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Ethno...Anil A. et al.Sr.No.The present investigation shows that the indigenous people maintain their health through the use ofvarious plants as medicine and have developed a close relationship to the plants world. But the fact isthat many plants have other uses lead to their over exploitation, threatening their continuous survivalin the study area, the knowledge of the use of plants to treat diabetes has been with the people forgenerations but not been recorded. This knowledge remains mostly with the older people. The localpopulations should be educated on sustainable methods to use of plants for disease treatment. Theyoung generation should also be encouraged to learn the traditional medicinal knowledge to preserveit from being lost with the older generation such a observation are recorded by Jain and Chauhan 15Another important aspect of the study is that the wild plants are named differently and variesaccording to the geographical locations and local dialect. It is most essential that this rich of plantwealth be identified correctly along their medicinal properties as enumerated by the local practioners.(Table 1.)Botanical Name ofPlantTable 1: Shows list of ethno medicinal plants used for to cure diabetes.Family Local Name Uses of Plants1 Allium cepa Liliaceae Kanda,Pyaj Regular use of bulb decreases the sugar level in blood.2 Aegle marmelos Rutaceae Bel The leaves of this plant are soaked in water forovernight and such water is taken in next morning.3 Acacia catechu Fabaceae Khair,Kattha The decoction of hard wood is used regularly and waterof extract of hard wood to be taken in the morningwithout any food.4 Butea monosperma Fabaceae Palas The flowers of this plant are used and are soaked inwater for overnight and water is drunk in morning.5 Cassia fistula Fabaceae Bahava,Bahala The decoction of flower buds taken in morning.6 Azadirachta indica Meliaceae Neem Bark decoction is used for drinking purpose7 Catheranthus roseus Apocynaceae Sadaphuli Leaf juice is taken twice in a day that help to decreasethe sugar level8 Coccinia cordifolia Cucurbitaceae Gulkani The plant juice is taken in morning and evening.9 Centella asiatica Lamiaceae Brahmi The paste of whole plant is taken with cow’s milk is thebest remedy for diabetic patient.10 Echinops echinatus Asteraceae Gokharu,Chubkya Kata.The water extract of whole plant and leaf paste is takenin a day. Leaf powder is also taken with cow’s milk11 Cynadon dactylon Poaceae Gavat The juice of whole plant is taken in morning.12 Emblica officinalis Euphorbiaceae Awala Bark juice of plant is taken with turmeric powder inmorning in empty stomach.13 Tribulus terestries Zygophyllaceae Chota Gokharu The fruits are used. The decoction of dried fruits isdrunk twice daily.14 Tinospora cordifolia Menispermaceae Gulvel Decoction of bark is taken with turmeric powder twotimes a day.15 Plumbago zeylanica Plumbaginaceae Chitrak Stem decoction is taken twice in a day.16 Phyllanthus niruri Euphorbiaceae Bhuiawali The juice of whole plant is taken twice in a day.17 Momordica balsmina Cucurbitaceae Mothe karle Fruit juice is taken in morning and evening in emptystomach.18 Mangifera indica Acanthaceae Aam /Amba Dry kernel powder is taking with cow’s milktwice daily.19 Ficus benghalensis Moraceae Wad/watvruksha The fruit of plants are eaten to treat diabetes.20 Citrullus colocynthus Cucurbitaceae Gantambu The patients are advised to crush the fruits by legs inmorning and roasted seeds are eaten in empty stomach.906 IJGHC, September -2013-November 2013; Vol.2, No.4, 901-907.
Ethno...Anil A. et al.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTAuthor is very much thankful to tribal peoples of Gautala sanctuary and also Grateful to Principal Dr.V. N. Bhosale for the encouragement.REFERENCES1. P. Pushpagngadan and V. George, Ethno medicinal practices of rural and tribal Population of Indiawith special reference to mother and childcare. Indian Jou. Trad.Know.2010, 9 (1) 9-17.2. S.Borin ‘Traditional healing’ lecture and paper presented at the first international Seminar on Unanimedicine Feb.13-15 New-Delhi; 19873. Anonymous, census of India.1991 series to Andhra Pradesh district census Handbook Khamman(Government of Andra Pradesh,Hydrabad)1998.4. K.N. Reddy. G. Trimurthulu C.S. Reddy, Medicinal plants used by ethic people of Medale district,Andra Pradesh. Ind. Jou.Trad.Know.2010, 9 (1) 184-1905. R.R. Subbu, A.C. Prabha , Medicinal plant Diversity of Virudhanagar District Tamilnadu. CurrentBiotica.2009, 3 (3): 373-385.6. Anonymous, Diabetes mellitus statistics American Heart Association Feb.2007, 18(1)7. P.Erasto,P.O.Adebola, D.S. Grierson and A.J.Afolaylan, An ethnobotanical study of plants used fortreatmentof diabetes in the south Africa .Aric. J. Biotech. 2005,4(12) 1458-1460.8. Zutshi, new utilization of some indigenous drugs, National symposium on Development of indigenousdrugs in India New Delhi, 1988.9. G. Jayakumar M.D. Ajithabai.S. Sreedevi P.K. Viswanathan and BB. Rameshkumar, Ethno botanicalSurvey of the plants used in treatment of diabetes ,Ind.Jou.Trad.Know.2010,9(1) 100-104)10. V.N. Naik, Flora of Marathawada Vol.I &II Amrut Prakashan, Aurangabad.1998.11. S.K. Jain, Studies in Indian ethnobotanical plants used in medicine by tribal of Madhya Pradesh,Bull.Regional Research lab.1963, 126-12912. NR. Fransworth, Screening plants for new medicines in biodiversity Ed. Wilson Eo.National AcademyPress, Washington DC. 1998.13. R. Chopra SL. Nayar .IC Chopra Glossory of An Indian Medicinal plants. Dr.KS Krishnan Marg, NewDelhi, India.1996,14. P. Pushpagandan and B. Kumar, Ethno botany,2005, (17):2-1215. U. Jain M. Chauhan, important herbal wealth of tribal people of pali (Rajasthan) Jou.Phytological Res.2009, 22. (1): 143-150.*Corresponding Author: Anil A. Kshirsagar; UG & PG Department of Botany,Shivaji Arts Commerce & Science College Kannad, District Aurangabad.(MS)907 IJGHC, September -2013-November 2013; Vol.2, No.4, 901-907.
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