which plants either prevent localizeded infections or were able to reduce pus formation or help to rid of pus. Plants categorized under second axis signify antimicrobial efficacies. Field survey revealed usage of 47 plants of 29 families for wound healing practices. Among these 47 plants, 19 plants are used for acute wound healing while 10 plants are used as topical/s over non infected wounds and 18 for infected chronic wounds. These 18 plants were conferred as plants with antimicrobial efficacy but three plants were not in agreement of all informants revealing low percent fidelity levels. The field study projects usage of Anthocephalus cadamba, Argyreia speciosa, Bacopa monnieri, Butea monosperma, Calotropis procera, Diospyrous melanoxylon, Ficus glomerata, Holarrhena antidysenterica, Moringa oleifera, Salvadora persica, Senna auriculata, Terminalia alata, Terminalia arjuna, Vitex negundo and Withania somnifera as antimicrobial plants.
Authors and Affiliations
Asha Arora, Sonu Jain
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