title: Ethnobotanical survey of malaria prophylactic remedies in Odisha, India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the plants traditionally used for prevention of malaria in Cuttack, Gajapati and Koraput districts of Odisha state, eastern India.
  
  
  METHODS
  An ethnobotanical survey was carried out among 20 traditional healers who were sampled based on recommendations of local elders and local non-government organizations. Data were collected through semi-structured interview.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study revealed the use of 16 traditional plant species belonging to 12 families for prevention of malaria. Andrographis paniculata, Azadirachta indica, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Ocimum sanctum, Piper nigrum, Zingiber officinale were the most commonly reported plants for their malaria prophylactic use by the healers of three districts of Odisha. Most of the remedies were used in decoction form.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings of this study provide a lead to explore traditional plants for malaria preventive potential through further pre-clinical and clinical studies.
authors: Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine (I-AIM), (Formerly Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, FRLHT) No. 74/2, Jarakabande kaval, Attur P.O., Via Yelahanka, Bangalore-560 106, Karnataka, India. bn.prakash@frlht.org
authors: Prakash B
authors: PB
authors: Nagendrappa
authors: Muruli P
authors: MP
authors: Naik
authors: Unnikrishnan
authors: U
authors: Payyappallimana
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D019448:Ethnobotany; D020834:Ethnopharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D012424:Rural Population
chemical_list: D028321:Plant Preparations