INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE OF AO NAGA TRIBE ON SOME FOLK MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN HEALTH MANAGEMENT

KITILA WALLING¹, KAUSHAL KUMAR JHA², NOKCHENSABA KICHU³, NUKSUNGLA WALLING⁴, LIMASUNEP OZUKUM⁵*
¹Department of Agricultural Extension, Nagaland University, SASRD, Medziphema, 797106, Nagaland, India
²Department of Agricultural Extension, Nagaland University, SASRD, Medziphema, 797106, Nagaland, India
³Department of Agricultural Entomology, Nagaland University, SASRD, Medziphema, 797106, Nagaland, India
⁴Department of Horticulture, Nagaland University, SASRD, Medziphema, 797106, Nagaland, India
⁵Department of Agricultural Economics, Nagaland University, SASRD, Medziphema, 797106, Nagaland, India
* Corresponding Author : sunepzswaggyp@gmail.com

Received : 02-04-2021     Accepted : 22-04-2021     Published : 30-04-2021
Volume : 13     Issue : 4       Pages : 10696 - 10699
Int J Agr Sci 13.4 (2021):10696-10699

Keywords : Ao-Naga, Health care, Indigenous knowledge, Medicinal plants
Academic Editor : Dr Santosh Kumar Jha
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Department of Agricultural Extension, Nagaland University, SASRD, Medziphema, 797106, Nagaland, India for providing financial assistance for carrying out the survey
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The traditional system in health management is a wise practice of indigenous knowledge system. These practices have evolved over time with several trials and errors by the local medical practitioners and elders and have been passed on to new generations. The study was an attempt to document and explore the indigenous knowledge about medicinal plants commonly used by Ao-Naga tribe as well as documentation of their use values for primary health care practices. About 41 plant species belonging to 29 families were identified with their scientific name, vernacular name, local name, family, parts used and medicinal use collected from the local practitioners, village headman and elders. The most commonly used parts included leaves, fruits and roots, and were used in the form of paste, decoction and juice. This documentation will enable to play a significant role in conserving the medicinal plants through domestication and cultivation for the future generation

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