Herbal Remedies & Health

We Adivasi communities are communities that depend on nature, collect roots and tubers from the forests, and use them as food, which is very nutritious and also serves as medicine.

— Ram Kumari

Residents in the forest bushes have a business of various medicinal plants, and they benefit from it for food.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

They bring herbs from the forest, make them into a powder, and use them for health, which is very beneficial.

— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh

Traditionally, we used to use various types of medicinal properties from the forest.

— Suna majhi

Our diet. We are in a jungle area. The jungle's herbs and some of its air. Now, due to its influence, our diet is different. We remain healthy for this reason because we rely on herbs; when we wake up in the morning, it's the herbs...

— ANIL KUMAR · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We indigenous people used to eat roots and tubers from the forests and sustained ourselves with them. These also served as medicine, keeping our bodies healthy. Even today, we should use roots and tubers.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We get treatment from the forest.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

In ancient traditions, when people had any health problems or diseases, they would use medicinal roots and herbs found in the forest to get well.

— Suna majhi · Gopalpur, Rayagada, Odisha

We can use muIdim found in the forest as traditional medicine.

— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha

Our tribe has been living in this village for a long time. We are natives of the surrounding area. Now, medicinal herbs...

— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

We are still getting fruits, plants, health-related herbs, and medicines from the forest. We are safe for now, and we are still here.

— ishwarsabar · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Traditional medicinal remedies are being prepared for obtaining by searching for medicinal herbs, fruits, roots, and other medicinal items from the forest.

— Padmalochan Majhi · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha

Traditionally, we obtain medicinal products from the natural forest, various types of Hadi, Kandha, Banakandha, different kinds of leaves, brooms, and other such diverse things, as well as our traditional drinks.

— Mishra · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha

In earlier times, we used to get medicine from the forest.

— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Yes, according to our traditional customs, consuming forest herbs twice a year can provide nutrition.

— Padmalochan Majhi · Ratachua, Rayagada, Odisha

All the people of Kundamala district. Finally, our forefathers used to make a very good medicine. If someone had a headache, they would cook something like Shiva's mud and drink a little, and they would get better. Even if there were other ailments or axe wounds, our herbal medicine would make them better. And the leaves and roots of these plants are all cut and eaten.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

Herbs of the forest

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

People bring many other types of medicines from the forest that are found in abundance.

— Ram Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

In our tribal communities, when we fall ill, we rely on roots and herbs. So, other communities should observe us.

— PRADEEP KUMAR KANHAR · Boudh, Odisha

Herbal medicine for physical health is found in the forest. We are currently walking/trekking.

— ishwarsabar · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

We get various types of fruits and roots from the forest.

— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha

Currently, we are seeing that people are gradually obtaining the fruits, medicinal plants, greens, and nutritious food that were available in the forest.

— Ramadas Badanayak · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha

To define our tribe, first of all, we live in jungle villages and use herbs and all kinds of medicines.

— bachcha lal · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We really enjoy staying among the lush green trees and plants in the forest. We get pure air from those trees and plants, and by living in the forest, we get many types of medicinal herbs.

— Kamleah Kumar · Dalla, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Our traditional medicine, the medicine found in our forests, acts as our antibiotic. It will alleviate pain, then our specific fever will get better, then our respiratory disease will improve, and appetite will also get better.

— gobardhan pangi · Upperpur, Malkangiri, Odisha

We get various greens and various fruits from the forest.

— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha

We always depend on the leaves, roots, and tubers of nature's plants to live. As a result, it benefits our health. People of other categories despise these things. They do not eat wild fruits, roots, or tubers.

— PRADEEP KUMAR KANHAR · Boudh, Odisha

Good produce has been received from the forest since previous births. Nowadays, TB patients recover by eating a lot. It is still being received. In June-July, Bael fruit is found from the forest.

— ishwarsabar · Chelema, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand

Fanjan greens, Panjaniyaan greens, and Vochhateen greens from the forest are beneficial for the body.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

We get our nutritious diet from the forest, such as Mahua fruit Doli oil in the form of fat, Kodo, Bhaddi, Kulthia, Mahua flowers, Jamun, Mahua kheer, Bhaji, etc.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Forest herbs

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

From the forest, we also get many things as vegetables, such as

— Kekti Tekam

In the forest, there are many types of food, such as various nutritious tubers (kandha), which can be given during midday meals in schools and also protect against various diseases.

— Deepanjali Nayak