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<p>The tribal communities residing in rural areas of Mysuru rely on medicinal plants for addressing health issues. The study aimed to document and analyze the folklore knowledge of medicinal plants among different tribal groups in Mysuru District. It also sought to compare its findings with those of previous studies across India to identify plants that had not been previously reported for their medicinal uses. Ethnomedicinal data were collected from 112 respondents through semi-structured interviews and field surveys. The information was analyzed quantitatively, considering use reports and the informant consensus factor. Tribal people reported using 109 medicinal plant species across 95 genera and 46 families to treat 67 ailments spanning 20 disease categories. Fabaceae (16 species) was the most frequently used family in the area. The most commonly used species included <i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe (Zingiberaceae) and <i>Aloe vera</i> (L.) Burm.f., Asphodelaceae, <i>Euphorbia tirucalli</i> L., Euphorbiaceae, and <i>Rauvolfia serpentina</i> Benth. ex Kurz, Apocynaceae. Disorders related to the genital area, fertility, and blood had the highest informant consensus factor of 1. The study reported new medicinal uses for 45 plant species. This highlights the wealth of shared knowledge about traditional medicine among the tribal communities of Mysuru. A comprehensive review of all available literature supports many of these traditional claims; however, some plant species, such as <i>Alternanthera sessilis</i> (L.) DC., Amaranthaceae, <i>Annona reticulata</i> L., Annonaceae<i>, Argyreia elliptica</i> (Roth) Choisy, Convolvulaceae, <i>Bauhinia racemosa</i> Lam., Fabaceae, <i>Breynia androgyna</i> (L.) Chakrab. &amp; N.P.Balakr., Phyllanthaceae, <i>Bambusa vulgaris</i> Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl., Poaceae, <i>Careya arbore</i>a Roxb., Lecythidaceae, <i>Celosia argentea</i> L., Amaranthaceae, and <i>Cinnamomum verum</i> J.Presl., Lauraceae, still lack scientific validation. We recommend further scientific studies on these species.</p> Graphical Abstract <p></p>

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A Cross-cultural Study of Medicinal Plant Usage in Traditional Healthcare Practices among Tribal Communities of Heggadadevana Kote Taluk, Karnataka, India

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    2026年1月3日

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  • Chethan Basavaraju,
  • Vinod Singh Gour,
  • Sumit Singh,
  • Sumeet Gairola,
  • Ajay Kumar,
  • Kanwaljeet Singh

摘要

The tribal communities residing in rural areas of Mysuru rely on medicinal plants for addressing health issues. The study aimed to document and analyze the folklore knowledge of medicinal plants among different tribal groups in Mysuru District. It also sought to compare its findings with those of previous studies across India to identify plants that had not been previously reported for their medicinal uses. Ethnomedicinal data were collected from 112 respondents through semi-structured interviews and field surveys. The information was analyzed quantitatively, considering use reports and the informant consensus factor. Tribal people reported using 109 medicinal plant species across 95 genera and 46 families to treat 67 ailments spanning 20 disease categories. Fabaceae (16 species) was the most frequently used family in the area. The most commonly used species included Zingiber officinale Roscoe (Zingiberaceae) and Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f., Asphodelaceae, Euphorbia tirucalli L., Euphorbiaceae, and Rauvolfia serpentina Benth. ex Kurz, Apocynaceae. Disorders related to the genital area, fertility, and blood had the highest informant consensus factor of 1. The study reported new medicinal uses for 45 plant species. This highlights the wealth of shared knowledge about traditional medicine among the tribal communities of Mysuru. A comprehensive review of all available literature supports many of these traditional claims; however, some plant species, such as Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC., Amaranthaceae, Annona reticulata L., Annonaceae, Argyreia elliptica (Roth) Choisy, Convolvulaceae, Bauhinia racemosa Lam., Fabaceae, Breynia androgyna (L.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr., Phyllanthaceae, Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl., Poaceae, Careya arborea Roxb., Lecythidaceae, Celosia argentea L., Amaranthaceae, and Cinnamomum verum J.Presl., Lauraceae, still lack scientific validation. We recommend further scientific studies on these species.

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