The use of Ethnomedicinal plants in Indigenous Health Care Practice of the Hajong Tribe community in Durgapur, Bangladesh

TL;DR

This paper documents the traditional use of ethnomedicinal plants by the Hajong Tribe in Durgapur, Bangladesh, highlighting their indigenous health care practices and botanical knowledge.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive record of medicinal plants used by the Hajong Tribe, contributing to ethnobotanical knowledge and cultural preservation.

Findings

Documentation of 50+ medicinal plants used by the Hajong Tribe

Identification of plants with potential pharmacological properties

Insight into indigenous health care practices of the Hajong community

Abstract

The Garo Hills have always been fascination to the naked human eyes. The hills are the shelter of the earliest human habitation of Bangladesh. It is a place of ancient cultures and many botanical wonders. It is situated in the most northern part of Durgapur sub-district having border with Meghalaya of India. Durgapur is rich with ethnic diversity with Hajong and Garo as the major ethnic groups along with some Bengali settlers from the common population. Present survey was undertaken to compile the medicinal plant usage among the Hajong Tribe of Durgapur.