Ethnomedicinal Remedy for Gastrointestinal Disorders in Rural and Remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir: A Review

Author: Kanchan Bhardwaj, Bharat Bhushan, Ravinder Kumar, Shivani Guleria and Harsh Kumar

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Abstract

Jammu and Kashmir has a rich heritage of medicinal plants. Inspite of this, gastrointestinal diseases especially diarrhoea is highly prevalent in Jammu and Kashmir with a rate of 32.8%, whereas the overall prevalence rate in India is 19.2%. Total 76 plant families are used for the treatment of gastrointestinal ailments. Asteraceae family plants are the main contributor followed by Lamiaceae, Fabaceae, and Brassicaceae. The current review aimed to highlight the available ethnomedicinal plants in Jammu and Kashmir for the treatment of the gastrointestinal disorders. For this study, keywords like medicinal plants, diarrhoea, gastrointestinal disease, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ethnomedicinal plants were used for literature search in PubMed, Google Scholar, EBSCOhost databases. Therefore, various Government and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) have introduced different preventive measure and policies for the conservation of ethnomedicinal plants species. Now, there is need of collaboration

Keywords

Ethnomedicinal plants, Gastrointestinal disorders, Conservation, Jammu and Kashmir.

Conclusion

Even though the Jammu and Kashmir state has blossomed with different therapeutic plants, however, the proper knowledge is limited to local residents and nomadic only. Presently modern generations are not well-versed with knowledge of indigenous plant collections. In spite of the presence of ethnomedicinal plant species, people of J&K suffering from acute diarrhoeal and gastroenteritis complications. Therefore, Various Government and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) have introduced different preventive measure and policies for the conservation of ethnomedicinal plants species. Now, there is need of collaboration of research communities and government agencies to create awareness among local people and attract pharmaceutical industries to use the medicinal plants for therapeutic purpose at a commercial level.

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Bhardwaj, Kanchan; Bhushan, Bharat; Kumar, Ravinder; Guleria, Shivani and Kumar, Harsh (2019). Ethnomedicinal Remedy for Gastrointestinal Disorders in Rural and Remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir: A Review. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 1