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<p>This study was carried out to document and analyse traditional medicinal plant knowledge among tribal communities in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, where written records are limited and this knowledge is slowly disappearing. A total of 60 informants were interviewed through semi-structured questionnaires to record medicinal plants, their preparation, and their use in treating human illnesses. A total of 66 medicinal plant species from 35 families and 61 genera were documented. These plants were used to treat 87 human ailments. Herbs were the most common plant form (31.82%), and Fabaceae was the dominant family with 8 species. The root was the most frequently used plant part (27.10%). Powder was the most common preparation method (31.19%), and oral consumption was the preferred mode of administration (55.56%). Quantitative analysis was performed using Use Value (UV), Fidelity Level (FL), and Jaccard Index to assess cultural importance and similarity with earlier research. <i>Hedychium coronarium</i> J. Koenig showed the highest UV (0.35). Eight species showed 100% Fidelity Level, including <i>Achyranthes aspera</i> (poison bite), <i>Barleria prionitis</i> (lactation), <i>Blumea lacera</i> (bronchitis), <i>Chenopodium album</i> (intestinal worms), <i>Curculigo orchioides</i> (heart ailments), <i>Leucas aspera</i> (snakebite), and <i>Terminalia anogeissiana</i> (wound healing). The highest similarity with earlier research was found in Northeastern Madhya Pradesh, showing 2.49% similarity with a Jaccard Index of 8.53. The findings confirm that medicinal plants remain an important part of primary healthcare in the region. This documentation is valuable for preserving traditional knowledge and may support future research, conservation, and drug discovery.</p>

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Contemporary insights into ethnic communities of medicinal plant knowledge: an ethnobotanical evaluation from Chhattisgarh, India

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    2026年1月21日

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  • Roshan Kumar,
  • Ashvani Kumar Patel,
  • Sushma Chalki,
  • Ajay Kumar Sonwani,
  • Diptesh Kumar Bhoi,
  • Ramesh Kumar Ahirwar

摘要

This study was carried out to document and analyse traditional medicinal plant knowledge among tribal communities in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, where written records are limited and this knowledge is slowly disappearing. A total of 60 informants were interviewed through semi-structured questionnaires to record medicinal plants, their preparation, and their use in treating human illnesses. A total of 66 medicinal plant species from 35 families and 61 genera were documented. These plants were used to treat 87 human ailments. Herbs were the most common plant form (31.82%), and Fabaceae was the dominant family with 8 species. The root was the most frequently used plant part (27.10%). Powder was the most common preparation method (31.19%), and oral consumption was the preferred mode of administration (55.56%). Quantitative analysis was performed using Use Value (UV), Fidelity Level (FL), and Jaccard Index to assess cultural importance and similarity with earlier research. Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig showed the highest UV (0.35). Eight species showed 100% Fidelity Level, including Achyranthes aspera (poison bite), Barleria prionitis (lactation), Blumea lacera (bronchitis), Chenopodium album (intestinal worms), Curculigo orchioides (heart ailments), Leucas aspera (snakebite), and Terminalia anogeissiana (wound healing). The highest similarity with earlier research was found in Northeastern Madhya Pradesh, showing 2.49% similarity with a Jaccard Index of 8.53. The findings confirm that medicinal plants remain an important part of primary healthcare in the region. This documentation is valuable for preserving traditional knowledge and may support future research, conservation, and drug discovery.