Research Article
A Study on Exploration of Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Rural Community in Bangladesh: Basis for Biodiversity Conservation
Table 2
Habit-wise distribution of medicinal plants for different ailments.
| | Name of ailments | Number of species reported | Total species* | | Tree | Herb | Shrub | Vine | Palm |
| | Antihemorrhoid | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 (2.22) | | Asthma | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 (2.22) | | Blood purification | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 (2.22) | | Burning | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 (4.44) | | Chicken pox | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 (2.22) | | Cold ailments | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 (13.33) | | Constipation | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 (11.11) | | Cough | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 (13.33) | | Cuts and wounds | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 (11.11) | | Dandruff | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 (4.44) | | Diabetes | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 (8.89) | | Diarrhea | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 (8.89) | | Dysentery | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 (26.67) | | Fever | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 (13.33) | | Gastric pain | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 (8.89) | | Hair fall and color | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 (11.11) | | Heart disease | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 (4.44) | | Indigestion | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 (8.89) | | Jaundice | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 (8.89) | | Joint pain | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 (6.67) | | Lethargy to food | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 (11.11) | | Loss of appetite | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 (6.67) | | Piles | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 (4.44) | | Sexual problem | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 (4.44) | | Skin diseases | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 (11.11) | | Stomach trouble | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 (8.89) | | Toothache | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 (6.67) | | Urinal problem | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 (2.22) | | Vomiting | — | — | | — | 1 | 1 (2.22) | | Worms | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 (4.44) | | Weakness | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 (8.89) |
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Parenthesis shows the percentage value.
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