Ethnomedicines used by Mro Tibes in Kyauk-Taw Township, Norther Rakhine State for gastrointestinal disorder

An ethnobotanical survey was carried out to collect information on the uses of medicinal plants in Kyauktaw Township, northern Rakhine State. Information presented in this paper was gathered from the Mro tribes using an integrated approach of botanical collections, group discussions and interview with semi-structured questionnaires during the years 2005-2007. Informants of the study area were randomly selected and interviewed with the help of translators to gather information on the knowledge and uses of medicinal plants used as a remedy for gastrointestinal disorder on the study area. A total of 49 ethnomedicinal plant species distributed in 27 families are documented for curing gastrointestinal disorder in this study. The medicinal plants used by Mro tribes are listed in use of Latin name, family name, local name, parts used, mode of preparation and medicinal uses (Table 1). Generally, fresh part of plant was used for the preparation of medicine. Medicinal plants were readily available throughout the year and plantiful in the reserved forest. The results of this study have shown that these people still depend on traditional medicinal plants in Kyauk-taw Township forest area