The use of medicinal plants in healthcare practices by Rohingya refugees in a degraded forest and conservation area of Bangladesh

M A S A Khana; Sharif A Mukul; M Salim Uddin; M Golam Kibria; F Sultana

doi:10.1080/17451590902978855

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The use of medicinal plants in healthcare practices by Rohingya refugees in a degraded forest and conservation area of Bangladesh

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The use of medicinal plants in healthcare practices by Rohingya refugees in a degraded forest and conservation area of Bangladesh

M A S A Khana, Sharif A Mukul, M Salim Uddin, M Golam Kibria and F Sultana

International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management, Vol.5(2), pp.76-82

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17451590902978855

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medicinal plants

diversity

healthcare

Rohingyas

Teknaf Game Reserve

People in developing countries traditionally rely on plants for their primary healthcare. This dependence is relatively higher in forests in remote areas due to the lack of access to modern health facilities and easy availability of the plant products.We carried out an ethno-medicinal survey in Teknaf Game Reserve (TGR), a heavily degraded forest and conservation area in southern Bangladesh, to explore the diversity of plants used by Rohingya refugees for treating various ailments. The study also documented the traditional utilization, collection and perceptions of medicinal plants by the Rohingyas residing on the edges of this conservation area. We collected primary information through direct observation and by interviewing older respondents using a semi-structured questionnaire. A total of 34 plant species in 28 families were frequently used by the Rohingyas to treat 45 ailments, ranging from simple headaches to highly complex eye and heart diseases. For medicinal preparations and treating various ailments, aboveground plant parts were used more than belowground parts. The collection of medicinal plants was mostly from the TGR. © 2009 Taylor & Francis.

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Title: The use of medicinal plants in healthcare practices by Rohingya refugees in a degraded forest and conservation area of Bangladesh
Authors: M A S A Khana (Author) - Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
Sharif A Mukul (Author) - Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
M Salim Uddin (Author) - Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
M Golam Kibria (Author) - Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
F Sultana (Author) - Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
Publication details: International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management, Vol.5(2), pp.76-82
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Date published: 2009
DOI: 10.1080/17451590902978855
ISSN: 1745-1590
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449275502621
Output Type: Journal article

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