Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources of Mizoram, India: Implication of Traditional Knowledge in Health Care System

Socially, folk medicines, mainly based on plants, enjoy a respectable position today, especially in the developing countries, where modern health service is limited. Safe, effective and inexpensive indigenous remedies are gaining popularity among the people of both urban and rural society of India. A floristic survey of ethnomedicinal plants occurring in the tribal area of Mizoram was conducted over the period of last five years to assess the potentiality of plant resources for modern treatments. The information provided in this paper on medicinal uses of plants is based on the exhaustive interviews with local physicians practising indigenous system of medicine, village headmen, priests and various tribal folks/groups of Mizoram. In this paper, 159 ethnomedicianl plant species belonging to 134 genera and 56 families recorded from tropical forests, home gardens, roadsides and University Campus of Mizoram have been described. A categorical list of plant species along with their local name, scientific name, distribution status, habit, plant part/s used and the mode of administration reported for effective control of different diseases linked with humans

Evidence-based Kernels: Fundamental Units of Behavioral Influence

This paper describes evidence-based kernels, fundamental units of behavioral influence that appear to underlie effective prevention and treatment for children, adults, and families. A kernel is a behavior–influence procedure shown through experimental analysis to affect a specific behavior and that is indivisible in the sense that removing any of its components would render it inert. Existing evidence shows that a variety of kernels can influence behavior in context, and some evidence suggests that frequent use or sufficient use of some kernels may produce longer lasting behavioral shifts. The analysis of kernels could contribute to an empirically based theory of behavioral influence, augment existing prevention or treatment efforts, facilitate the dissemination of effective prevention and treatment practices, clarify the active ingredients in existing interventions, and contribute to efficiently developing interventions that are more effective. Kernels involve one or more of the following mechanisms of behavior influence: reinforcement, altering antecedents, changing verbal relational responding, or changing physiological states directly. The paper describes 52 of these kernels, and details practical, theoretical, and research implications, including calling for a national database of kernels that influence human behavior

Ethnomedicinal plants of India with special reference to an Indo-Burma hotspot region : An overview

Ethnomedicines are widely used across India. Scientific knowledge of these uses varies with some regions, such as the North Eastern India region, being less well known. Plants being used are increasingly threatened by a variety of pressures and are being categories for conservation management purposes. Mizoram state in North East India has served as the location of our studies of ethnomedicines and their conservation status. 304 plants from 96 families were recorded as being used by the indigenous Mizo (and other tribal communities) over the last ten years. Analysis of distributions of species across plant families revealed both positive and negative correlations that are interpreted as evidence of consistent bases for selection

Rośliny wykorzystywane w medycynie ludowej występujące w lasach oraz przydomowych ogrodach w rejonie Mizoram, północno-wschodnie Indie

Safe, effective and inexpensive indigenous remedies are gaining popularity among the people of both urban and rural areas of India. The present paper provides first-hand information on ethnomedicinal plants recorded from agro-forestry systems and home gardens from Mizoram (an Indo-Burma hotspot region). Medicinal uses of plants were assessed on the basis of exhaustive interviews with local physicians practising indigenous system of medicine, home garden owners and various tribal groups relying on agroforestry systems of Mizoram, North East (NE) India. The survey results into the uses of 54 ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 52 genera and 35 families of flowering plants.Bezpieczeństwo, skuteczność oraz niska cena rodzimych surowców roślinnych sprawia, że są one coraz popularniejsze wśród mieszkańców obszarów miejskich i wiejskich. Niniejsza praca stanowi źródło informacji na temat lokalnych roślin stosowanych w medycynie ludowej, a spotykanych na obszarach rolno-leśnych oraz w przydomowych ogrodach w rejonie Mizoram (Indo-Burma hotspot region). Lecznicze właściwości roślin oceniono na podstawie wywiadów przeprowadzonych z lekarzami stosującymi miejscowe surowce, właścicielami przydomowych ogrodów oraz członkami różnych grup plemiennych korzystających z obszarów rolno-leśnych w Mizoram w północno-wschodnich Indiach. Wyniki badań obejmują 54 gatunki roślin stosowanych w medycynie ludowej, należących do 52 rodzajów i 35 rodzin roślin kwiatowych