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D. D. Tewari - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Traditional uses of medicinal plants for dermatological healthcare management practices by the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2013Co-Authors: Akhilesh Kumar, Vimal Chandra Pandey, Anant Gopal Singh, D. D. TewariAbstract:The aim of present study was to explore and document medicinal plants used for the traditional dermatological healthcare management practices by the the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh. The study was conducted during 2000–2004. Information was gathered from 230 informants residing in 46 villages in Terai region of Indo-Nepal boarder using questionnaires; oral interviews and group discussions. Total 92 medicinal plant species were cited for the preparation of 113 crude drug formulations. Voucher specimens of cited plant species were collected and identified as belonging to 82 genera and 49 families. Thirty-nine medicinal plant species were reported for the first time for dermatological healthcare problems from India. The dermatological healthcare problems managed were cut and wounds, ringworm, leprosy, eczema, scabies, leucoderma, boils, carbuncles, pimples, skin blemishes, spots, eruption, and burns etc. The most commonly and popularly used medicinal plant species for management of dermatological healthcare problems in the study area were Curcuma longa L., Azadirachta indica A. Juss and Melia azedarach L. It is concluded that dermatological healthcare management practice in the study area depends largely on wildly growing medicinal plant species. There is an urgent need to properly conserve the medicinal plant species growing in this area for human welfare. There is also need for further phytopharmacological studies to provide scientific explanation for the usages of 57 medicinal plant species for which to the best of our knowledge phytopharmacological literatures are not available.
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Documentation and determination of consensus about phytotherapeutic veterinary practices among the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India
Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2012Co-Authors: Akhilesh Kumar, Vimal Chandra Pandey, D. D. TewariAbstract:Purpose The aim of the present investigation was to document the phytotherapeutic knowledge and veterinary healthcare management practices among the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India and to determine the consensus of such practices, in order to evaluate the potential for new veterinary drugs of herbal origin. Methods This study was conducted in 2000–2004 using semistructured, open-ended questionnaires, informal interviews and group discussions with farmers engaged in animal husbandry. Results In the present study, 59 phytotherapeutic practices using 48 plant species were documented for management of 18 types of healthcare problems of domesticated animals. Crude drug formulations keep the animal healthy, increase lactation, and reduce estrus interval and puberty period to make them economically more important. There was great agreement among informants regarding phytotherapeutic uses of medicinal plants with factor of informants’ consensus ( F _IC) value ranging from 0.84 to 1, with an average value of 0.94. Conclusion Study reveals that there is great agreement among informants for the usages of Azadirachta indica A Juss, Bombax ceiba L, Bambusa arundinacea (Retz) Willd, Corianderum sativum L, Cuscuta reflexa Roxb, Datura metal L, Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, and Parthenium hysterophorus L. These species may be used for the development of new, cheep, effective, and eco-friendly herbal formulations for veterinary healthcare management. Further investigation of these herbal formulations for veterinary healthcare management will require safety and efficacy testing. There is an urgent need to formulate suitable conservation strategies for wildly growing phytotherapeutics to overcome their depletion from natural resources and to make these practices more eco-friendly.
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Documentation and determination of consensus about phytotherapeutic veterinary practices among the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Tropical animal health and production, 2011Co-Authors: Akhilesh Kumar, Vimal Chandra Pandey, D. D. TewariAbstract:Purpose The aim of the present investigation was to document the phytotherapeutic knowledge and veterinary healthcare management practices among the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India and to determine the consensus of such practices, in order to evaluate the potential for new veterinary drugs of herbal origin.
