Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Bangladesh for gastrointestinal disorders

Ethnopharmacological relevance Gastrointestinal diseases are common worldwide, including Bangladesh where majority of the rural people depend on water from unprotected sources. The people from Bangladesh use medicinal plants as their first line of health care to cure and prevent different types of gastrointestinal disorders. Aim of the study To compile plants used for the treatment of different gastrointestinal disorders in Bangladesh. Materials and methods The field survey was carried out in a period of 18 months. Fieldwork was undertaken in total of eleven districts of Bangladesh. Open-ended and semi structured questionnaire were used to interview a total of 1280 people including traditional healers, Ayurvedic/Unani drug manufacturers and local people. Results A total of 250 plant species of 93 families were…