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Advances in Zoology and Botany Vol. 8(3), pp. 218 - 224
DOI: 10.13189/azb.2020.080318
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Traditional Technology on Medicinal Plants Used by Indigenous People of Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, Meghalaya, North East India

Shafiqul I. Bhuyan ^*, Imrana Laskar
Department of Botany, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Adarsha Mahavidalaya, India

ABSTRACT

Meghalaya a state in North Eastern Region of India is a rich source of biodiversity which includes high potential of naturally occurring medicinal plants. The study was conducted in and around the Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary located in the Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya to investigate the uses of medicinal plants and their conservation. The Nongkhyllem wildlife sanctuary was carved out of Nongkhyllem reserve forest in the year 1981 for adequate protection of the floral and faunal species of the area and covers an area of 29 sq. km on steep hill slopes (20掳 to > 65掳). Participation rural appraisal (PRA) methods and tools were used for interacting with them. Information was extracted through key informant interviews and focus group discussions. Plants specimen were collected and identified and preserved as voucher specimens following standard herbarium techniques. The study comprises 71 species of ethnomedicinal plants belonging to 42 families. The most dominant family recorded as a whole is Malvaceae followed by Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, Rutaceae, Solanaceae. Herbs were found to be the most used plants in preparing traditional medicines. Among the different plant parts, the leaves were most frequently used for the treatment of diseases followed by fruit, root, flower, bark, whole plant, seed, stem, rhizome and tuber. People collect plants from their surrounding plant communities in wild, semi-wild and some are cultivated as well. However, cultivation of medicinal plants in surroundings, home-gardens, agro-forestry systems is a very new and important from conservation point of view in north east India.

KEYWORDS
Biodiversity Conservation, Extinction, Climate Change, Deforestation, Sustainable Development

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[1] Shafiqul I. Bhuyan , Imrana Laskar , "Traditional Technology on Medicinal Plants Used by Indigenous People of Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, Meghalaya, North East India," Advances in Zoology and Botany, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 218 - 224, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2020.080318.

(b). APA Format:
Shafiqul I. Bhuyan , Imrana Laskar (2020). Traditional Technology on Medicinal Plants Used by Indigenous People of Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, Meghalaya, North East India. Advances in Zoology and Botany, 8(3), 218 - 224. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2020.080318.