Akhilesh Kumar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Traditional uses of medicinal plants for dermatological healthcare management practices by the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2013Co-Authors: Akhilesh Kumar, Vimal Chandra Pandey, Anant Gopal Singh, D. D. TewariAbstract:The aim of present study was to explore and document medicinal plants used for the traditional dermatological healthcare management practices by the the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh. The study was conducted during 2000–2004. Information was gathered from 230 informants residing in 46 villages in Terai region of Indo-Nepal boarder using questionnaires; oral interviews and group discussions. Total 92 medicinal plant species were cited for the preparation of 113 crude drug formulations. Voucher specimens of cited plant species were collected and identified as belonging to 82 genera and 49 families. Thirty-nine medicinal plant species were reported for the first time for dermatological healthcare problems from India. The dermatological healthcare problems managed were cut and wounds, ringworm, leprosy, eczema, scabies, leucoderma, boils, carbuncles, pimples, skin blemishes, spots, eruption, and burns etc. The most commonly and popularly used medicinal plant species for management of dermatological healthcare problems in the study area were Curcuma longa L., Azadirachta indica A. Juss and Melia azedarach L. It is concluded that dermatological healthcare management practice in the study area depends largely on wildly growing medicinal plant species. There is an urgent need to properly conserve the medicinal plant species growing in this area for human welfare. There is also need for further phytopharmacological studies to provide scientific explanation for the usages of 57 medicinal plant species for which to the best of our knowledge phytopharmacological literatures are not available.
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Documentation and determination of consensus about phytotherapeutic veterinary practices among the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India
Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2012Co-Authors: Akhilesh Kumar, Vimal Chandra Pandey, D. D. TewariAbstract:Purpose The aim of the present investigation was to document the phytotherapeutic knowledge and veterinary healthcare management practices among the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India and to determine the consensus of such practices, in order to evaluate the potential for new veterinary drugs of herbal origin. Methods This study was conducted in 2000–2004 using semistructured, open-ended questionnaires, informal interviews and group discussions with farmers engaged in animal husbandry. Results In the present study, 59 phytotherapeutic practices using 48 plant species were documented for management of 18 types of healthcare problems of domesticated animals. Crude drug formulations keep the animal healthy, increase lactation, and reduce estrus interval and puberty period to make them economically more important. There was great agreement among informants regarding phytotherapeutic uses of medicinal plants with factor of informants’ consensus ( F _IC) value ranging from 0.84 to 1, with an average value of 0.94. Conclusion Study reveals that there is great agreement among informants for the usages of Azadirachta indica A Juss, Bombax ceiba L, Bambusa arundinacea (Retz) Willd, Corianderum sativum L, Cuscuta reflexa Roxb, Datura metal L, Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, and Parthenium hysterophorus L. These species may be used for the development of new, cheep, effective, and eco-friendly herbal formulations for veterinary healthcare management. Further investigation of these herbal formulations for veterinary healthcare management will require safety and efficacy testing. There is an urgent need to formulate suitable conservation strategies for wildly growing phytotherapeutics to overcome their depletion from natural resources and to make these practices more eco-friendly.
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Documentation and determination of consensus about phytotherapeutic veterinary practices among the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Tropical animal health and production, 2011Co-Authors: Akhilesh Kumar, Vimal Chandra Pandey, D. D. TewariAbstract:Purpose The aim of the present investigation was to document the phytotherapeutic knowledge and veterinary healthcare management practices among the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India and to determine the consensus of such practices, in order to evaluate the potential for new veterinary drugs of herbal origin.
S K Chand - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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forest malaria in chhindwara madhya pradesh central india a case study in a Tribal Community
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2003Co-Authors: Neeru Singh, A K Mishra, M M Shukla, S K ChandAbstract:Parasitologic and entomologic cross-sectional surveys were carried out during an outbreak of malaria between December 1998 and August 2000 in forest villages near the Mohkhed Primary Health Center in the Chhindwara District of Madhya Pradesh in central India. In December 1998, surveys showed that more than 70% of the fever cases had malaria, with 87% of the malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. The rate of enlarged spleens in children was 74.5%. In November 1999, 58% of the inhabitants were infected with malaria, with 80% of these cases caused by P. falciparum. Chloroquine resistance was seen in 23% of the cases. Anopheles culicifacies was the dominant mosquito species in all surveys (70-85%) and was resistant to DDT. The results indicate that the incidence of malaria in Chhindwara has increased gradually from 0.31 per 1,000 in 1990 to 6.75 per 1,000 in 2000. Improved access to treatment facilities, combination therapy, and vector control using an effective insecticide appear to be the most promising methods for controlling malaria in this region.
