Some indigenous medicinal plants knowledge for treating bronchial asthma in chittagong hill tracts, Bangladesh

Traditional medicinal plant knowledge of 20 plants species in the Chittagong Hill Tracts used in the treatment of asthma is documented. These plants are being used in the Chittagong Hill Tracts by the 13 tribal communities in traditional medicine for hundreds of years with reputation as efficacious remedies although there may not be sufficient data for sustaining their efficacy. Short diagnostic description, systematic position, tribal names of the plants are described. Plant preparation, dose and period of use are directly translated from Chakma Marma Pharmacopoeia in collaboration with tribal professional practitioners and bilingual tribal guides of Khagrachari Hill District, Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh

Documentation of some medicinal plants used by the tribal communities of chittagong Hill tracts of Bangladesh for treatment of skin diseases

The Tribal communities of The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh use a lot of medicinally active plants to treat various diseases. The investigation revealed that, the Tribal communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts use 41 plant species belonging to 27 families for treatment of skin diseases. These plants are being used by the Tribal communities for hundreds of years. All plants were collected and identified by the authors with the help of the Tribal communities, books, photographs and comparing identified herbarium. Short diagnostic descriptions of the plants, botanical name, family name, Bengali and English names, botanical features and dose information are described