The use of Ethnomedicinal plants in Indigenous Health Care Practice of the Hajong Tribe community in Durgapur, Bangladesh

2023/05/28 by Ashik Saha, Saha, Ashik
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Medicine · #Agricultural Economics and Practices #FOS: Biological sciences #Other Quantitative Biology (q-bio.OT) #Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2305.17756

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Abstract

The Garo Hills have always been fascination to the naked human eyes. The hills are the shelter of the earliest human habitation of Bangladesh. It is a place of ancient cultures and many botanical wonders. It is situated in the most northern part of Durgapur sub-district having border with Meghalaya of India. Durgapur is rich with ethnic diversity with Hajong and Garo as the major ethnic groups along with some Bengali settlers from the common population. Present survey was undertaken to compile the medicinal plant usage among the Hajong Tribe of Durgapur.

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