Plants and animals based medicines used by Koch-Rajbanshi of Bhadrapur, Jhapa district, Eastern Nepal

Authors

  • Pramila Khadka Department of Zoology, Post Graduate Campus, Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal
  • Prakash Kumar Yadav Department of Zoology, Post Graduate Campus, Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v8i1.51725

Keywords:

Ailments, ethnomedicine, ethnozoology, Rajbanshi

Abstract

The present study documented the traditional uses of 49 plant species and 18 animal species as medicines by the ethnic Koch- Rajbanshi inhabiting Bhadrapur in Jhapa district of eastern Nepal. Among 49 medicinal plant species documented 27, 5, 5, and 12 were herbs, shrubs, climbers and trees respectively. Similarly, among 12 animal species, arthropods, pisces, reptiles, aves and mammals were represented by dissimilar numbers such as 6, 3, 3 and 2, respectively.

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Published

2018-12-01

How to Cite

Khadka, P., & Yadav, P. K. (2018). Plants and animals based medicines used by Koch-Rajbanshi of Bhadrapur, Jhapa district, Eastern Nepal. Nepalese Journal of Biosciences, 8(1), 48–52. https://doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v8i1.51725

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Articles