NATURAL
CURE: ALUMIKRI PLANT (Begonia roxburghii
A.DC).
Dima Hasao is one the most naturally beautiful district of
Assam. People of this district practice herbs and leaves of the plants for the
treatment of their diseases . The reason is that the medical centre is very far
away from the basti and villages and people are relatively very poor but the
traditional values and the knowledge about the plant that has been passed to
them by their forefather is commendable. Out of many herbs , leaves , barks and
trees they use for the treatment , I have selected right now Alumikri plant.
Alumikri plant’s scientific name is Begonia roxburghii A.D.C
and belongs to the family Begoniaceae.
It is very much widely distributed in
the DimaHasao District of Assam and specifically found extensively in Umrangso.
The plant grows well in the moist and shady places and generally they flourish
near the bank of the river or sides of a canal where it is where it is moist,
rainy and shady. Every part of the plant is very important for the villagers.
Alumikri is the house hold name in the district and it is considered to be very
sacred. Any ailment related to stomach when occurs among the villagers then
Alumikri has the answer for it. Different types of ailment of the stomach like severe stomach pain, Loose Motion, Dysentery
and Diarrhea then the people of this region consumes tuber of Alumikri and within a short period of time they regain
their previous health.
Plant generally attains a height of about one feet . The plant has a tuber and that tuber has a high medicinal property. People takes out a very little portion of the tuber from the plant and grind it with little amount of water . After grinding properly it is mixed with little bit more water and then filtered. After the filtration they keep the filtrate and throw away the residue and with the filtrate they cure different types of ailment related to stomach.
Other than
that of medicinal value the plant also finds a place among the people of Dima Hasao
as vegetable. The leaves are sour in taste and have many recopies for its curry preparation.
The plant leaves has high accumulation of minerals and nutrients in it. And inclusion
of this plant in their diet keeps the villagers away from diseases.
The stem of the plant has huge water store in it , so when
people go for tracking they eat the stem to get warter. Plants also bears red
fruits which are also eaten by the people
Medicinal Dose : At first small portion of Alumikri plant’s tuber is made paste with little bit of water, then it is filtered and filtrate is taken. In the filtrate 100ml of water is mixed and the mixture become ready to be used as medicine. Generally villagers take two spoonful of the prepared mixture in the morning as well as in evening.
This plant can also be
grown in villagers houses in pot. For that we have to keep the plant in shady
places and regularly give needed dose of water.
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