Open AccessSOME FAMOUS FOLKLORE CLAIMS OF GANDHAMARDAN HILL TRIBALS, NRUSINGHANATH, ODISHA
Author(s) -
Sanghamitra Mohanty,
KT Rautaray
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of ayurveda and pharma research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2322-0902
pISSN - 2322-0910
DOI - 10.47070/ijapr.v7i5.1220
Subject(s) - folklore , healthcare system , health care , traditional medicine , geography , medicine , business , economic growth , archaeology , economics
The use of medicinal plants is a fundamental component of Indian traditional healthcare system. It is the oldest and most used health care system among all therapeutic systems. In many parts of India and specifically here in Odisha this traditional system of healing is the mainstay healthcare system. These undocumented but locally proven system has a potential for research for the benefit of human race which is all most at end point of contemporary healthcare system. The present article deals with the database usage of nearly 14 species of medicinal plants found around Gandhamardhan hills, Nrusinghnath forest areas in odisha and its important folklore claims.