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VOL. 12, ISSUE 1 (2025)
Bridging the forest and the laboratory: Phytochemical validation and ethno-hygiene models for sustainable tribal healthcare
Authors
Dr. Ch. Sudhakar
Abstract
Tribal communities serve
as hereditary custodians of profound botanical healing knowledge. However,
these populations remain on the socio-economic and geographic periphery of
modern healthcare, consistently facing a complex triple burden of public health
crises. This paper proposes an innovative, dual-action development strategy
that effectively intersects traditional ethnomedicinal practices with
contemporary medicinal chemistry. First, the strategy advocates for systematic
validation of indigenous pharmacopeia using advanced phytochemical analysis
alongside virtual molecular docking to extract active pharmaceutical
ingredients (APIs) from raw tribal decoctions, converting them into
standardized, safe, and scalable treatments. This integration safeguards
indigenous intellectual property from commercial exploitation. Second, the
framework introduces specialized ethno-hygiene protocols that deploy natural,
locally sourced antimicrobial agents for sanitation, making health interventions
culturally resonant and sustainable. The synthesis replaces paternalistic
models with equitable bioprospecting cooperatives. Ultimately, this methodology
offers a blueprint for long-term tribal sustainability.
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Pages:105-108
How to cite this article:
Dr. Ch. Sudhakar "Bridging the forest and the laboratory: Phytochemical validation and ethno-hygiene models for sustainable tribal healthcare". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 12, Issue 1, 2025, Pages 105-108
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