Ethnobotanical studies on the Khiamniungan tribe in Tuensang district of Nagaland, Northeast India: Ethnomedicinal plants

Abstract

This paper reports an Ethnobotanical study that focused on the traditional medicinal plants used by the Khiamniungan tribe living in the Tuensang district of Nagaland. The study was conducted during the period 2017-2018 and is reported for the first time. The study design include oral interview, group discussions with village elders, medicine practitioners and personal observation of plants in use. A total of 76 species belonging to 48 families and 68 genera were recorded which were used as medicinal plants by the Khiamniungan tribe of Nagaland. According to the study, leaves, barks, seeds, flowers, shoots are some of the important plant parts which were dominantly used as medicine for various sickness and ailments. A brief account of the genera, local name, parts used and mode of uses are presented in this paper in the form of table.