APPLICATIONS OF LAPORTEA INTERRUPTA AS A TRADITIONAL THERAPEUTIC AGENT BY THE TRIBES OF TRIPURA AND IT’S POTENTIALITY IN PHARMACEUTICALS

Tripura is a small hilly state in the northeastern region of India. The state has abundant precious plants with medicinal values, naturally increasing principally in hilly areas. The agro-climatic environment favors miscellaneous medicinal plants and is a hot spot for native medicinal plants. Many of the tribal peoples of the state are living in the deep forest area with adverse communication. From ancient times they have been using plant and their products to treat different body problems as they are familiar with the medicinal properties of locally available medicinal plants. Different parts of those medicinal plants are rich in different compounds and bioactive molecules like flavonoid, alkaloid, sterol, etc.. They use them in aqueous extract, raw, dried, or by preparing in different ways in patients suffering from different complications. The plant products protect against complications like indigestion, constipation, insomnia, chest pain, etc. Laportea interrupta is a plant that belongs to the Urticaceae family and is used by the tribals of Tripura as a therapeutic agent against several diseased conditions. The plant also has the potential to boost pharmaceutical products in the future.