Southwestern region of Bangladesh is very rich in floral diversity, and their diversified uses. An extensive survey was conducted to investigate ethnobotanical applications of botanical species by the community of Khulna, Bangladesh. We focused on plants and community relationships, identify the most important species used, determine the relative importance of the species surveyed and calculated the Fidelity level (FI) and Cultural Significance Index (CSI) concerning individual species. In total, we have listed 136 species of 114 genera under 52 families, of which 32% (45 species) were used for folk medicine. Inheritance of traditional knowledge of medicinal plants was the primary source of knowledge acquisition through oral transmission over the generations. However, only 34% of the informants were traditional herbal practitioners. Most of the medicinal uses are primly associated with anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, antiseptic, expectorant, antidote, fever reduction, and pain relief.

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孟加拉国库尔纳的Batiaghata社区对植物使用的土著知识

孟加拉国西南地区花卉品种丰富，用途广泛。孟加拉国Khulna社区进行了广泛的调查，以调查植物物种的民族植物学应用。我们专注于植物和社区的关系，确定最重要的物种，确定所调查物种的相对重要性，并计算出有关单个物种的保真度（FI）和文化意义指数（CSI）。我们总共列出了52个科的114属136种，其中32％（45种）用于民间医学。药用植物传统知识的传承是几代人通过口头传播获得知识的主要来源。但是，只有34％的信息提供者是传统草药医生。