Introduction: The present review aims to gather all available information on the importance of biodiversity, ethnic people, lifestyle, healthcare, and traditional use of herbal medicine in the North Eastern Regions of India (NER-I), emphasizing the use of plants that heal cuts, injuries, bleeding, open wounds, boils, and ulcers.
Methods: PRISMA analysis was employed as the major tool for conducting the systematic search strategy. Data were retrieved from online electronic resources, including PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and others. Keywords such as North East India, biodiversity, ethnic/tribal people, traditional practice, medicinal plants and wound healing were used for developing strategy search.
Results: Result of the present study revealed that the NER-I tribes have traditionally employed over 800 plant species from 527 genera for wound care. Aerial parts, especially the leaf, were frequently used parts of the plants for healing, which were prepared by crushing into pastes and applied topically or consumed orally as decoction juice. Plants from various genera such as Ageratum, Albizia, Alstonia, Artemisia, Bambusa, Bauhinia, Centella, Colocasia, Commelina, Costus, Curcuma, Eupatorium, Ficus, Litsea, Mikania, Ocimum, and Tagetes were commonly used for healing purposes. The majority of these plant species belonged to important families such as the Asteraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, and Zingiberaceae.
Conclusion: The current study includes up-to-date information on the traditional remedies and usage of herbal medicine for wound healing. This paper will encourage researchers all around the world to investigate the ethnopharmacological potential of the plants covered in this study.
BT - Journal of Herbal Medicine DO - 10.1016/j.hermed.2023.100697 LA - Eng M3 - Comprehensive Review Article N2 -Introduction: The present review aims to gather all available information on the importance of biodiversity, ethnic people, lifestyle, healthcare, and traditional use of herbal medicine in the North Eastern Regions of India (NER-I), emphasizing the use of plants that heal cuts, injuries, bleeding, open wounds, boils, and ulcers.
Methods: PRISMA analysis was employed as the major tool for conducting the systematic search strategy. Data were retrieved from online electronic resources, including PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and others. Keywords such as North East India, biodiversity, ethnic/tribal people, traditional practice, medicinal plants and wound healing were used for developing strategy search.
Results: Result of the present study revealed that the NER-I tribes have traditionally employed over 800 plant species from 527 genera for wound care. Aerial parts, especially the leaf, were frequently used parts of the plants for healing, which were prepared by crushing into pastes and applied topically or consumed orally as decoction juice. Plants from various genera such as Ageratum, Albizia, Alstonia, Artemisia, Bambusa, Bauhinia, Centella, Colocasia, Commelina, Costus, Curcuma, Eupatorium, Ficus, Litsea, Mikania, Ocimum, and Tagetes were commonly used for healing purposes. The majority of these plant species belonged to important families such as the Asteraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, and Zingiberaceae.
Conclusion: The current study includes up-to-date information on the traditional remedies and usage of herbal medicine for wound healing. This paper will encourage researchers all around the world to investigate the ethnopharmacological potential of the plants covered in this study.
PB - Elsevier BV PY - 2023 EP - 100697 T2 - Journal of Herbal Medicine TI - Herbal Medicine Used for Wound Healing by the Tribes of the North Eastern States of India: A Comprehensive Review SN - 2210-8033 ER -