Vimal Chandra Pandey - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Traditional uses of medicinal plants for dermatological healthcare management practices by the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2013Co-Authors: Akhilesh Kumar, Vimal Chandra Pandey, Anant Gopal Singh, D. D. TewariAbstract:The aim of present study was to explore and document medicinal plants used for the traditional dermatological healthcare management practices by the the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh. The study was conducted during 2000–2004. Information was gathered from 230 informants residing in 46 villages in Terai region of Indo-Nepal boarder using questionnaires; oral interviews and group discussions. Total 92 medicinal plant species were cited for the preparation of 113 crude drug formulations. Voucher specimens of cited plant species were collected and identified as belonging to 82 genera and 49 families. Thirty-nine medicinal plant species were reported for the first time for dermatological healthcare problems from India. The dermatological healthcare problems managed were cut and wounds, ringworm, leprosy, eczema, scabies, leucoderma, boils, carbuncles, pimples, skin blemishes, spots, eruption, and burns etc. The most commonly and popularly used medicinal plant species for management of dermatological healthcare problems in the study area were Curcuma longa L., Azadirachta indica A. Juss and Melia azedarach L. It is concluded that dermatological healthcare management practice in the study area depends largely on wildly growing medicinal plant species. There is an urgent need to properly conserve the medicinal plant species growing in this area for human welfare. There is also need for further phytopharmacological studies to provide scientific explanation for the usages of 57 medicinal plant species for which to the best of our knowledge phytopharmacological literatures are not available.
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Documentation and determination of consensus about phytotherapeutic veterinary practices among the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India
Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2012Co-Authors: Akhilesh Kumar, Vimal Chandra Pandey, D. D. TewariAbstract:Purpose The aim of the present investigation was to document the phytotherapeutic knowledge and veterinary healthcare management practices among the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India and to determine the consensus of such practices, in order to evaluate the potential for new veterinary drugs of herbal origin. Methods This study was conducted in 2000–2004 using semistructured, open-ended questionnaires, informal interviews and group discussions with farmers engaged in animal husbandry. Results In the present study, 59 phytotherapeutic practices using 48 plant species were documented for management of 18 types of healthcare problems of domesticated animals. Crude drug formulations keep the animal healthy, increase lactation, and reduce estrus interval and puberty period to make them economically more important. There was great agreement among informants regarding phytotherapeutic uses of medicinal plants with factor of informants’ consensus ( F _IC) value ranging from 0.84 to 1, with an average value of 0.94. Conclusion Study reveals that there is great agreement among informants for the usages of Azadirachta indica A Juss, Bombax ceiba L, Bambusa arundinacea (Retz) Willd, Corianderum sativum L, Cuscuta reflexa Roxb, Datura metal L, Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, and Parthenium hysterophorus L. These species may be used for the development of new, cheep, effective, and eco-friendly herbal formulations for veterinary healthcare management. Further investigation of these herbal formulations for veterinary healthcare management will require safety and efficacy testing. There is an urgent need to formulate suitable conservation strategies for wildly growing phytotherapeutics to overcome their depletion from natural resources and to make these practices more eco-friendly.
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Documentation and determination of consensus about phytotherapeutic veterinary practices among the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Tropical animal health and production, 2011Co-Authors: Akhilesh Kumar, Vimal Chandra Pandey, D. D. TewariAbstract:Purpose The aim of the present investigation was to document the phytotherapeutic knowledge and veterinary healthcare management practices among the Tharu Tribal Community of Uttar Pradesh, India and to determine the consensus of such practices, in order to evaluate the potential for new veterinary drugs of herbal origin.
