TRADITIONAL USES OF THREATENED ANGIOPTERIS EVECTA (G.FORST.) HOFFM. (MARATTIACEAE) AS AN ANTIDOTE TO SNAKE BITES AND INSECT STINGS BY THE TANGSA TRIBE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH, INDIA

Angiopteris evecta (G.Forst) Hoffm. (Marattiaceae), an endangered fern, utilized medicinally by several traditional societies across the world. Its use as food is rarely reported in literature. The rhizome of Angiopteris evecta is used by members of the Tangsa tribe, who live mostly in the Patkai...

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Main Authors: Pyonim Lungphi, Purnima Laishram, Pinki Gogoi, A. P. Das, Victor Singh Ayam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: West Bengal Veterinary Alumni Association 2023-09-01
Series:Exploratory Animal and Medical Research
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Online Access:https://www.animalmedicalresearch.org/Vol.13_Ethnomedicine-Special-Issue_September_2023/TRADITIONAL%20USES%20OF%20THREATENED.pdf