Background: Bangladesh is a small develo** country with the majority population still
residing in villages; most villages lack many modern amenities like proper drinking water …

Background: Folk medicine, despite its enormous potential, is possibly the most overlooked
medicinal system in the world. Folk medicinal practitioners (FMPs) are considered outdated …

Hepatitis B and other hepatic disorders are prevalent in Bangladesh. Although the
Government has undertaken a successful vaccination of the people against hepatitis B …

Various traditional medicinal systems in different parts of the world follow the Hippocratic
adage “Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food.” Bangladesh is no exception …

Folk medicine is generally considered as phytotherapy practiced by an individual or a group
of individuals, who do not need to obtain any institutional training or approval to practice …

Only a tiny fraction of the 250,000 or more plant species of the world has been explored for
their therapeutic properties. It is quite possible that the solutions to the treatment of many …

Abstract Mikania cordata (Burm. f.) BL Robinson belongs to the Asteraceae family of plants
and is a rapidly growing cree** perennial vine found in Bangladesh and other tropical …

Only a tiny fraction of the 250,000 or more plant species of the world has been explored for
their therapeutic properties. It is quite possible that the solutions to the treatment of many …

Although folk medicine in Bangladesh is mostly dependent on plants for treatment of
diseases, such phytotherapy is occasionally augmented with incantations (reading from holy …

Even following the advent of allopathic medicine, folk medicine still plays an important role
in the health-care of humans and animals in Bangladesh. Folk medicine is often called …