Sanaffar - A wonderful ethnomedicine from north western tarai forest of Uttar Pradesh – A new report

Du ring  th e  ethnomedi cinal  and  taxonomi c  su rvey  for  the  flora  of  the  Ki shan pur  forest  ran ge  alon g  wi th M.Sc.  Botany  Students  on  Nov  24,  2006,  the  authors  were  introduced  by  their guide  to a  tree  plant  at the  bank of  Jhadi  Tal  locally  named  as  Sanaffar....

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Main Authors: Babli Singh, Mall T. P.
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Language:English
Published: Action for Sustainable Efficacious Development and Awareness 2007-12-01
Series:Environment Conservation Journal
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Online Access:https://journal.environcj.in/index.php/ecj/article/view/2095
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description Du ring  th e  ethnomedi cinal  and  taxonomi c  su rvey  for  the  flora  of  the  Ki shan pur  forest  ran ge  alon g  wi th M.Sc.  Botany  Students  on  Nov  24,  2006,  the  authors  were  introduced  by  their guide  to a  tree  plant  at the  bank of  Jhadi  Tal  locally  named  as  Sanaffar.  Kishanpur  forest  range  is  about  25km.  from  Dudwa  National  Park head  quarter.  The  au thor  were  told  by  thei r guide  that  some  time s newl y  born  baby  upto  age  of  6  month contin uously  c ry/weep  probabl y  due  to  excessive  pai n  be cau se  of  certai n  ailme nt.  Later  the  body  become bluish.  Since  the  baby can  not  speak  about  the  ailment,  some  times it  results  to  the  death  of the  baby.  In  such case  if  the  bark  of Sanaffar  is boiled  in water  and bath  of the  baby  is  taken  place  thrice  a  day  or so with  the Sanaffar  bark  boiled  warm  water,  the  baby  become  cure  and  stop crying.  Our  guide  Sri  Baddal  Ram  Rana  is a  Tharu  tribe,  local  resident  of a  tharu  village  Muen  Nuchani,  P.O.  Parsia,  Distt.  Kheri  Lakhimpur  told  that they  get  their ethnomedicinal   knowledge  from  their  elders.  They  carry  the  flowering  twigs  from  the  forest  & show to  their different  elders  and  note  down  the  medicinal  use  if  any.  His  statement  was  later confirmed  by Sri  M ihi  Lal  Dangaura,  an  e lde rly  Jadu  Ton a  (witche ry)  expert  of  the  Dudwa  locality.  He  is  R/o  Vi llage Bal era.  P.O.  Dh uskiya,  Distt.  Kh eri-Lakhi mpur.  Sanaffar  kn own  locally  c an  n ot  be  identified  botanically because  the  plant  was  not  in  flowering  stage  at  the  time.
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spelling doaj.art-ede107ee022f4158ad3dad1b546046092023-02-16T03:06:06ZengAction for Sustainable Efficacious Development and AwarenessEnvironment Conservation Journal0972-30992278-51242007-12-018310.36953/ECJ.2007.080308Sanaffar - A wonderful ethnomedicine from north western tarai forest of Uttar Pradesh – A new reportBabli Singh0Mall T. P.1Post Graduate Department of Botany, Kisan P-G. College, Bahraich (U.P.)Post Graduate Department of Botany, Kisan P-G. College, Bahraich (U.P.) Du ring  th e  ethnomedi cinal  and  taxonomi c  su rvey  for  the  flora  of  the  Ki shan pur  forest  ran ge  alon g  wi th M.Sc.  Botany  Students  on  Nov  24,  2006,  the  authors  were  introduced  by  their guide  to a  tree  plant  at the  bank of  Jhadi  Tal  locally  named  as  Sanaffar.  Kishanpur  forest  range  is  about  25km.  from  Dudwa  National  Park head  quarter.  The  au thor  were  told  by  thei r guide  that  some  time s newl y  born  baby  upto  age  of  6  month contin uously  c ry/weep  probabl y  due  to  excessive  pai n  be cau se  of  certai n  ailme nt.  Later  the  body  become bluish.  Since  the  baby can  not  speak  about  the  ailment,  some  times it  results  to  the  death  of the  baby.  In  such case  if  the  bark  of Sanaffar  is boiled  in water  and bath  of the  baby  is  taken  place  thrice  a  day  or so with  the Sanaffar  bark  boiled  warm  water,  the  baby  become  cure  and  stop crying.  Our  guide  Sri  Baddal  Ram  Rana  is a  Tharu  tribe,  local  resident  of a  tharu  village  Muen  Nuchani,  P.O.  Parsia,  Distt.  Kheri  Lakhimpur  told  that they  get  their ethnomedicinal   knowledge  from  their  elders.  They  carry  the  flowering  twigs  from  the  forest  & show to  their different  elders  and  note  down  the  medicinal  use  if  any.  His  statement  was  later confirmed  by Sri  M ihi  Lal  Dangaura,  an  e lde rly  Jadu  Ton a  (witche ry)  expert  of  the  Dudwa  locality.  He  is  R/o  Vi llage Bal era.  P.O.  Dh uskiya,  Distt.  Kh eri-Lakhi mpur.  Sanaffar  kn own  locally  c an  n ot  be  identified  botanically because  the  plant  was  not  in  flowering  stage  at  the  time. https://journal.environcj.in/index.php/ecj/article/view/2095SanaffarEthnomedicine
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Sanaffar - A wonderful ethnomedicine from north western tarai forest of Uttar Pradesh – A new report
Environment Conservation Journal
Sanaffar
Ethnomedicine
title Sanaffar - A wonderful ethnomedicine from north western tarai forest of Uttar Pradesh – A new report
title_full Sanaffar - A wonderful ethnomedicine from north western tarai forest of Uttar Pradesh – A new report
title_fullStr Sanaffar - A wonderful ethnomedicine from north western tarai forest of Uttar Pradesh – A new report
title_full_unstemmed Sanaffar - A wonderful ethnomedicine from north western tarai forest of Uttar Pradesh – A new report
title_short Sanaffar - A wonderful ethnomedicine from north western tarai forest of Uttar Pradesh – A new report
title_sort sanaffar a wonderful ethnomedicine from north western tarai forest of uttar pradesh a new report
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Ethnomedicine
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