Open AccessPAEDERIA FOETIDA: INDIGENOUS MEDICINAL PLANTS OF NORTHEAST INDIA
Author(s) -
Dakme Papi,
Biplab Kumar Dey,
Suman Kumar Saha,
Ananta Choudhury
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/13583
Subject(s) - ethnobotany , indigenous , traditional medicine , ethnic group , traditional knowledge , biodiversity , medicine , agroforestry , geography , ethnology , medicinal plants , biology , political science , ecology , sociology , law
The plant Paederia foetida has customarily been utilized for restorative purposes, however, its system of helpful impacts has remained generally obscure. The northeastern locale of India comprises one of the biodiversity focal points of the world. The ethnic gatherings occupying this locale practice their particular customary information frameworks utilizing biodiversity for food and medical care. Among the less-concentrated plants, Paederia foetida has been utilized by different ethnic clans as food and medication. Many of its ethnobotanical properties relate to the hepatoprotective and gastrointestinal. This is a review of the ethnobotanical uses, phytochemistry, and therapeutic properties of Paederia foetida compiled from various reports. Paederia foetida is promising as a solution for the way of life- related conditions, particularly the treatment of liver cirrhosis. Its utility highlights the need for the evaluation of tribal plants as medicines and the species that could be considered for the development of new drugs.