Open AccessEthno Medicinal Plants used for Aphrodisiac Activity in North-East, India
Author(s) -
R.A. Choudhury,
Mrinmoy Basak
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i38b32129
Subject(s) - aphrodisiac , traditional medicine , ethnic group , medicinal plants , geography , north east , medicine , ethnology , alternative medicine , history , sociology , anthropology , pathology
North Eastern Region of India is the home for a wide variety of plants with high medicinal value. The wide availability of the plant with high medicinal value has provided the ease of their use for generations among the various ethnic communities of the region to treat various kinds of health issues. This paper presents an extensive review of the various plants that were pointed out in various ethno botanical surveys that are being used by the people of North Eastern India with aphrodisiac activity. The common name along with the biological names and the part used and other details have been reported in the paper with an intention of making it easier for researchers to develop newer herbal aphrodisiac formulations.