Species Diversity And Usage Of Medicinal Plants In Dong Tau Village Hoa Binh Province

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ACRONYMS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................1

II. OBJECTIVES, CONTENTS, LIMITATIONS, METHODOLOGY ....................................3

2.1 Objectives and scope ............................................................................................................3

2.1.1 Objectives..........................................................................................................................3

2.2 Research Methodology.........................................................................................................3

2.2.1 Desk research.....................................................................................................................3

2.2.2 Field Survey Methodology ................................................................................................3

2.2.3. Method of consulting experts ...........................................................................................7

III. NATURAL – SOCIAL – ECONOMIC CONDITIONS......................................................9

3.1 Geographical location...........................................................................................................9

3.2 Topography.........................................................................................................................10

3.2.1 The topography of low hills ............................................................................................10

3.2.2 Low topography...............................................................................................................10

3.3 Weather and climate ...........................................................................................................10

3.4 Resources............................................................................................................................11

3.4.1 Population and Labor.......................................................................................................11

3.4.2 Land Resources ...............................................................................................................11

3.4.3 Water Resources..............................................................................................................11

3.4.4 Forest Resources..............................................................................................................11

3.4.5 Mineral Resources...........................................................................................................12

3.5 Evaluation of local potential...............................................................................................12

3.5.1 Advantages ......................................................................................................................12

3.5.2 Disadvantages..................................................................................................................13

IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ........................................................................................14

4.1 Assessment of the diversity of medicinal plants ................................................................14

4.1.1 Diversify of species sector...............................................................................................14

4.1.2 Diversity of plants ..........................................................................................................15

4.1.3 Diversity of life forms of plants ......................................................................................16

4.2.1 Status of cultivation of medicinal plants in local communities.......................................17

4.2.2 Form gathers medicinal plants.........................................................................................20

4.2.3 Forms of use and preservation of medicinal plants raw material locally ........................22

4.3 The best remedies is simple and has high applicability in local.........................................23

4.3.1 Group gastrointestinal disease .........................................................................................23

4.3.2 Group of bone and joint disease ......................................................................................24

4.3.3 Group skin diseases.........................................................................................................24

4.3.4 Diseases of endocrine disorders ......................................................................................25

4.3.5 Eye disease ......................................................................................................................25

4.4 Analysis of the development of medicinal plants in local communities............................25

4.4.1 The favorable factors for the development of natural resources of medicinal plants in

local ..........................................................................................................................................25

4.4.2 Difficult in the development of medicinal plants............................................................26

4.4.3 Opportunities for development of medicinal plants........................................................26

4.4.4 Challenges in sustainable development of medicinal plants...........................................27

4.5 Proposed solutions for sustainable development of medicinal plants locally ....................27

4.5.1 Planning...........................................................................................................................27

4.5.2 Policies ............................................................................................................................28

4.5.3 Techniques.......................................................................................................................28

V. CONCLUSION, LIMITATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................29

REFERENCE

APPENDIX

LIST OF ACRONYMS

Notation Meaning

PRA Rapid Assessment of rural people's participation

RRA Rapid Rural Assessment

SWOT Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

LIST OF TABLES

Table Name Page

4.1

The number of families, general and species of plants are used as

medicines in Dong Tau village

14

4.2 10 families was medicinal plants widely used in Dong Tau village 15

4.3 Life-forms of medicinal plant species in the study area 16

4.4 Situation of drug use by people in Dong Tau village 17

4.5 Total use of medicinal plants according to parts of trees 21

4.6 Forms of medicinal plants used in Dong Tau village 22

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Name Page

3.1

Location of study site: (a) Viet Nam, (b) Hoa Binh province, (c)

Luong Son district, (d) Hoa Son commune

9

4.2 Cultivation status of medicinal plants in Dong Tau village 18

4.3 Alpinia chinensis (Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Roscoe) 19

4.4 The Citronella (Cymbopogon Nardus Rendl) 19

4.5 The herb is dried and then wrapped in plastic bags 23