Article Abstract
International Journal of Trends in Emerging Research and Development, 2025;3(1):117-121
Ethnomedicinal plant use in the treatment of chronic and emerging diseases
Author : Reshu Jain and Dr. Jagrati Gope
Abstract
A number of complementary and alternative medical practices, including herbal medicine, osteopathic medicine, homeopathy, and traditional Chinese medicine, are seeing a renaissance at the moment. The natural treatments opium, aspirin, digitalis, and quinine all had a long history of use before they were given to doctors as pharmaceuticals. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 80% of the global population now makes use of herbal medicine in some way as a primary health care option. All traditional medical systems rely on herbal medicine to some extent. This is especially true of Ayurvedic, homeopathic, naturopathic, TCM, and Native American systems. In the northeastern part of India is the Lakhimpur district, a place teeming in wildlife. Disorders of the skin are a common source of discomfort and disability for people all over the globe. Research into prominent medicinal plants for the treatment of skin diseases is an important area of expertise for traditional healers. The purpose of this research was to learn how traditional healers in India cure skin disorders using their traditional expertise and medicinal plant remedies. Through the use of participant observation and semi-structured interviews, the ethnobotanical data was gathered from seasoned traditional healers. Additionally, we used the usual taxonomic approach to identify plant specimens that were gathered. Interpretation and descriptive statistics were used to examine the data.
Keywords
Medicines, disease, traditional, Herbal, ethnopharmacological