›› 2010, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (3): 117-121.

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Traditional medicines used for dental health care amongst the local people of Almora district of Central Himalaya in India

  

  • 收稿日期:2009-05-22 修回日期:2010-01-26 出版日期:2010-06-20 发布日期:2010-06-20

Traditional medicines used for dental health care amongst the local people of Almora district of Central Himalaya in India

Vijay Sharma *; Bishambhar Datt Joshi
  

  1. Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life Science, Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar-249404 (Uttarakhand), India
  • Received:2009-05-22 Revised:2010-01-26 Online:2010-06-20 Published:2010-06-20
  • Contact: Vijay Sharma

Abstract: An ethno-medicinal survey was conducted during 2007-08 to examine the traditional knowledge of local people of Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand (India). The results obtained reveal that 17 species of medicinal plants belonging to 15 families are being used, traditionally, to control and cure a variety of dental problems by the local people. The proper documentation of traditional knowledge may be helpful to promote further research in dental science.

Key words: synthetic medicines, herbal drugs, traditional knowledge, dental problems