MEDICINAL HERBS USED BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF TINSUKIA DISTRICT, ASSAM, INDIAN. Das, K. Deka, D. Kakati, D. Saikia, L. Lahkar and N. BharadwajAbstract The present investigation is an effort of a field survey of the medicinal herbs used by the indigenous people of Tinsukia District in Assam, North East India. Indigenous people like Assamese, Tea tribe, Singpho and Nepali inhabit in this region. A total of 56 species belonging to 34 families and 52 genera were included. Different plant parts are used to cure various ailments like stomach disorders, gynecological problems, cough, fistula, kidney stone, urinary infection, etc. Out of 34 families, Lamiaceae represented the highest number and percentage of medicinal plants (7 species, 12.96 %). The highest number of medicinal herbs are used by Assamese people (47 plants). The study thus, highlights the potentials of the ethnobotanical research and the need for the documentation of traditional knowledge relating to the medicinal plant utilization for the better benefit of mankind. |