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Ethnobotanical bioresources of crop weeds from Walwa in Sangli

district (M.S.), India

Keywords:

Ethnobotany, Crop weeds, Walwa, Sangli district, Maharashtra.

ABSTRACT:

The present work deals with the crop weeds used in traditional medicine

from Walwa taluka of Sangli district of Maharashtra, India. A field investigation was

conducted from June, 2009 to November 2012 for the medicinal value of crop weeds

and was put on records through periodic interviews with farmers and farm laborers.

Present study revealed that, the total 28 weed species belonging to 26 genera and

17 families were, useful in the treatment of human afflictions. It is hoped that the

crop weeds are one of the most important bioresource focused from the studied

region.

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Author:

Ilahi Mujawar.

Institution:Department of Botany,

K.R.P. Kanya

Mahavidyalaya, IslampurDistrict Sangli.

Corresponding author:

Ilahi Mujawar.

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Dates:Received: 05 Nov 2012 Accepted: 19 Nov 2012 Published: 09 Jan 2013

Article Citation:

Ilahi Mujawar.

Ethnobotanical bioresources of crop weeds from Walwa in Sangli district (M.S.), India

Journal of Research in Plant Sciences (2013) 2(1): 160-166

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INTRODUCTION

Weeds are no strangers to man and judged it to

be not used and undesirable at a place and time. They

create the problems from the beginning of crop

cultivation and become negative value. They are

troublesome due to interference with the agricultural

practices. Man has always endeavourer to find out

bioresources in his ambience to his benefit (Patil et al.,

2010). Several weeds have been beneficial and used for

food, fodder, medicine and other miscellaneous purposes

(Kshirsagar et al., 2012; Nayak et al., 2009 Patil et al.,

2007; Tahir, 2012 and Thomas et al., 2000). There are

some publications on traditional medicinal plants from

Sangli district including (Deokar and Kamble, 2012;Ilahi Mujawar, 2012; Magdum and Gejage, 2004 and

Sandeep et al., 2009, 2011). There are some weed

species used for the treatment of different diseases.

Further, the knowledge of traditional use of medicinal

plants including weed species by the local people is

likely to be lost in near future, and for this it is necessary

to document the existing available information. Such

study may also lead to the development of potential

bio-product in the treatment of diseases. Further, it ishelpful in mass awareness of people to conserve the

traditional medicinal knowledge particularly crop weeds

within the region. Present study gathered total 28 weed

species belonging to 26 genera and 17 families, used in

traditional medicine by local people. Medicinal utility

and their recipe with doses are mentioned.

Study area

The area lies between 1657 26.75 North and

74 18 13.60 East Elevation 2472 Feet of Walwa

taluka of Sangli District. The average rain fall is

56-65 cm. (550-650 mm) with hot and dry climate while

temperature ranges between 25C to 40C. Major crop is

sugarcane followed by jowar, maize, wheat, rice and the

pulses including groundnut, soybean, chick pea, arher

and mungo.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

The plant collections were carried out in different

seasons round the year from June, 2009 to November

2012 to investigate the medicinal value of crop weeds.

The interviews were conducted and informations were

collected from local farmers, farm laborers and

agriculturist about the weed species. The field data

was entered in the field note book. The specimens

were identified in the Laboratory with the aid of

taxonomic literature from regional, state and local floras

including, Bentham and Hooker (1862-1883); T. Cooke,

1958; Sharma et al., 1996; Singh and Karthikeyan, 2000;

Singh et al., 2001, Yadav and Sardesai, 2002. The

collected and identified specimens were pressed andprepared into herbarium, following the drying method of

