Submitted by: Lakshay Bhatia 10th B 13

TOPIC Acknowledgment
Plants- Headache Fever Asthma Healing of wounds and skin infection Cold cough bronchitis

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Animals- Himalayan Tahr

Musk Deer Snakes Leopards Black bear Bibliography

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I Thank my teacher- Ms. Rajni, without whose guidance this project would be incomplete. I would also like to thank my sister who helped me throughout the compilation of the project.

HEADACHE

The tribals prepare paste of several herbal plants and apply them on fore head for obtaining quick relief from severe pain. The paste of Zingiber offficanilis Ross (Dry Ginger) is applied on forehead for 2-3-days for relief in headache. The mucilage of leaves Aloe barbadensis Mill. (Ghrita Kanwar) is applied on forehead for a week to cure severe headaches. The paste prepared of Santalum album Linn.(sandal wood) is also applied to cure headache. A bandage is tied with leaves of Vitex negunda Linn. for obtaining relief in pain in the scalp region of forehead.

FEVER

Asparagus racemosa Willd

Cassia tora Linn

Bauhinia purpurea Linn.

The root and tuber decoction of Asparagus racemosa Willd (Shatavri) is prepared by the tribal medicine- man and given to patient twice a day of for a period of five to six days. In case of high fever pods of Cassia tora Linn. (Charota) are collected and seeds are crushed. The seed extract is boiled and filtered with a piece of cloth and given to patient twice a day for about a week.The stem and bark decoction is prepared of Bauhinia purpurea Linn. (Kelor bhaji)and given twice a day to patients for control of intermittent fever and fever with acute body pain.The leaves and stem of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. (Akashbeal) is boiled with water and vapours are inhaled to cure body pain and swellings.

ASTHMA

Calotropis procera

Calotropis gigantean

When cold, cough and bronchitis persists for longer period patients suffer from asthma. The paste prepared from rhizome of Curcuma longa Linn ( Kali haldi) is applied externally on lungs and affected part s to cure asthma . The flowers of Calotropis procera ( Willd .) ex. W. Ait (Maddar) and Calotropis gigantean ( Linn.) R.Br. ex. W.Ait ( Aak) are dried , powdered and decoction is prepared . The filtered decoction liquid is given 50 ml thrice a day for atleast forthnight to patient suffering from acute case of asthma. Rhizome of A. calamus is also chewed for obtaining relief in asthma.

HEALING OF WOUNDS AND SKIN INFECTION

Argemone mexicana

Argyreia nervosa

The skin of small children and women of tribal community is normally delicate and sensitive . In case if the skin is exposed due to cut, it gradually filled with mucus and the pain persits on wound. Traditional medicine man of tribals apply latex extracted from leaves, stem of Argemone mexicana Linn. ( Pilli - Katai ) on infected skin for cure and healing of wounds. The root paste of Argyreia nervosa ( Burm .f. ) Boj ( Ghabel) is also applied on wounds developed as eruption on skin.

COLD COUGH BRONCHITIS

Amaranthus tricolor

Tamarandus indica Acorus calamus

Acacia catechu

Tribals use many plants for cure of cold, cough and bronchitis. Fruits of Amaranthus tricolor Linn. ( Arak gandhiri) and Tamarandus indica Linn. ( Imli) and rhizomes of Acorus calamus Linn ( Safed Buch) are chewed by tribals for cure of cold and cough. The decoction of A. calamus Linn ( Safed Buch) rhizome is prepared which is filtered with cloth and half cup of it is given to drink for atleast a forthnight to patients suffering from acute case of bronchitis. The bark decoction of Acacia catechu Willd. ( Khair ) half cup thrice a day for atleast one week is also given to patients suffering from bronchitis.

Himalayan Tahr

The meat is believed to be a promoter of strength and virility (usually that of the tail). The soup of the bones (of the limbs) is principally given to the womenfolk immediately after giving birth to a child, and usually during the parturition and lactating months. In addition the horns are kept atop the homes to ward off the evil. It has been observed by the villagers that the thar usually eats up the snakes found in the temperate zone, and thus the usual belief that eating its
meat results in miraculous benefits.

Musk Deer

Musk is used in the treatment of malaria, high fever and in heart ailments. The lactating mother are given a pinch of kasturi-the musk with the belief that the children receiving thy milk become immune to diseases, i.e. the musk is believed to bolster the immune system in children.

SNAKES

The meat is believed to promote eyesight and facilitates the elimination of urine, stool and flatus. The skin is often fed to cattle in foot and mouth disease. The very act of seeing a snake swallowing a frog symbolizes the death of a near kin or a relative in near future.

LEOPARD

The meat is believed to be a promoter of strength and virility, while the bones are supposed to be an aphrodisiac. Wherever possible the burnt hair is applied in the treatment of foot and mouth disease. In addition the fat is used as massaging oil in the treatment of body pain.

HIMALAYAN BLACK BEAR

The animal is mainly killed for its gall black bear bladder, which is used for curing myriad diseases, malaria being one of them. The fresh gall bladder is filled with rice grains and then is left to dry out. After few days a yellowish powder is formed, which is used as medicine. The dried powder can be kept for relatively longer period of time.

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