Quantitative analysis of medicinal plants used to treat musculoskeletal ailments by non-institutionally trained siddha practitioners of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Siddha is one of the traditional medical systems of India; previous ethnobotanical survey in Virudhunagar district indicated a high consensus for treating musculoskeletal ailments.

Objectives

This study was aimed to quantitatively document the medicinal plants used to treat musculoskeletal ailments by non-institutionally trained siddha practitioners of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Materials and methods

This work was the outcome of free-list interviews conducted among 45 informants between April 2016 and January 2017. Sampling sufficiency was assessed by plotting Shannon-Wiener's index and cumulative number of UR. Informant consensus was assessed using Informant Consensus Factor (F_ic) and Informant Agreement Ratio (IAR).

Results

SUBMITTER: Esakkimuthu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8039335 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature