Crotalaria sericea - A miraculous ethnomedicinal plant for snake bite in north western tarai forest of U.P. - A new report
During the taxonomic and ethnomedicinal survey for the Flora of the Dudwa Tiger Reserve on Nov 24, 2006 along with M.Sc. Botany students the authors were introduced by their guide Sri Baddal Ram Rana, a local Tharu tribe, to a miraculous ethnomedicinal plant,...
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Action for Sustainable Efficacious Development and Awareness
2007-12-01
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| Series: | Environment Conservation Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.environcj.in/index.php/ecj/article/view/2090 |
| Summary: | During the taxonomic and ethnomedicinal survey for the Flora of the Dudwa Tiger Reserve on Nov 24, 2006 along with M.Sc. Botany students the authors were introduced by their guide Sri Baddal Ram Rana, a local Tharu tribe, to a miraculous ethnomedicinal plant, locally named as Van Sanai. The author were told by Mr. Rana that the leaf juice of the plant has a miraculous effect in case of snake bite. If a tea spoonful of leaf juice is anyhow administered to the patient through mouth, the effect of snake bite is neutralized within a very short time. Mr. Rana is resident of village Muen Nuchani (a tharu villege) P.O. Parsia, P.S. Chandan Chauki, Distt. Kheri Lakhimpur. His statement was later confirmed by Mr. Kewal Singh Rana resident of the same vi llage and al so workin g as gui de ove r there, Mr. Mi hi Lal Dangaura, a wi tch ery (an elderl y Jadu Tona specialist) resident of village Balera P.O. Dhuskiya, Distt. K heri Lakhimpur and Mr. Rahul Kumar Singh residnt of Village & Post Semra Hardoo Distt. Kushinagar (U.P.). Van Sanai was found in very few number in sporadic manner at Kharighat bank of Suheli River in Sonaripur range of Dudwa National Park. Accordi ng to Sri Y.P. Sh uk la, Th e Ch ie f wi ld li fe warde n, Dudwa Tiger Reserve , th e habitat of Van Sanai is a low lan d grass land vegetati on h aving water l oggi ng for about 4-6 months starting from pre monsoon to upto retaining monsoon period. Van Sanai is identified as Crotalaria sericea Retz (Fabaceae) with the help of FUGP, 1994 and latter confirmed by Prof. S.K. Singh Retd. Prof. and Head of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur. Th e same plant but Si ngl e i n nu mbe r was observed by the author near Nish angara Forest Rest hou se in Kakarh a Forest ran ge of Katarniaghat wild life reserve of Distt. Bahraich on Jan 05, 2007 during survey. Since the plants are very few in number can be considered as endangered species, they are at the brink of extinction but mira c ulous and ethn omedicinally very important hence the plan t needs conservation.
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| ISSN: | 0972-3099 2278-5124 |