Jain and Rao, 1960; Rao and Sharma, 1990. All

specimens were deposited in the Herbarium of

Department of Botany, K.R.P. Kanya Mahavidyalaya,

Islampur, District Sangli.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Present study gather ethnobotanical information

on total 28 species of weeds belonging to 26 generaunder 17 families are useful as traditional medicine. All

the species are herbaceous. There are 26 species

(92.85%) from are dicotyledones and only 2 species

(7.14%) from monocotyledones. Eleven families has

been recognized and represents only one species of each

(Capparidaceae, Cyperaceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae,

Malvaceae, Papaveraceae, Portulacaceae, Poaceae,

Sapindaceae, Scrophulariaceae and Tiliaceae). Three

species (10.51%) represents only one family

Euphorbiaceae. Family Caesalpinaceae, Oxalidaceae and

Solanaceae have only 2 species (7.14%) of each. Family

Amaranthaceae and Asteraceae contribute total 4 species

(14.28%) of each and have great value in ethnomedicine.

Various plant parts like root, stem, leaves, bark,

fruit and seeds are employed in the preparation of

medicinal recipes. They are used in the form of paste,

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Table 1 Medico-ethnobotanical data of weed species.

Sr. No. Botanical Name Family Local Name Alignment

1. Achyranthes asperaLinn. Amaranthaceae Aghada Stem is used to cure tooth ache,

Leaves are used to cure piles.

2 Abutilon indicum Linn. Malvaceae Mudra Leaves are crushed on hand and

taken orally to cure bleedingpile.

3. Ageratum conyzoides L. Asteraceae Osadi Leaves are useful in wound

healing.

4. Alternanthera tenella colla Amaranthaceae Pandari phuli Extract of leaves, about 2-3

drops are applied once daily on

the injuries or cuts till it cure

5. Amaranthus spinosus Linn. Amaranthaceae Kate math Extract of leaves, about 2-3

drops are applied once daily on

the injuries or cuts till it cure.

6. Argemone mexicanaLinn. Papaveraceae Piwala dhotra Leaves are cocked without oil

and consumed with jawar roti

for 15 days to regain weightloss.

7. Bacopa monnieri (L.)Penn. Scrophulariaceae Jalbrahmi Whole plant is warmed andwrapped around swelling of

joint up to cure.

8. Biophytum sensitivum(L.) D.C. Oxalidaceae Ljari Root extract is made into water,

one tablespoon extract is taken

orally twice in a day to treat

diphtheria for a week.

9. Cardiospermum halicacabum L. Sapindaceae Kapalphodi Leaves are used to cure

rheumatic pains and reduceinflammation.

10. Cassia auriculataLinn. Caesalpinaceae Tarwad Leaves are crushed and paste is

tied on joints to cure joints-ache.

Leaves wrapped in a cloth

are tied at night on legs to

getrelief from rheumatism for aweek.

11. Cassia toraLinn. Caesalpinaceae Takala Leaves are used as vegetable to

cure fever. Leaf paste is appliedon joints to minimize the

rheumatic pains.

12. Celosia argentiaLinn. Amaranthaceae Kurdu 5grams of seed powder mixed in

a cup of milk and taken orally

daily to cure kidney stone.

Root extract in water, 2-3

tablespoon given orally 2-3 timein a day to cure sun- stroke.


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14. Corchorus olitoriusLinn. Tiliaceae Harankhuri Leaf crushed or rubbed in

curd and consumed for 7 days

before meal at morning to cure

sun-stroke. Leaves also useful tocheck bleeding in urination

15. Cullen corylifolia (L.) Medik. Fabaceae Bavachi Seeds are soaked in ethanol

overnight, past is made and

apply on whitening of skin tochange the skin coloure.

16. Cynodon dactylonPres. Poaceae Harali Roots and stolons mixed with

rhizome of Zingiber officnale in

1:1 ratio then powdered it and

filtered through fine cloth; a

tablespoon powder in glass of

milk is used to increasedstrength.

17. Cyperus rotundusLinn. Cyperaceae Lavhala Leaf extract in water mix with a

cup of milk to control acidity.

18. Euphorbia hirta Linn. Euphorbiaceae Dudhani Leaves crushed in water and

extract is taken orally to cure

dysentery. Whole plant is

crushed in water on stone add a

jiggery and taken orally to curepile.

