ETHNO-GYNECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED BY RURAL PEOPLE OF VILLAGES OF GURUGRAM DISTRICT, HARYANA INDIA
AbstractEthnogynaecology is a young field of study that emphasize how indigenous people and local healers manage gynecological conditions in females. The goal of the current study was to record in-depth information about Ethnogynaecology in a previously unexplored region of Haryana. In the year 2022, a floristic and ethnomedicinal survey was conducted in Haryana, India in rural areas of Gurugram district. The present study identified forty plant species with twenty-seven families for treatment of various gynecological disorders. The most frequently used plant parts for herbal preparations were roots followed by leaves, fruit, bark, seed, whole plant, stem, buds, and bulb. The ethno-gynecological significance of medicinal plants in India provides a fertile ground for further scientific investigation to assess their potential, isolate bioactive compounds, and subsequently develop medications for the widespread gynecological health problems experienced by women worldwide.
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