हमारा पारम्परिक चिकित्सकीय ज्ञान: Pankaj Oudhia's Blog on Traditional Medicinal Knowledge

Ama or Aam (Mangifera indica, family Anacardiaceae) as medicinal herb in Chhattisgarh, India  http://www.pankajoudhia.com/RA1.pdf Research Note - Pankaj Oudhia ,2002,2003 Pankaj Oudhia - All Rights Reserved  Ama or Aam is one of the most popular fruit crops in India. A lot have been written on utilities of Aam fruits by research workers and writers belonging to different discipline. The medicinal uses and properties of Aam fruit are also well documented. The natives and traditional healers of Chhattisgarh are also aware of utilities of Aam fruits but I am proud to write that as medicine, they give equal importance to different parts and for them other parts are more useful as compared to delicious fruits. During my Ethnobotanical surveys focused on medicinal weeds, when I got the surprising information on use of different plant parts of Aam herb as medicine, I decided to conduct a separate survey on this important aspect. My surveys focused on traditional medicinal uses...

Traditional medicinal knowledge about common herbs used in treatment of Jalodari (Ascites) in Chhattisgarh, India  http://www.pankajoudhia.com/RA1.pdf Research Note - Pankaj Oudhia © 2001,2002,2003 Pankaj Oudhia - All Rights Reserved During my Ethnobotanical surveys in different parts of Chhattisgarh, India, I noted that very few traditional healers are specialised in treatment of Jalodari and the natives are not much aware of any home remedies useful in treatment. I have prepared a list of 18 traditional healers specialised in treatment of Jalodari in all over state. According to these traditional healers the treatment of Jalodari is cheap and in general, they use common herbs, mostly weeds to treat it but the patients must start treatment at early stages. It was interesting to note the fact that the traditional healers of Chhattisgarh use excreta of different animals, both internally and externally to treat Jalodari. In present article, I am describing the traditional medi...

My experiments and experiences with aromatic crop Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus), in Chhattisgarh, India  http://www.pankajoudhia.com/RA1.pdf Research Note - Pankaj Oudhia © 2001,2002,2003 Pankaj Oudhia - All Rights Reserved Lemon grass is not a native to Chhattisgarh. But it is present since generations in our state as popular herb in home gardens. The special herbal tea prepared by dipping and boiling the fresh leaves of this herb, commonly known as Nimbughas, is very popular among natives. Although it is not a native to Chhattisgarh, but living with this herb since generations, the traditional healers of Chhattisgarh have discovered many unique medicinal uses of Lemon grass. Many of these uses have not been reported in reference literatures. The healers are using this herb as medicine both internally and externally, in treatment of over 30 common diseases. Among natives, the Lemon tea is popular as just to become refresh and to change the taste, but during my Ethnobo...

Interactions with the traditional healers and natives of Bhopalpatnam region, Chhattisgarh, India having rich traditional medicinal knowledge about common herbs insects and other animals  http://www.pankajoudhia.com/RA1.pdf Research Note - Pankaj Oudhia © 2001,2002,2003 Pankaj Oudhia - All Rights Reserved  Last week, I got an opportunity to meet Mr. B. Rao Godbole and his friends of Bhopalpatnam region. This region is one of the remotest area from capital of Chhattisgarh, Raipur. Although it is connected with other parts of Chhattisgarh through road network but the conditions of road are horrible and more than a day and a lot of patience are required to reach Bhopalpatnam from Raipur. Mr. Godbole and his friends want to meet me, as they were continuously reading my popular articles on different aspects of herbs in local newspapers since last ten years and eager to meet me personally. Although we were in regular contact through letters. Mr. Godbole visited to me with he...

Traditional medicinal knowledge about useful herb Chameli (Jasminum grandiflorum; family Oleaceae) in Chhattisgarh, India  http://www.pankajoudhia.com/RA1.pdf Research Note - Pankaj Oudhia © 2001,2002,2003 Pankaj Oudhia - All Rights Reserved Among natives and traditional healers of Chhattisgarh, a special oil prepared from fresh leaves of Chameli is very popular. It is one of the most wanted herbal oils having aphrodisiac properties. They collect the fresh leaves, mix with fresh leaves of wasteland weed Dhatra (Datura sp.) and extract juice. The juice is mixed in Til (Sesamum oil) and this mixture is allowed to boil. After evaporation of watery content, the oil is collected. This herbal oil is applied externally on male genitals just before the intercourse. You will be surprised to know that the natives use this oil only upto seven days in one whole year. The traditional healers informed that this seven days use has enough potential to keep the users capable round the year. M...

