Eel Ichthyofauna of Assam in Folklore Therapeutic Practices.
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2014-05
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Over the past, plants and animals have been playing role in traditional therapeutic practices of the tribal and non tribal
indigenous people of Assam. Ethnozoological study on eel fishes of Assam revealed the special significance of two eel
species Anguiila bengalensis (Indian mottled eel) and Monopterus cuchia (Swamp eel) among indigenous people and the
use of the fishes in various traditional medical practices. Besides oral consumption of fish, various body parts, either in
mixture with other plant or animal material or alone are used traditionally in treatments of anaemia, burn injury, piles,
weakness etc. In this current study, conventional taxonomy of these two species is reviewed with documentation of their
therapeutic utilization.
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Eel, therapeutic practice, Assam
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Rahman Shamim, Choudhury Jitendra Kumar, Dutta Amalesh, Kalita Mohan Chandra. Eel Ichthyofauna of Assam in Folklore Therapeutic Practices. International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies. 2014 May; 1(5): 273-276.