19. Euphorbia heyneana Spreng Euphorbiaceae Choti godani Whole plant is crushed in waterand extract is made and taken

orally twice to treat hepatitis.

20. Glossocardia bosvallea (L.)

O. Katz.

Asteraceae Ranshepwa Leaves are crushed in water and

taken orally twice a day to cure

the diarrhea and dysentery.

21. Ocimum americanumLinn. Lamiaceae Rantulas Fresh leaves crushed in water

and make decoction, twotablespoon is taken orally twice

a day to cure the cough and

fever.

22. Oxalis corniculata L. Oxalidaceae Amboshi Leaves are used in stomach

disorder and in mouth ulcer.

23. Phyllanthus amarus Schumach.

and Thonn.

Euphorbiaceae Bhuiawala The entire plant dry under shad

and made powder, apply two

times to treat tooth-ache.

24. Physalis minimaLinn. Solanaceae Phutani Leaves and seeds from ripened

fruits crushed well and made

paste and applied daily on

wounds.

13. Cleome viscosaLinn. Capparidaceae Piwali tilwan Leaf juice is dropped into nose

for three days before sleep at

night to cure influenza.


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extracts, decoction, powder and juice. Smoke and fumes

of plant parts are also reported. Some domestic

substances are also added in the recipes like honey,

deshi ghee, oil, milk, curd, sugar, jiggery and salts. Cow

urine, cow milk and goat milk is also reported to add in

recipes for fast and good result as well as to accept

recipe. These domestic substances are probably

to increase the efficacy of the drug. Some plants

have shown same results and reported from other regions

of Maharashtra including, Ahirrao et al., 2009; Badgujaret al., 2008; Deokar and Kamble, 2012; Ilahi Mujawar

2012; Magdum and Gejge, 2004; Patil et al., 2007;

Patil et al., 2010 and Pawar and Patil, 2006). The local

people reported during the interview that the number of

traditional medicinal practitioners and old men have

declined to only few now-a-days than in the past. Now,

the rural societies are progressing towards

modernization, the knowledge of traditional use of plants

might get lost. Therefore conservation of such heritage

is warranted. Further, modern medicinal facilities

concentrated at big towns and cities are too costly and

time consuming, on this point of view exploration of

traditional medicinal plants and their documentation is an

important task of the ethno botanist. Collected data on

the ethno-medicine of weed species from studied area are

documented in the tabular form. It is followed

alphabetically of weed species, family, local name and

their recipes with doses.

CONCLUSION

Present study revealed that, the total 28 taxa

under 26 genera and 17 families of crop weeds are

investigated as ethno medicinally bioresources and used

in traditional medicine by local people of this region. All

species are herbaceous; of which 26 species are reported

under dicotyledones and 2 are from monocotyledones.There are 11 families representing only one species,

3 species of family Euphorbiaceae are second most

useful one while Amaranthaceae and Asteraceae have

great importance including 4 species of each, beneficial

to treat against various human affliction.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Dr. S.R.

Yadav, Head department of Shivaji University, Kolhapur

for encouragement and help in the present study.

The author is grateful to WRO, Pune, UGC, New Delhi

for providing financial support to minor research project.

Author is also thankful to authority of college and

Principle Dr. Kurlupkar Rajendra for providing

laboratory facilities.

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27. Tridax procumbensLinn Asteraceae Gudhgemudi

cha pala

Leaves are crushed on hands

and applied on injury or cuts to

avoid septic till it cure.

28. Xanthium indicumLinn. Asteraceae Landga One leaf crushed with one tunic

ofAllium, 1-2 drops of extract is

squeezed in opposite nostril to

cure migraine. b) Leaf juice isapplied on bleeding due tothorns press.

25. Portulaca oleraceaLinn. Portulacaceae Ghol Fresh juice is squeezed from

leaves and dropped into ear to

cure ear-ache.

26. Solanum nigrum L. Solanaceae Kamuni A cup of leaf juice with little

sugar is drunk in empty stomach

in morning to cure intestinal

worm.


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