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Medicinal herbs of
Chhattisgarh,
India
having less known traditional uses. 133. Bukhar
Jadi (Lepidagathis cristata, family Acanthaceae).
(New comments and results of recent [year 2005
onwards] Ethnobotanical surveys). [Updated
document, year
2009]
Pankaj
Oudhia
Traditional
Healing
For
the first time I got information about this herb
from the traditional healers of Gandai-Salewara
region. Like Kalmegh and Bara Chirayata, they use
this herb in treatment of fever particularly in
treatment of Malarial fever. The decoction of
leaves is used internally for this purpose. Its
utility in treatment of fever has given it the
name Bukhar Jadi (Bukhar means fever locally). The
traditional healers of Gandai-Salewara region
prefer the use of Kalmegh (Andrographis
paniculata). They informed that in many cases the
patients refuse to take Kalmegh decoction. In such
case, they use Bukhar Jadi. I have observed during
the ethnobotanical surveys that many herb vendors
sell this herb and its parts in the name of Bukhar
Jadi. The traditional healers of Bagbahera region
are not much aware of this herb. Very few healers
recognized it through coloured photographs and
told that this herb can be used in treatment of
Asthma but as other promising alternatives are
available they use it less frequently. In
reference literatures, the use of this herb in
treatment of itchy affections of skin has been
mentioned. The traditional healers of Chhattisgarh
Plains are aware of this use. In many parts of
Chhattisgarh, the cattle owners use the decoction
of this herb to wash the cattle in rainy season in
order to keep it free from flies. The above
mentioned traditional medicinal uses of this herb
have yet not been reported in reference
literatures.
Officially, the name
of Bukhar jadi is not present in the list of
medicinal herbs of Chhattisgarh having any demand
in national markets. The herb collectors and
traders have confirmed this information. As the
traditional healers of Chhattisgarh are not only
aware of its medicinal uses but also they are
using it successfully, I personally feel that
there is a need to popularize the use of Bukhar
jadi and to search its potential market, so that
this wasteland herb can be utilized to generate
some additional income for the state.
Through the on-going
ethnobotanical surveys I am trying my best to
gather more information on different aspects of
this herb. You will find the details in coming
articles.
Thank you very much
for reading the article.
New comments
added on December 17, 2009
Through Ethnobotanical
surveys I have collected information about 275
formulations in which this herb is added as main
ingredient. There are tens of formulations in
which it is used with Indoneesiella
longipedunculata (Variant 2). These formulations
are used in treatment of different types of fever.
According to the Traditional Healers this
combination acts in miraculous way in case of old
fever. They have treated many cases of mild fever
with no known cause successfully.
The
Healers having expertise in treatment of Type II
Diabetes use it as secondary and tertiary
ingredients in complex herbal formulations. In
many formulations it is used as main ingredient
also. Diabetes at initial stage is treated by this
herb but not as single remedy. The Healers use it
with tens of other herbs.
I
have noted that the Healers of Chhattisgarh Plains
use this herb less commonly than the Healers of
North
Chhattisgarh.
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How to Cite
this Research Document
Oudhia, P. (2009).
Medicinal herbs of Chhattisgarh,
India
having less known traditional uses. 133. Bukhar
Jadi (Lepidagathis cristata, family Acanthaceae).
(New comments and results of recent [year 2005
onwards] Ethnobotanical surveys). [Updated
document, year 2009].
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