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VOL. 6, ISSUE 6 (2021)
Multivariate analysis of medicinal plant knowledge on the Salai Taret Complex, a polyherbal recipe used by Meitei community in North East India
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Sanjoy Singh Ningthoujam, Anupam Das Talukdar, Kumar Singh Potsangbam, Manabendra Dutta Choudhury, Suresh Singh Mairembam
Abstract
The Salai Taret complex is a traditional polyherbal recipe used by the Meitei community in North East India for the treatment of fever, pneumonia and skin diseases. Practical knowledge of this medicinal complex has disappeared from majority of the Meitei community except a few residing in different parts of North East India. Among these people also, variations were observed in constituents, applications and mode of preparations. An attempt have been made to study Salai Taret Complex with multivariate analysis for determination of the core components and applications. Data on component plants, preparations and usage were collected through field studies in Jiribam (Manipur) and Agartala (Tripura) in North East India by using semi-structured questionnaires. Salient indices were calculated by using Smith index and Sutrop index to determine relative preference of the component plants. Principal coordinate analysis and cluster analysis were used to determine the medicinal plant knowledge. In the study, 25 medicinal plants belonging to 20 families were reported as the components of this herbal complex. The complex were categorized into two main groups of formulations. First group contained Centella asiatica, Zingiber officinale, Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides, Phyllanthus fraternus and Oldenlandia diffusa as main components while the second group was represented by Andrographis paniculata, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus, Magnolia champaca, Clerodendrum glandulosum, Azadirachta indica and Momordica charantia as the main components. Application of multivariate analysis help in identifying the core components in different formulations of the herbal complex and their associated properties.
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Pages:1539-1547
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Sanjoy Singh Ningthoujam, Anupam Das Talukdar, Kumar Singh Potsangbam, Manabendra Dutta Choudhury, Suresh Singh Mairembam "Multivariate analysis of medicinal plant knowledge on the <em>Salai Taret Complex</em>, a polyherbal recipe used by Meitei community in North East India ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 6, 2021, Pages 1539-1547
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