![]() The documented species were used to treat 58 human diseases/ailments including nine species used to eight diseases/ailments of domestic animals. The present study documented 61 more planted species as compared to 17 planted species documented in an ethnomedicinal study a decade ago. Among these total planted species used for ethnomedicinal purposes, 52 species were planted, 62 species growing wild or collected from the forest for use and 26 species were both wild and planted. Results: A total number of 140 ethnomedicinal species was documented, in which the tree species (55) dominated the lists followed by herbs (39) and shrubs (30). The questionnaire covered aspects like plant species used as ethnomedicines, plant parts used, procedure for dosage and therapy. From this area which is inhabited by aboriginal community of Indo-Mongoloid origin, 400 respondents including traditional medicinal practitioners were selected randomly for personal interview schedule through open-ended questionnaire. Purposive sampling method was used for selection of area. ![]() ![]() Methods: The study was conducted at fringe areas of Chilapatta Reserve Forest in the foothills of the eastern sub-Himalayan mountain belts of West Bengal, India, from December 2014 to May 2016. The exploration, identification and documentation on utilization of ethnobotanic resources are essential for restoration and preservation of ethnomedicinal knowledge about the plants and conservation of these species for greater interest of human society. Abstract Background: Traditional knowledge on ethnomedicinal plant is slowly eroding.
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