Study of Diversity of Medicinal plants of Ban Chianhian Village, Khwao Sub-district, Mueang District, Mahasarakham Province

Abstract

The purposes of this search were to study Diversity of Medicinal plants of Ban Chianhian Village, Khwao Sub-district, Mueang District, Mahasarakham Province. Data were collected through field studies, The population for this research consisted of 5 practising herbalist in knowledge of herbs in the Ban Chianhian Village. The data obtained were presented in the descriptive analysis.

            Findings of the study are as follows :

               The survey was variety of Medicinal herbs in Ban Chianhian Village, Khwao Sub-district, Mueang District, Mahasarakham Province. 183 species of medicinal plants ; 62 perennial species of Irvingia malayana Oilv.ex.A.Benn, Spondias pinnata Kerz., Shora roxburhgii G.Don, Vitx pinnata Linn., Aegle marmelos Corr., Sindora siamensis var.maritima k.&S.S, Melanorrhoea laccifera Pierre., Sauropus androgynous (Linn.) Merr., Bauhinia malabarica Roxb., Eugenia ripicola Craib, Peltophorum dasyrahis (mig.) Kurz.and Shorea siaamensis Miq.etc. 27 ivy plant species of Tinospora crispa Miers ex Hook.f., Dalbergia abbreviate Craib, Streptocaulon juventas Merr., Cathunaregam spathulifolia Tirveng., Adenia viridifeora Craib, Maytenus Marcanii (Craib) Ding Hou., Mucona ssp., Scindapsus officinalis Schott etc. 26 Shrub species of Phyllodium pulchellum (benth) Desv., Cathumaregam sp., Acalupha indica Linn., Polyalthia evecta (Pierre) Finet&Gagnep., Asparagus rocemosus willd., Ervatamia luensis Ken., Calotropis gigantean (Linn.) R.Br.ex Ait., Bridelis ovate Decne, Lepisanthes senegalensis Leenh., Amorphophallus spp.etc. 14 Vine Biennial species of Dioscorea hispida Dennst., Cryptolepis buchanani Roem.&Schult., Aganosma marginnata (Roxb.) G.Don, Cocciniagrandis Voigt., Uvaria rufa Bl., Taliacora triandra Diels., Aganonerion polymorphum Pierre ex.etc. 14 herbaceous plant species of Alpinia malacensis Roscoe, Alpinia officinarum Hance., Achyranthes aspera Linn., Kaempferia rotunda Linn., Hygrophilla incana Nees., Scindapsus officinalis Schott etc. 10 Semi - woody shrub species of Wrightia pubescens R.Br., Morinda coreia Ham., Oroxylum indieum Vent., Zizyphus cambodiana Pierre., Dellania indica Linn.etc. 3 many shrubs and multicurrency species of Bambusa arundinacae Willd, Arundinaria ciliate A. Camus, Arundinaria pusillo Cheval. & A. Camus. 2 small shrub species of Sida rhombifolia Linn., Decaschistia parviflora Kurz. 2 grass species of Orthosiphon spp., Imperata cylindreaca Beauv. 1 Shrubs Climbers species of Olax scandent Roxb.and 1 parasite species of Dendrophthoe pentandra Miq.