Ethnomedicinal Plants Used Against Diarrhea Available in Mizoram, Northeast India: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Diarrhea is the frequent passing of watery stools not less than three times per day and may occur due to unhygienic lifestyle or infection. Diarrhea kills approximately 1.4 million people annually and is the 9th and 6th leading cause of death at a global level and India respectively. The therapy for diarrhea includes antibiotics and other agents, including a number of medicinal plants at global level. India, in particular northeast, is rich in medicinal plants and various Indian 􀂕􀂛􀂕􀂖􀂇􀂏􀂕􀀃 􀂑􀂈􀀃 􀂏􀂇􀂆􀂋􀂅􀂋􀂐􀂇􀀃 􀂏􀂃􀂍􀂇􀀃 􀂗􀂕􀂇􀀃 􀂑􀂈􀀃 􀂖􀂊􀂇􀂕􀂇􀀃 􀂆􀂋􀂘􀂇􀂔􀂕􀂇􀀃 􀏐􀂎􀂑􀂔􀂃􀇤􀀃 􀀐􀂋􀂜􀂑􀂔􀂃􀂏􀀃 􀂎􀂋􀂇􀂕􀀃 􀂙􀂋􀂖􀂊􀂋􀂐􀀃 􀂖􀂊􀂇􀀃 􀀌􀂐􀂆􀂑􀇦􀀐􀂛􀂃􀂐􀂏􀂃􀂔􀀃 􀂄􀂋􀂑􀂆􀂋􀂘􀂇􀂔􀂕􀂋􀂖􀂛􀀃 􀂊􀂑􀂖􀂕􀂒􀂑􀂖􀀃 􀂃􀂐􀂆􀀃 􀂋􀂕􀀃 􀂄􀂎􀂇􀂕􀂕􀂇􀂆􀀃 􀂙􀂋􀂖􀂊􀀃 􀂃􀀃 􀂔􀂋􀂅􀂊􀀃 􀏐􀂎􀂑􀂔􀂃􀂎􀀃 􀂆􀂋􀂘􀂇􀂔􀂕􀂋􀂖􀂛􀇤􀀃 􀀗􀂊􀂑􀂗􀂉􀂊􀀃 􀂖􀂊􀂇􀂔􀂇􀀃 􀂃􀂔􀂇􀀃 􀂃􀀃 􀂐􀂗􀂏􀂄􀂇􀂔􀀃 􀂑􀂈􀀃 􀂃􀂘􀂃􀂋􀂎􀂃􀂄􀂎􀂇􀀃 􀂒􀂗􀂄􀂎􀂋􀂕􀂊􀂇􀂆􀀃 􀂎􀂋􀂖􀂇􀂔􀂃􀂖􀂗􀂔􀂇􀂕􀀃 􀂑􀂐􀀃 􀂏􀂇􀂆􀂋􀂅􀂋􀂐􀂃􀂎􀀃 􀂒􀂎􀂃􀂐􀂖􀂕􀀃 that are used for various purposes, there is a lack of research information regarding the traditional medicinal plants used against diarrhea. The extent of the status of the research work carried out on medicinal plants used against diarrhea is still uncertain. Therefore this paper aims to systematically highlight the quantity, status of research work, and the scope for future research with medicinal plants available in Mizoram having ameliorative property against diarrhea. The literature survey revealed a total of 68 traditionally used medicinal plants available in Mizoram with a remedial property for diarrhea 􀂙􀂊􀂇􀂔􀂇􀂋􀂐􀀃􀍴􀍶􀀃􀂑􀂈􀀃􀂖􀂊􀂇􀂕􀂇􀀃􀂊􀂃􀂆􀀃􀂄􀂇􀂇􀂐􀀃􀂕􀂗􀂄􀂌􀂇􀂅􀂖􀂇􀂆􀀃􀂖􀂑􀀃􀂕􀂅􀂋􀂇􀂐􀂖􀂋􀏐􀂋􀂅􀀃􀂇􀂘􀂃􀂎􀂗􀂃􀂖􀂋􀂑􀂐􀇤􀀃􀀗􀂊􀂋􀂕􀀃􀂒􀂃􀂒􀂇􀂔􀀃􀂒􀂔􀂑􀂘􀂋􀂆􀂇􀂕􀀃􀂃􀀃􀂅􀂑􀂏􀂒􀂔􀂇􀂊􀂇􀂐􀂕􀂋􀂘􀂇􀀃􀂅􀂑􀂏􀂒􀂋􀂎􀂃􀂖􀂋􀂑􀂐􀀃􀂃􀂄􀂑􀂗􀂖􀀃􀂖􀂊􀂇􀀃 available ethnomedicinal plants that would facilitate in the search for newer and safer antidiarrheal therapeutic lead(s) and standardization of herbal medicine(s).