Traditional Knowledge and Formulations of Medicinal Plants Used by the Traditional Medical Practitioners of Bangladesh to Treat Schizophrenia Like Psychosis
Table 1
Medicinal plants used by the traditional medical practitioners of Rangamati district for treatment of schizophrenia like psychotic episodes.
Serial number
Formulations and dosage
Parts used
Botanical name/vernacular name
1
Leaves of Piper retrofractum (Piperaceae) are taken orally in mashed form as vegetable with rice till cure.
Leaf
Piper retrofractum Vahl/Choi
2
Juice obtained from macerated leaves or roots of Ficus hirta (Moraceae) is taken orally till cure.
Leaf, root
Ficus hirta Vahl./Pakur
3
A combination of bark and seed of Thevetia peruviana (Apocynaceae) paste is taken orally till cure.
Bark, seed
Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum./Holde Korobi
4
A combination of leaf and seed paste from Datura metel L. (Solanaceae) is taken orally or macerated leaves are pressed to the nose.
Leaf, seed
Datura metel L./Dhutura
5
Juice from macerated Euphorbia neriifolia (Euphorbiaceae) leaves is taken orally.
Leaf
Euphorbia neriifolia L./Monshaseez
6
Juice is collected from macerated bark of Randia dumetorum (Rubiaceae). It is then dried and turned into powder, which is mixed with sugar. Tablets weighing 5 g each are made from the mixture and taken till cure
Bark
Randia dumetorum (Retz.) Lam/Monkata
7
Aegle marmelos (Rutaceae) leaves and roots crushed and made into tola amount pills. Pills are taken twice daily for three days. (1 tola = 11.66 g)
Leaf, root
Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr./Bel
8
Litsea polyantha (Lauraceae) bark is macerated with 1 g sugar to obtain juice, which is then taken orally.
Bark
Litsea polyantha Juss./Uruijja, Menda
9
Leaves of Coccinia grandis (Cucurbitaceae) are boiled and the decoction is taken orally.
Leaf
Coccinia grandis (L.) J. Voigt/Telakuchi
10
Leaf juice of Ocimum americanum (Lamiaceae) are mixed with mashed seeds of Brassica juncea (Cruciferae) and taken orally till cure.
Smell of flower of Abroma augusta (Malvaceae) is taken with the nose or crushed stems are taken with Aloe vera and sugar twice daily for seven days till cure.
Flower, steam
Abroma augusta L.f./Ulot Kombol
12
Leaves of Vitex negundo (Lamiaceae) are kept or carried alongside the body. Another formulation is to take pills in the morning made from the leaves.
Leaf
Vitex negundo L./Nishinda
13
Leaves from Cannabis Sativa (Cannabaceae) are used to make oil then message on the scalp till cure. If a patient is in severe condition then the leaves were used to make vapor and the vapor is taken by the nose.
Leaf
Cannabis Sativa L./Bhang, Siddhi
14
Ripe fruit of Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae) is eaten as raw and mashed leaves were eaten as vegetable.
