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Ethno-medico-biology of Bhadrak district, Odisha, India

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We carried out an ethno-medico-biological investigation in the interior of Bhadrak district, Odisha, India to explore the therapeutic use of traditional plants/animals by local inhabitants. The villagers and rural people used plant and animal species as medicine. We recorded therapeutic use of 18 plant species of 13 families and 12 animal species of seven taxonomic categories. Different plant/animal parts like bark, leaf, flower, seed, stem, root, whole plant, oil, blood, milk, urine and flesh were reported as used in raw or cooked form against 17 specific diseases. Prominent diseases treated by plant/animal remedies were asthma, cardiovascular ailments, diabetes, epilepsy, jaundice, malaria, skin disorder and rheumatism. This study provides a better database for future studies.

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  1. Department of Botany, S.N.College, Rajkanika, Kendrapara, 754220, Odisha, India

    T. Panda

  2. Department of Zoology, Chandbali College, Chandbali, Bhadrak, 756133, Odisha, India

    N. Mishra

  3. Department of Botany, Dharmasala Mohavidyalaya, Dharmasala, Jajpur, Odisha, India

    B. K. Tripathy

  4. Department of Botany, Aul College, Aul, Kendrapara, Odisha, India

    P. K. Das

  5. Department of Botany, N.C.Autonomous College, Jajpur, Odisha, India

    R. B. Mohanty

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Panda, T., Mishra, N., Tripathy, B.K. et al. Ethno-medico-biology of Bhadrak district, Odisha, India. Journal of Forestry Research 24, 187–192 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-013-0338-9

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