FOLK MEDICINAL CLAIMS OF JAUNSARI TRIBE IN SYNERGY WITH AYURVEDA

This paper is an outcome of extensive study among the Jaunsari tribes and is an attempt to enlist various plant-lore and their folk claims. It has been established that Ayurveda is the most ancient medical systems of the world, evident with authorative documents of Rigveda dealing about the origin and significance of medicinal plants for mankind. Ayurveda is a comprehensive indigenous scientific medicinal system. Continuous research on safety, quality and efficacy of Ayurvedic drugs, procedures as well as widely used folk medicines, is needed. Systematic documentation and critical analysis of clinical practice are necessary. Folk Medicine is widely used form of alternative medical practices among tribes of India including Jaunsari tribes. The data presented in the present communication delineated with botanical name, family, uses etc. The research work towards enumeration of plants is based on earlier published data along with documentations and communication under present studies. Also the synergy establishment with Ayurvedic uses has been done on the basis of extensive review of renowned classical text of Ayurveda on pharmacognosy and pharmacology. Scientific name of the plants along with their vernacular names and medicinal uses used by the tribal people and their correlation with Ayurvedic properties along with references in the study area are presented. The Jaunsari tribal people use more than hundreds of plant species belonging to 57 families for curing different ailments as described in classical Ayurvedic texts. Keywords: Oriental Medicine, Folk-lore, Folk Medicine, Ethno-botany, Ayurveda, Jaunsari Tribe