Traditional medicinal knowledge about Mango Webber Orthaga exvinacea Hamps. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Chhattisgarh, India. Updated Version.

Traditional medicinal knowledge about Mango Webber Orthaga exvinacea Hamps. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Chhattisgarh, India. Updated Version.

Pankaj Oudhia

Introduction

Entomophagy and Entomotherapy are well known in Asia since generations. Unfortunately not much work has been done to document valuable Traditional Medicinal Knowledge about Insects. Pankaj Oudhia is documenting this knowledge since year 1990. The present note “Traditional medicinal knowledge about Mango Webber Orthaga exvinacea Hamps. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Chhattisgarh, India.”  is updated version of his previously published online research document available through pankajoudhia.com.

Keywords: Entomophagy; Entomotherapy; Medicinal Insects; Ayurveda; Chhattisgarh;

According to the reference literatures, the Mango Webber Orthaga exvinacea webs up the leaves into clusters. Its moth is grayish with dark patches on the wings. The eggs are bid in small clusters on the silken webbing or singly on ribs of the leaves. The caterpillars are gregarious in the beginning and feed by scraping the leaf surface. They soon make tunnels of this webs within which they remain feeding. The full fed caterpillar is pale green with dark bands. A webbed up cluster of leaves harbor several caterpillars. Mango is well known fruit tree in Chhattisgarh. Mango Webber is a common insect feeding on this tree. During the Ethno-entomological surveys conducted in different parts of Chhattisgarh, I have noted that the traditional healers use the webbed up cluster of leaves with caterpillars for medicinal purposes. By boiling this cluster is base oil, the healers prepare special oil. This special oil is used for hair care. According to the traditional healers its regular use not only promotes new hair growth but also helps in checking premature hair fall. As base oil, Til (Sesame seed) oil is used. The healers also add some common herbs like Bhengra (Eclipta alba) in this oil, in order to make it more promising. The traditional healers of Kanker region use the cluster having caterpillars in treatment of respiratory trouble. In case of Asthma, the cluster is burned and the patients are advised to inhale the fumes coming from it. It is considered as one of the promising treatments. The traditional healers of Jagdalpur region informed me that the decoction of cluster with caterpillar is applied externally on Bleeding piles in order to stop the bleeding. As other promising alternatives are available, it is used less commonly. From documentation point of view, it is important information. The full fed caterpillars are preferred. The Mango Webber from improved Mango varieties is not used. I have observed during the survey that very few traditional healers are aware of these uses.


In reference literatures, Mango Webber is not described as medicinal insect. This research article is the first written documentation on the traditional medicinal uses of Mango Webber. 

New comments added on May, 2014

Through recent surveys I have collected information about over 2500 Formulations in which Orthaga is added as important ingredient. These Formulations are used in treatment of over 30 diseases. Most of these Formulations are used in treatment of blood related diseases. In Ocimum based Formulations it is added as tertiary ingredient. These Formulations are used in treatment of diseases due to impurity in blood. In White Butea based Formulations for old cases of Epistaxis it is added as quaternary ingredient. In Clerodendrum based Formulations for old wounds it is added as quinary ingredient. In Trombidium based Formulations for Blood Cancer it is added as senary ingredient. In Medicinal Rice Bhejri based Formulations for skin allergies it is added as nonary ingredient. In Abutilon and Blumea based Formulations it is added as septenary ingredient. These Formulations are used both internally and externally for Eczema. In wild mushrooms specially bracket mushroom based Formulations of Chhattisgarh it is added as octonary ingredient. In Telia Kand based Formulations it is added as denary ingredient. These Formulations are used in treatment of allergies. In Emilia based Formulations for Urticaria it is added as senary ingredient. These Formulations are very popular among the Traditional Healers. In Ailanthus based Formulations it is added as quaternary ingredient with Sphaeranthus. These Formulations are used in treatment of boils. In Commelina based Formulations for early stage of Blood Cancer it is added as nonary ingredient with medicinal insects collected from Medicinal Rice Tenduphool. In Ventilago and Diospyros based Formulations it is added as tertiary ingredient with Cissus and Ampelocissus. These Formulations are used for blood purification. For details on complete Formulations and dosage please visit pankajoudhia.com


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Oudhia, Pankaj (2014). Traditional medicinal knowledge about Mango Webber Orthaga exvinacea Hamps. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Chhattisgarh, India. Updated Version..  pankajoudhia.com