Plants used to cure problems of flatulence and constipation in three southern districts of West Bengal, India

摘要

Chronic flatulence and constipation are two very important problems related withdigestive system. Information related with use of various plant parts for correction of these problemswere collected from three southern districts of West Bengal, India with different agro-climatic conditionsviz. Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, and Murshidabad. A total of six plants and three plantcombinations involving another six new plants were identified, practiced methods of their uses withdose are documented and with the help of available literatures, the previously reported uses of thesemedicinal plants are analyzed in that perspective.