Studies on Ethnomedicinal Uses Along with Conflict on Benefit Sharing of Swertia Chirayita (Roxb.Ex.Fleming) H. Karst; A Case Study in Pokharathok,Arghakhanchi and Phytochemical Screening of Some Species of Swertia

Abstract

The ethnomedicinal uses of Swertia chirayita and benefit sharing on trading were carried out. Most of the people of Pokharathok were using whole plant of S. chirayita for medicinal purpose while some were involved in using root and leaf. They used Swertia chirayita mainly in Typhoid, tonic and gastritis. It was found unequal benefit sharing i.e. 1:2: 4 among collectors, middleman and traders. The phytochemical screening of S. ciliata, S. nervosa, S. angustifolia and S. chirayita (Family: Gentianaceae) was carried out. Two compounds Methyl swertianine and bellidifolin were isolated. Methyl swertianine was identified by comparing with authentic sample using Thin layer chromatogram and bellidifolin was also identified on the basis of NMR, COSY, HMBC, and HMQC spectra.