title: Identification of the plants use as natural herbal shampoo in Manipur.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A field survey was conducted in the year, 2011 - 12 in Imphal valley of Manipur, on the use of herbs as ingredient sources for the preparation of traditional natural herbal shampoo referred to as 'Chinghi', by Meitei community.
  
  
  METHODS
  Methodological field survey and personal interview of local people aged between 30-70 years of both sexes using standard questionnaires were carried out to collect information on the plants use in the herbal shampoo preparation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The survey revealed the therapeutic application of 35 plant species representing 28 genera and 18 families available in the Imphal valley. Tree species contributed immensely, yielding 38%, while herbs 32%, shrubs 27%, and climbing shrubs 3%, respectively being the record of the total number of plants used as ingredient in herbal shampoo preparation. These natural shampoos are used for a wide range of common hair care like anti-ageing of the hair, blackness, shininess and smoothness of the hair. It is prepared from young leaves and tender stalk of shoot of trees or shrubs, or whole plant of the herbs and fresh fruits boiled with local sticky rice water locally called 'Chinghi'. Fermented lime peel is also used as a herbal shampoo.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study shows details of their scientific, common, and local names, including their family, parts used, habit of the plants, and the benefit to the hair health as a whole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture & Forestry, CAU, Pasighat - 791 102, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, College of Horticulture & Forestry, CAU, Pasighat-791 102, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Phurailatpam
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Breeding, BCKV, Mohanpur, Nadia-741 252, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Senjam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D019448:Ethnobotany; D005260:Female; D006203:Hair Preparations; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D019684:Magnoliopsida; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D006203:Hair Preparations; D028321:Plant Preparations
keywords: Chinghi; Manipur; Meitei; herbal shampoo