An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by tribal and native people of Madhupur forest area, Bangladesh

Islam MK 1 , Saha S 1 , Mahmud I 1 , Mohamad K 2 , Awang K 3 , Jamal Uddin S 4 Show all authors , Rahman MM 1 , Shilpi JA 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Pharmacy Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
  • 2 Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast campus, Queensland, Australia
  • 5 Pharmacy Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh; Centre for Natural Products and Drug, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: jamilshilpi@yahoo.com
J Ethnopharmacol, 2014 Feb 3;151(2):921-30.
PMID: 24342778 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.11.056

Abstract

Madhupur forest area, Tangail is one of early human settlements in Bangladesh. Having abode in the vicinity of the forest, a strong ethnobotanical practice has prevailed in this area since ancient time. Due to the rapid deforestation during the last few decades, many plants have already disappeared or are facing extinction. Thus we attempted to document the medicinal plant use of Madhupur forest area with a view to preserve the ethnobotanical knowledge and in order to protect the biodiversity of this area.

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