Suparna Ghoshjerath - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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exploring the potential of indigenous foods to address hidden hunger nutritive value of indigenous foods of santhal Tribal Community of jharkhand india
Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 2016Co-Authors: Suparna Ghoshjerath, Archna Singh, Preeti Kamboj, Melina S. Magsumbol, Gail R. GoldbergAbstract:ABSTRACTTraditional foods of indigenous communities can be explored as a sustainable means of addressing undernutrition. Our study aimed at identifying indigenous foods of the Santhal Tribal Community of Godda district of Jharkhand, India, assessing their nutritive value, and appraising their potential role in addressing hidden hunger. A cross-sectional survey using qualitative methods like focus group discussions with women of childbearing age (15–49 years), adult males, and elderly people was conducted for food identification. This was followed by taxonomic classification and quantitative estimate of nutritive value of the identified foods either in a certified laboratory or from secondary data. The Community was well aware of the indigenous food resources in their environment. More than 100 different types of indigenous foods including a number of green leafy vegetables were identified. Taxonomic classification was available for 25 food items and an additional 26 food items were sent for taxonomic clas...
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contribution of indigenous foods towards nutrient intakes and nutritional status of women in the santhal Tribal Community of jharkhand india
Public Health Nutrition, 2016Co-Authors: Suparna Ghoshjerath, Archna Singh, Preeti Kamboj, Melina S. Magsumbol, Tanica Lyngdoh, Gail R. GoldbergAbstract:Objective The indigenous food environment, dietary intake and nutritional status of women in the Santhal Tribal Community of Jharkhand were assessed. Contribution of indigenous foods to nutritional status and nutrient intakes was explored. Design Exploratory cross-sectional study with a longitudinal dietary intake assessment component. Household and dietary surveys were conducted to elicit information on socio-economic and demographic profile and food consumption patterns at household level. A 24 h dietary recall for two consecutive days (repeat surveys in two more seasons) and anthropometric assessments were carried out on one woman per household. Setting Households ( n 151) with at least one woman of reproductive age in four villages of Godda district of Jharkhand, India. Subjects Women aged 15–49 years. Results Almost all households owned agricultural land and grew fruits and vegetables in backyards for household consumption. A wide variety of indigenous foods were reported but dietary recalls revealed low intake. Women consumed adequate energy and protein but micronutrient intake was inadequate (less than 66 % of recommended) in the majority (more than 50 %) for Ca, Fe, vitamin B 2 , folate and vitamin B 12 . Women consuming indigenous foods in the past 2 d had significantly higher intakes of Ca ( P= 0·008) and Fe ( P= 0·010) than those who did not. Varying degrees of underweight were observed in 50 % of women with no significant association between underweight and consumption of indigenous foods. Conclusions Promotion of preferential cultivation of nutrient-dense indigenous food sources and effective nutrition education on their importance may facilitate better micronutrient intakes among women in Santhal Community of Jharkhand.
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dimensions of nutritional vulnerability assessment of women and children in sahariya Tribal Community of madhya pradesh in india
Indian Journal of Public Health, 2013Co-Authors: Suparna Ghoshjerath, Anita Singh, Aruna Bhattacharya, Shomik Ray, Shariqua Yunus, Sanjay ZodpeyAbstract:Background: Tribal communities are at risk of undernutrition due to geographical isolation and suboptimal utilization of health services. Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status of Sahariya tribes of Madhya Pradesh (MP), India. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in villages inhabited by Sahariya Tribal Community (specifically women in reproductive age group and children under 5 years) in three districts of MP. Dietary surveys, anthropometric and biochemical assessments were carried out and descriptive statistics on the socio-economic and nutritional profile were reported. Association between household (HH) food security and nutritional status of children was carried out using the logistic regression. Strength of effects were summarized by odd's ratio. Results: Chronic energy deficiency and anemia was observed in 42.4% and 90.1% of women respectively. Underweight, stunting and wasting among under five children were 59.1%, 57.3% and 27.7% respectively. Low food security was found in 90% of HHs and the odds of children being underweight and stunted when belonging to HHs with low and very low food security was found to be significant (P = 0.01 and 0.04 respectively). Calorie, fat, vitamin A, riboflavin, vitamin C and folic acid intake among women was lower than recommended dietary allowance. Infant and young child feeding practices were suboptimal. Awareness on nutritional disorders and utilization of nutrition and health services was poor. Conclusion: A high prevalence of undernutrition and dietary deficiency exists among Sahariyas. System strengthening, Community empowerment and nutrition education may play a pivotal role in addressing this.
