Morphotaxonomic authentification of ethnomedicinal plants of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, having anti-urolithiatic and anti-cholelithiatic properties

Renu Sahu* & Kunul Kandir
Ethnobotany Laboratory, University Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Received : 17^th May, 2023 ; Revised : 19^th June, 2023
DOI:-https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12206736

Abstract– Four ethnomedicinal plants have been taken in account for morphotaxonomic study; they are, Curcuma caesia Roxb. (family- Zingiberaceae), Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd. (family- Zingiberaceae), Grewia asiatica L. (Family- Tiliaceae/ Grewaceae) and Amaranthus spinosus Linn. (Family- Amaranthaceae). The knowledgeable endemic-ethnic people of Ranchi district (Jharkhand) show these plants very useful in successful management of Urolithiasis (kidney-stone) and Cholelithiasis (gall bladder stone). The aim of this work is to provide correct identification of plants and authenticate Baidyas’ and local healers’ phytotherapy.

Key words: Morphotaxonomic study, urolithiasis, cholelithiasis, Phytotherapy

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