Medico-Botany on Herbaceous Plants of Rajshahi, Banglabesh

A H M Mahbubur Rahman; Saika Kabir Nitu; Zannatul Ferdows; A K M Rafiul Islam

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Medico-Botany on Herbaceous Plants of Rajshahi, Banglabesh

A H M Mahbubur Rahman, Saika Kabir Nitu, Zannatul Ferdows, A K M Rafiul Islam

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Abstract

Medico-botanical studies on herbaceous angiospermic plant species growing of Rajshahi was recorded during the period of January 2011 to June 2012. A total of 91 plant species under 80 genera belonging to 35 families were collected and recorded for their use in various ailments. For each species scientific name, local name, family, ailments to be treated, mode of treatment and part(s) used are provided. In majority cases, leaves of the medicinal plants were found leading in terms of their use followed by whole plant, stem, bark, latex, fruits, flowers, rhizome, seed, bulb, tuber, root and inflorescence. Data have been gathered on the traditional uses of plant species, especially for asthma, anthelmintic, astringent, burning sensation, constipation, conjunctivitis, diarrhea, diabetes, eczema, earache, fever, fracture, gonorrhea, headache, heart disease, itches, jaundice, kidney disease, leprosy, piles, scabies, snake-bite, sex problems, syphilis, ulcers, vertigo, wound, worm and others.

Published in	American Journal of Life Sciences (Volume 1, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajls.20130103.20
Page(s)	136-144
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Medico-Botany, Herbaceous Angiospermic Plants, Rajshahi, Banglabesh

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A H M Mahbubur Rahman, Saika Kabir Nitu, Zannatul Ferdows, A K M Rafiul Islam. Medico-Botany on Herbaceous Plants of Rajshahi, Banglabesh. Am J Life Sci. 2013;1(3):136-144. doi: 10.11648/j.ajls.20130103.20

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A H M Mahbubur Rahman

Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
Saika Kabir Nitu

Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6206, Bangladesh
Zannatul Ferdows

Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6207, Bangladesh
A K M Rafiul Islam

Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6208, Bangladesh

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