Putative Anthelmintic Plants Used in Traditional Medicine System of Kokrajhar District, India

Background: Traditional medicine (TM) is a common practice among tribal communities of India. The present study has been designed to collect the ethnomedicinal plants used by Bodo community Kokrajhar district India traditionally consumed cure helminth infection. Methods: A total 54 villages were surveyed from district. Twenty adjacent taken as cluster, and one informant was interviewed face-to-face with help readymade questionnaire. knowledge system anthelmintic herbal medicines such name plants, parts used, methods formulation, mode uses collected. demography informants also Results: Total 64 species belonging 38 families documented district, Andrographis paniculata most popular plant, followed Alstonia scholaris, Ananas comosus, Azadirachta indica. Poaceae plant family six plants. leaves commonly plant-part (63%), barks tubers. Raw, decoction infusion standard method traditional formulations reported Fresh raw in form paste or balls oral consumption primary means administration. Demographically, bearers found be illiterate aged above 50 years age. Conclusions: medicinal could source important medicines. proper scientific needs carried out efficacy ascertain their bioactivity. Keywords: Ethnomedicine, Anthelmintic, Tribal Community,