Research Article

A Study on Exploration of Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Rural Community in Bangladesh: Basis for Biodiversity Conservation

Table 1

Composition, parts used, and ailments of recorded medicinal plants in the study area.

Local nameScientific nameHabitFamilyFrequency (%)1Parts usedAilmentsI/E2F/NF3N/A4

AamMangifera indica L.TreeAnacardiaceae85Leaves, tender twig, fruitTeeth disease, woundsIFN
AdaZingiber officinale Roxb.HerbZingiberaceae61RhizomeCough, cold ailmentsINFN
AkandaCalotropis gigantea (L.) Ait. f.ShrubAsclepiadaceae42Leaves, latexJoint pain, cut and woundsINFN
AmlokiPhyllanthus emblica L.TreeEuphorbiaceae33FruitDysentery, skin diseases, hair fall, indigestionIFN
AnaroshAnanas comosus (L.) Merr.ShrubBromeliaceae36FruitJaundice, wormEFA
AorboroiPhyllanthus acidus (L.) SkeelsTreeEuphorbiaceae29FruitHair fall, indigestionEFA
AssampataEupatorium odoratum L.ShrubCompositae47Green leavesAntihemorrhoidENFN
BashokAdhatoda vasica Nees.ShrubAcanthaceae51Green leavesCough, cold ailments, asthma, dysenteryINFA
BelAegle marmelos (L.) Correa.TreeRutaceae64FruitWeakness, constipation, diarrhea, dysenteryIFN
BoroiZizyphus mauritiana Lamk.TreeRhamnaceae66FruitCough, cold, lethargy to foodIFN
ChirataSwertia chirata Ham.HerbSapindaceae13Whole plantGastric pain, diabetes, stomach trouble, feverENFA
DalimPunica granatum L.TreePunicaceae40Leaves, fruitWorms in intestineEFN
Durba grassCynodon dactylon (L) Pers.HerbPoaceae69Tender leavesToothache, cuts and woundsINFN
HoludCurcuma longa L.HerbZingiberaceae54RhizomeSkin diseasesINFN
HaritokiTerminalia chebula (Gaerth.)Retz.TreeCombretaceae15FruitConstipation, fever, heart disease, cough, urinary problems, loss of appetiteIFN
IsabgolPlantago ovata HerbCompositae15SeedHeat stock, gastric pain, constipation, male sexual weaknessIFN
JamSyzygium cumini (L.) Skeel.TreeMyrtaceae71Fruit, seedBlood purification, diabetes IFN
JamburaCitrus grandis (L.) Osb.TreeRutaceae59FruitJaundice, lethargy to foodIFA
JolpaiElaeocarpus robustus Roxb.TreeElaeocarpaceae52FruitLethargy to foodEFA
KamrangaAverrhoa carambola L.TreeAverrhoaceae66FruitHair fall, jaundice, weakness IFN
KanthalArtocarpus heterophyllus Lamk.TreeMoraceae83Fruit, seedWound, diarrhea, constipation, stomach troubleIFN
KhejurPhoenix sylvestris Roxb.PalmPalmae22Fruit, juiceConstipation, jaundice, weakness EFN
KachuColocasia esculenta Schott.HerbAraceae47Whole plantCuts and woundsINFN
KolaMusa sapientum L.ShrubMusaceae68FruitDysentery IFN
KorolaMomordica charantia L.VineCucurbitaceae42Leaves, fruitDiabetes, dysentery IFN
LebuCitrus limon (Linn.) Burm. f.TreeRutaceae60Fruit, leavesDysentery, indigestion and lethargy to food, weaknessIFA
LajjabatiMimosa pudica L.HerbMimosoideae39RootDysentery, pilesENFN
Maya lataMikania cordata (Burm. F.) Roxb.VineCompositae38Green leavesCuts and woundsENFN
MehendiLawsonia inermis L.ShrubLythraceae62LeavesDandruff, hair color, skin diseasesINFA
NarikelCocos nucifera L.PalmPalmae72Fruit, juiceHair fall, burns, dysentery, weaknessIFA
NeemAzadirachta indica A. Juss.TreeMeliaceae69Green leaves and seedSkin diseases, chicken pox, fever, dysentery, intestinal wormINFN
PaanPiper betle L.VinePiperaceae17Green leavesDysentery, loss of appetite, indigestion, stomach troubleINFA
PapayaCarica papaya L.ShrubCaricaceae72FruitStomach troubleIFN
Pathor kuchiKalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.HerbCrassulaceae17LeavesCough ENFN
PeyaraPsidium guajava (L.) Bat.TreeMyrtaceae74Green leaves, fruitDiarrhea, fever, cuts and woundsIFN
PiajAllium cepa L.HerbLiliaceae39Whole plantCold ailments, dandruffINFA
RoshunAllium sativum L.HerbLiliaceae26Whole plantHeart disease, urinal problemINFA
SajnaMoringa oleifera Lamk.TreeMoringaceae31Fruit, leaves, barkJoint pain, sexual diseasesEFA
ShewraStreblus asper Lour.ShrubUrticaceae44Green leavesSkin disease, joint painENFN
SupariAreca catechu L.PalmPalmae69SeedVomiting IFA
TelakuchaCoccinia cordifolia L.VineCucurbitaceae19Green leavesCold ailments, diabetesENFN
TetulTamarindus indica L.TreeLeguminosae63Fruit, tender leavesLoss of appetite, fever, dysentery, lethargy to food IFN
ThankuniCentella asiatica (L.) UrbanHerbUmbelliferae38Whole plantDysentery, diarrhea, gastric pain, pilesINFN
TokmaHyptis suaveolens Poit.ShrubLabiatae14SeedGastric pain, fever, burningIFA
TulsiOcimum sanctum L.ShrubLabiatae19Green leaves, seedCough, cold ailments, cuts and woundsINFA

Note: 1Frequency: number of household reported medicinal plants found in relation to the total number of species that a particular species was cited.
2I/E: I indicates indigenous, and E indicates exotics.
3F/NF: F indicates edible fruit/seed bearing plants, and NF indicates non fruit-seed bearing plants.
4N/A: N indicates natural regeneration found, and A indicates natural regeneration absent.