Ethnomedicinal plants use by the Ahom and Bodo community in human health management in Charaideo district of Upper Assam, North East India

Present study documents 68 species of ethnomedicinal plants used by the Ahom and Bodo communities in upper Assam, India. Data were obtained through participants observation and field interview with local informants in the fifteen villages across the Charaideo district of Upper Assam, India. The listed species were found to be widely accessible and used for the treatment of a variety of ailments including allergies, body discomfort, body aches, headaches, animal bites, heart difficulties, coughs, etc. It was found that several plant parts including seeds, leaves, bark, and roots can be used as medicinal materials. The majority of medications were prepared in mixers using other plant parts or non-plant components. The results of the present study demonstrated the cross-cultural ethnomedicinal knowledge of the Ahom and Bodo communities.