Ethno Antidiabetic Plants of Assam.
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2011-10
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Assam is situated in the North Eastern part of India with laxurient floral and cultural
diversity.The state is located at the foot hill of Eastern Himalaya, a biodiversity hot spot. Assam
comprises of 27 districts. About 12.82% population of Assam are tribal. The tribal population of Assam
can be broadly divided into Hill tribes and Plain tribes. The principal migrants have been the Austro-
Astatics, the Dravidians, the Tebito-Burmans, the Mongoloids and the Aryans. Most of ethnic tribes of
this region have their own herbal health care systems based on their original holistic culture. In this
project work an attempt has been made during the year 2010 and 2011 to short out the anti diabetic plants
used by the different tribes of Assam to deal with this deadly disease.
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Diabetic, Ethnotribes, Antidiabetic plants, Assam
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Sarmah Pratul Chandra. Ethno Antidiabetic Plants of Assam. International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology. 2011 Oct-Dec; 2(4): 246-251.