Ethno-medicinal recipes for Leucorrhoea by Nomadic people of Etawah, UP.
Mukesh Kumar, Semwal I. M., Singh J. B., Kanchan
Author Affiliation: Department of Botany, DBS College, Kanpur - 208 006, India.
Vegetos 21 : 35-38
Abstract : An ethno-medicinal study was carried out in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India, during 2005-06. The dominant nomadic people and remote rural communities are involved in using 15 plant species, namely, Acacia nilotica, Aegle marmelos, Asparagus racemosus, Azadirachta indica, Bombax ceiba, Butea monosperma, Cynodon dactylon, Dalbergia sissoo, Evolvulus alsinoides, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Mangifera indica, Mimosa pudica, Pedalium murex, Saraca indica and Sida cordifolia, belonging to 12 families. Many species were used for the cure of leucorrhoea. The plants are enumerated alphabetically by their botanical name, family, local name, locality with collection number, mode of preparation and administration method.