Traditional medicinal uses of Bans (Bambusa bambos) in Chhattisgarh, India  http://www.pankajoudhia.com/RA1.pdf Research Note - Pankaj Oudhia © 2001,2002,2003 Pankaj Oudhia - All Rights Reserved Now a days, the plantation of Bans in Chhattisgarh is becoming a boon for the organic growers. These growers are using the young newly emerged leaves of Bans to prepare natural green pesticides in order to repel away the harmful insects from crop fields. They simply collect the leaves and boil it in water. After adding some other promising herbs like Neem, Fudhar and Dhatura, they spray it on standing crops. According to the natives it is ge old practice but due to introduction of new high yielding varieties and chemical fertilizers, now its use is becoming obsolete. Now the new generation of organic growers particularly the growers engaged in organic farming of medicinal and aromatic crops have started its use as pest repellent. They are using it successfully in commercial cultivati...

Bhindi (Abelmoschus esculentus syn. Hibiscus esculentus, family : Malvaceae) as medicinal herb in Chhattisgarh, India  http://www.pankajoudhia.com/RA1.pdf Research Note - Pankaj Oudhia © 2001,2002,2003 Pankaj Oudhia - All Rights Reserved  Total five species of Abelmoschus are reported in Chhattisgarh. These species are Abelmoschus esculentus (Syn. Hibiscus tetraphyllus), A. fisculneus syn. (Hibiscus fisculneus), A moschatus ssp. tuberosus (Syn. Hisbicus rugosus), Abelmoschus moschatus (syn. Hisbicus abelmoschus). Two species Abelmoschus esculentus and A. moschatus are under cultivation as vegetable and medicinal crops, respectively. For the traditional healers of Chhattisgarh, all five species of Abelmoschus are valuable and of medicinal importance. They use all parts as medicine. Another species Abelmoschus manihot is found as wasteland and crop weed in Chhattisgarh. Its Hindi name is Jangli Bhindi but in Chhattisgarh it is popularly known as Phuttu Bhaji. Like the fru...

Traditional Medicinal knowledge about medicinal herb Anar (Punicaa granatum, family Punicaaceae) in Chhattisgarh, India  http://www.pankajoudhia.com/RA1.pdf Research Note - Pankaj Oudhia © 2001,2002,2003 Pankaj Oudhia - All Rights Reserved The arrangement of fleshy and juicy seeds in Anar fruits resemble the structure of human teeth. This is the reason the traditional healers of Chhattisgarh believe that these seeds can be used in treatment common dental troubles. The natives and traditional healers of Chhattisgarh have rich traditional medicinal knowledge about medicinal herb Anar and through my Ethnobotanical surveys in different parts of Chhattisgarh, I have observed and noted its use in treatment of over 80 common and complicated diseases, both internally and externally. Anar is not a native to India.. It occurs in wild in Iran, Afghanistan and Baluchistan. It was introduced in India for its tasty fruits. These tasty fruits possess valuable medicinal properties also. Be...

Interactions with the traditional healers of Chhattisgarh, India specialised in treatment of Joint Pains  http://www.pankajoudhia.com/RA1.pdf Research Note - Pankaj Oudhia © 2001,2002,2003 Pankaj Oudhia - All Rights Reserved  Through my Ethnobotanical surveys, I have identified over 350 traditional healers as expert in treatment of joint pains. It was also noted that the natives also have in depth traditional knowledge about common herbs and herbal combinations used in this treatment. Over 55 common herbs alone or in combination with other herbs are used by the natives and traditional healers of Chhattisgarh. In most of the cases, the natives and healers prefer fresh herbs for preparation of medicine. They avoid the use of stored herbs. According to them, for the problems of specific season, the mother nature has given us specific herbs. This is good and practical philosophy, they adopt. They also prepare many types of herbal oils. These oils are used in off-season als...