Study of Indigenous Medicinal Plants of Northeast States of India as Potential Therapies for Malaria

S Rehan Ahmad^1* and Mahendra Tamang²

¹Department of Zoology , H M M  College for Women , Kolkata , India.

²Department of Science , SCERT , Sikkim , India.

Corresponding Author E-mail  : zoologist.rehan@gmail.com

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/2860

ABSTRACT: The urgent requirement to an alternative medicinal input led to research on indigenously  used  antimalarials  plants in northeast states of India . An ethno botanical survey of potent antimalarial plants used by different tribes and communities of the northeast state of India is the main purpose of the research. The different methods used for the present research includes personal discussion, group interviews with traditional practitioners. Ethno botanical information of various anti-malarial plant’s  parts used and mode of administration of the plant extracts were documented . For the present research, different types of secondary materials such as journals, research papers and  e-books  of various institutes and universities of northeast India was gathered for knowledge on medicinal plant treatment  for malaria. The results of the research was that the people belonging to the north eastern region of India commonly use Forty-eight species of plants from different species of 26 families for the treatment of malaria.  All the 48 medicinal species of plants were found either in their local area where they used to live or in the nearby forest area. Some of the most commonly used plants used for the treatment are as follows: leaves (38%), roots (33%), bark (14%), whole plant (07%)  Based on the research conducted it was further concluded that Malaria can be treated by utilising herbal drugs which are already utilised by conventional Practitioner  and Tribes  staying and belonging to India.

KEYWORDS: Ethnobotany; Herbal Drugs; Herbal Treatment; Malaria; Plasmodium Vivax

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