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Publication Details
- Book Title: Future Prospects of Ethno-Medicine
- Editors: Lohit Hazarika and Mridul Buragohain
- Chapter/Page Range: Pages 56–63
Paper Specifications
- Title: Ethno Medicine and their Practices among the Kaibartas of Assam
- Authors: Jyoti Hazarika and S. Sengupta
- Study Area: Sutimukh Gaon, a rural Kaibarta village in Lakhimpur district, Assam
Abstract
Studies on ethno medicines have long been recognised as an important field of anthropological research. Due to urbanisation and modernisation, the traditional use of the medicinal plants is rapidly decreasing. However, the present study shows that the Kaibarta population of Assam still strongly depends on ethno medicine.
The present paper attempts to provide a descriptive account about various ethno medicines and their uses among the Kaibarta population of Sutimukh gaon, a rural Kaibarta village of Lakhimpur district, Assam. Especial attention was given on their traditional beliefs and healing systems particularly on the diseases related to reproductive health of women and how they are treated with the help of ethno medicines.
The data were collected through ethnographic field work. Knowledge of many important medicinal plants is recorded from among the population under study. Among them 22 medicinal plants are used especially for diseases related to reproductive health such as menstrual pain, abortion, over bleeding, white discharge, vaginal itching etc. Infertility can also be treated by these ethno medicines. For adequate breast feeding, most of the mothers in the village use these traditional healing systems.
Key Highlights & Core Findings (From the Full Text)
- Focus on Reproductive Health: The study intensely documents how the community manages gynecological and obstetrical issues through traditional practitioners and plant-based formulations, rather than immediately relying on modern pharmaceutical care.
- Documented Flora: Out of the broad range of ethno-medicinal knowledge recorded in Sutimukh Gaon, exactly 22 specific medicinal plant species were explicitly identified as being prepared for female reproductive system disorders.
- Targeted Ailments: The documented treatments cover critical issues such as:
- Menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) and irregular cycles.
- Menorrhagia (over-bleeding) and leucorrhoea (white discharge).
- Managing natural abortions or complications during pregnancy.
- Treating localized infections like vaginal itching.
- Handling female infertility issues and stimulating lactation (breast milk production) post-childbirth.
- Conclusion Note: The authors emphasize that as urbanization expands into rural Lakhimpur, this undocumented scientific wisdom is at risk of vanishing. A detailed and structured scientific validation of these 22 plants is highly necessary for community welfare and future pharmacological integration.
