ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANTS USED AGAINST JAUNDICE IN BANGLADESH AND ITS ECONOMICAL PROSPECTS

In Bangladesh, traditional plant-based medicines have always been used to treat hepatitis and jaundice. In the present work, we focused on medicinal plants used to treat jaundice and hepatitis. About 95 plant species belonging to about 75 family were found to be used against jaundice or hepatitis by the traditional healers. The most important plant species are Alocasia indica, Aloe barbadensis, Asparagus racemosus, Averrhoa carambola, Bixa orellana, Boerhaavia diffusa, Cucumis sativus, Cajanus Cajan, Cassia fistula, Eclipta alba, Hemidesmus indicus, Lagenaria siceraria, Mentha arvensis, Momordica charantea, Oroxylum indicum, Saccharum officinarum, Tamarindus indica etc. The ethnomedicinal inventory is presented by plant name, local name, family, chemical constituents, parts used and distribution in Bangladesh.