Some important traditional medicinal plants used to cure child health illnesses

Abstract

India has an abundant source of medicinal herbs. Plant-based medications have been used for traditional healthcare since prehistoric times due to its ease of use and cost-effectiveness. Based on traditional healers or practitioners who use their invaluable knowledge to treat plant-based traditional treatments for child health care. The information gathered from traditional practices was also cross-checked to ensure its legitimacy. Traditional healers typically utilize leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, and bark in the form of a decoction, paste, extract, juice, ash, or infusion to treat a variety of diseases. The current study found that plant-based traditional information was collected and documented from many traditional healers of the Parali tahasil using questionnaires and personal interviews. The practitioners use common therapeutic plant materials such as Gulvel, Aghada, and Halad. The most popular plants utilized by practitioners are herbs, followed by shrubs, trees, and climbers. This study found that documenting ethnobotanical knowledge in the administration of local health care is the first step toward opening new doors for researchers in the field of child health care.