• RINGPHAMCHUNG KHARTU MOYON
• POTSANGBAM KUMAR SINGH
• MINA RAM NATH

The present paper deals with the observations on ethnomedicinal uses of wild plants by the Moyon tribal people of villages from the 17 sites of Moyon inhabiting areas of Chandel and Tengnoupal districts of Manipur were critically analysed. Data were collected by interviewing Moyon medicine men and knowledgeable persons with the help of semi-structured and open-ended questionnaire. Altogether 85 medicinal plants belonging to 34 families were documented across 28 ailments, which are used by the Moyon people in formulation of 85 ethnomedicinal preparations for curing 28 types of diseases. Highest fidelity level value (100%) has been recorded for twelve plants. Leaf extract), etc. The family Asteraceae and Poaceae were the most represented with 11 plant species each and followed by Amaranthaceae with 8 plant species. The most used plant parts were found to be leaves with 45%, whole plant with 24%, shoot with 10%, rhizome with 5%, root 4%, stem and seed 3% each, bark and flower 2% each, grain and petiole 1% each. Therefore, an urgent call for extensive research and documentation on ethnomedicinal perspectives of the Moyon-Naga tribe which is the need of the hour.

Moyon Naga Tribe, Traditional Ethnomedicinal knowledge, Manipur.

"TRADITIONAL ETHNOMEDICINAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF MOYON NAGA TRIBE OF MANIPUR", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no.b129-b139, April-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404116.pdf

"TRADITIONAL ETHNOMEDICINAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF MOYON NAGA TRIBE OF MANIPUR", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no. ppb129-b139, April-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404116.pdf