Thokchom, Anita DeviTalukdar, Anupam DasChingakham, Brajakishore SinghNingthoujam, Sanjoy SinghChoudhury, Manabendra Dutta2020-01-022020-01-022018-05Thokchom Anita Devi, Talukdar Anupam Das, Chingakham Brajakishore Singh, Ningthoujam Sanjoy Singh, Choudhury Manabendra Dutta. Traditional Usage of Ethnomedicinal Plants in Treating Liver Disorders at Manipur, North East India. European Journal of Medicinal Plants. 2018 May; 23(3): 1-102231-0894http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/189383History ensures that, plants with its medicinal usage are always being the topic of attraction for the researchers. Medicinal plants can be used for the various purposes, for example healing pain, treating ailments or any other health issues. Gastrointestinal diseases more specifically liver disorders are treated with the help of these medicinal plants. Manipur is considered to be the place where liver disorders are primarily treated with the help of these medicinal plants by local health care providers, which emphasize the attributes of these plants in health care system. Following this aspect the study was carried out at three different districts namely Bishnupur, Kakching and Thoubal, that includes Ethnobotanical field surveys conducted from 2012-14, by covering traditional healers of Meitei community. Collected information from the surveys was analyzed and the target plants were identified. Disease Consensus Index was calculated on the basis of collected information to determine most significant plants. A total of 52 plant species of 34 distinct families are used as hepatoprotective medicinal plants amongst which the highest Disease Consensus Index (DCI) value was found in the species named Engelhardtia spicata Lechen; ex Blume. From these ethno pharmacological data plants with highest hepatoprotective values are identified.Hepatoprotectivedisease consensus index (DCI)gastrointestinal diseaseethno medicinal plantsManipurJournal ArticleIndiaDepartment of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, IndiaDepartment of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, IndiaInstitute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Imphal, IndiaDepartment of Botany, Ghanapriya Women’s College, Dhanamanjuri University, Imphal, IndiaDepartment of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, India