Abstract

TRADITIONALLY MEDICINAL PLANTS USE IN THE VILLAGE OF BANGLADESH

Md. Reyad-Ul-Ferdous*, Shahnur Parvez, Subash Pandaya, Kawsar Mahamud,
Manson Pandey, Sharmi Sultana Ayshi, Dan Babu Barman, Nusrat Jahan

Abstract

Anciently plants are used for several acute and chronic diseases. Plantscontains more than thousands secondary metabolites those are exhibitseveral potential pharmacological activity and lead compounds. Futureinvestigation would lead to identification, purification of leadcompounds from those plants. This investigation indicate the use ofplants in combination or individual for remedies of several diseaseslike as chicken pox, bone fracture, orchitis, snake bite, jaundice, fever,typhoid, ear infection, skin diseases, gastrointestinal disorders,cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, pain, poisonous insect bites,hepatitis B, whitish discharge from vagina, respiratory disorders, tooth infections, gonorrhea,passing of semen with urine, puerperal fever, cuts and wounds as well as uterine problems.All the plants used anciently are interest for further scientific studies to determine theirefficacy in treatment some formulations reported for the treatment of diabetes, hepatitis B,cardiovascular disorders and gonorrhea deserve special research either because of thedevelopment of drug-resistant bacterial strains (like as gonorrhea), diabetes, cardiovasculardisorders and hepatitis B are becoming endemic throughout the world for various reasons andmodern medicine has no effective treatment for these ailments. This study would moreeffective in future for isolation, purification and development of new molecules for severalacute and chronic diseases.

Keywords: Ethno-medicinal plants, Barisal, Bangladesh.