Home remedies utilized by conventional healers towards Reproductive and Urinary medicinal services in Wayanad (Kerala) India

The conventional healers in Wayanad (Kerala), India possess
rich native herbal medicinal knowledge. This examination has
exposed in numerous valuable therapeutic measures which
were at the verge of extinction. Validation and documentation
of some of such important information was hence done in
order to conserve at least a part of this native herbal medicinal
heritage. The examination comprises of three stages. In the primary
stage a strategy for the investigation including work plan
was explained. A field level testing of the method was executed
at a selected study site. In the second stage, an extensive data
collection cum field assessment was conducted. In the last and
third stage, validation and recording of the valid responses was
done. A sum of 60 species distributed in 56 genera belong to
38 families were identified being used in 67 recipes meant for
15 reproductive and urinary healthcare measures in Wayanad
(Kerala), India. 31 herbs, 28 trees, 22 climbers and 16 shrubs
were among the medicinal constituents. The therapeutic ingredients
includes Fresh whole plants (12), dried whole plant (08),
fresh root (2), dry root (29), fresh tuber (01), dried tuber (17),
fresh bark ( (01), dried bark (02), fresh leaves (04) dried leaf
(01), dried stem (01), dried petiole (01), pith powder (01), dried
gum (2), fresh inflorescence (01), dried inflorescence (01), fresh
flower (03), dried stamen (01), dried fruits (07), dried seeds
(11), (11) , and seed oil (01). Validity stands maximum when
FPVS was four and minimum when FPVS was two. Among the
67 medicinal recipes 59 has highest FPVS and the remaining
08 has mediocre FPVS. The present study hence pivots around
the conservation issues of this aboriginal medicinal heritage,
particularly in the cure and management of urinary and and reproductive
ailments. This improves and sustains the aboriginal
therapeutic system to contribute better to the national health
repository.

Author(s): Abhijith M, Dilipkumar EK , Janardhana GR

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