Original Research Article I Volume 11 I Issue 2 I 2023

Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Bishnupriya Manipuri Community of Unakoti District of Tripura, North East India

Swati Sinha, Prasenjit Sinha, Samik Acharjee, Dipak Das

The American Journal of Science and Medical Research (2022), 9(2); 1-4

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8045129

Abstract:

The present study deals with indigenous ethno-medicinal knowledge of Bishnupriya Manipuri community of Unakoti district of Tripura, Northeast India. The ethno-medicinal exploration reveals the usage of different plant and herb species in a particular concoction that has not been documented till date. The study comprises of 15 plants and herb species mixed in a preparation locally known as ‘Khullei gulli’ that is used as an excellent primary treatment for sore throat, cough, cold, fever and also has been claimed to miraculously reduce the severity of upper respiratory symptoms of COVID 19. The concoction could possibly a better alternative with no known side effects as modern day allopathic medicines. There is a need of further critical phytochemical analysis of the formulation.

Keywords:

Ethno-medicine; Khullei gulli; Bishnupriya Manipuri, COVID 19, Tripura

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Article Dates:

Received: 23 April 2023; Accepted: 28 May, 2023; Published: 3 June,, 2023

How To Cite:

Swati Sinha, Prasenjit Sinha, Samik Acharjee, & Dipak Das. (2023). Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Bishnupriya Manipuri Community of Unakoti District of Tripura, North East India. The American Journal of Science and Medical Research, 9(2), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8045129

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