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...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
West Bengal Veterinary Alumni Association
2023-09-01
|
| Series: | Exploratory Animal and Medical Research |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.animalmedicalresearch.org/Vol.13_Ethnomedicine-Special-Issue_September_2023/TRADITIONAL%20USES%20OF%20THREATENED.pdf |
| _version_ | 1797687598603304960 |
|---|---|
| author | Pyonim Lungphi Purnima Laishram Pinki Gogoi A. P. Das Victor Singh Ayam |
| author_facet | Pyonim Lungphi Purnima Laishram Pinki Gogoi A. P. Das Victor Singh Ayam |
| author_sort | Pyonim Lungphi |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | 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 Hills
of the Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh (India), both as a famine food and a remedy for snake
bites and insect stings. The article documented the preparation of rhizomes for consumption and as an
antidote to snake bites and insect stings.
|
| first_indexed | 2024-03-12T01:20:05Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-fe430e5fc36d456d9cb5b8a4c7d7e1da |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2277-470X 2319-247X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-12T01:20:05Z |
| publishDate | 2023-09-01 |
| publisher | West Bengal Veterinary Alumni Association |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Exploratory Animal and Medical Research |
| spelling | doaj.art-fe430e5fc36d456d9cb5b8a4c7d7e1da2023-09-13T07:57:06ZengWest Bengal Veterinary Alumni AssociationExploratory Animal and Medical Research2277-470X2319-247X2023-09-0113Ethnomedicine Special11912310.52635/eamr/13(S)119-123TRADITIONAL 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, INDIAPyonim Lungphi0Purnima Laishram1Pinki Gogoi2A. P. Das3Victor Singh Ayam4Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh 791112, Arunachal Pradesh, India.Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh 791112, Arunachal Pradesh, India.Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh 791112, Arunachal Pradesh, India.Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh 791112, Arunachal Pradesh, India.Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh 791112, 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 Hills of the Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh (India), both as a famine food and a remedy for snake bites and insect stings. The article documented the preparation of rhizomes for consumption and as an antidote to snake bites and insect stings. https://www.animalmedicalresearch.org/Vol.13_Ethnomedicine-Special-Issue_September_2023/TRADITIONAL%20USES%20OF%20THREATENED.pdfangiopteris evectatangsafamine-foodsnakebiteinsect bitespider stingantidote |
| spellingShingle | Pyonim Lungphi Purnima Laishram Pinki Gogoi A. P. Das Victor Singh Ayam 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 Exploratory Animal and Medical Research angiopteris evecta tangsa famine-food snakebite insect bite spider sting antidote |
| title | 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 |
| title_full | 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 |
| title_fullStr | 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 |
| title_full_unstemmed | 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 |
| title_short | 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 |
| title_sort | 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 |
| topic | angiopteris evecta tangsa famine-food snakebite insect bite spider sting antidote |
| url | https://www.animalmedicalresearch.org/Vol.13_Ethnomedicine-Special-Issue_September_2023/TRADITIONAL%20USES%20OF%20THREATENED.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT pyonimlungphi traditionalusesofthreatenedangiopterisevectagforsthoffmmarattiaceaeasanantidotetosnakebitesandinsectstingsbythetangsatribeofarunachalpradeshindia AT purnimalaishram traditionalusesofthreatenedangiopterisevectagforsthoffmmarattiaceaeasanantidotetosnakebitesandinsectstingsbythetangsatribeofarunachalpradeshindia AT pinkigogoi traditionalusesofthreatenedangiopterisevectagforsthoffmmarattiaceaeasanantidotetosnakebitesandinsectstingsbythetangsatribeofarunachalpradeshindia AT apdas traditionalusesofthreatenedangiopterisevectagforsthoffmmarattiaceaeasanantidotetosnakebitesandinsectstingsbythetangsatribeofarunachalpradeshindia AT victorsinghayam traditionalusesofthreatenedangiopterisevectagforsthoffmmarattiaceaeasanantidotetosnakebitesandinsectstingsbythetangsatribeofarunachalpradeshindia |