Hajong, Assam (ENI 2.4)

About the tribe: The Hajong people are an ethnic group belonging to the Bodo-Kachari group from Northeast India and northern parts of Bangladesh. The majority of the Hajongs are settled in India and are predominantly rice farmers. Pusnâ is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Hajongs marking the end of winter and the month of Pus; It is the celebration of Makar Sankranti, with feasts lasting for a week. Source: Wikipedia

Checklist

1. Acorus calamus, Bos

2. Cyperus rotundus, Kendla bon

3. Achyranthes aspera, Ultwa nengra

4. Aegle marmelos, Bel

5. Mimosa pudica, Lwajlwa kata

6. Areca catechu, Guwa

7. Allium sativum, Ruhun

8. Asparagus racemosus, Satamul

9. Azadirachta indica, Neem

10. Bambusa tulda, Dhunuk bans

11. Bombax ceiba, Simlwa

12. Butea monosperma, Palash

13. Calotropis gigantea, Aakhon

14. Cannabis sativa, Bhang

15. Capsicum annuum, Muris

16. Citrus grandis, Jwamra

17. Curcuma longa, Hildi

18. Cynodon dactylon, Dublwa

19. Datura metel, Dhotora

20. Eclipta prostrata, Bhingaraj

21. Ficus benghalensis, Bhat bor

22. Ficus religiosa, Khudi bor

23. Leucas aspera, Dongkle

24. Aloe vera, Dheki kanchan

25. Mangifera indica, Aam

26. Psidium guajava, Hogram

27. Ananas comosus, Anarosh

28. Musa acuminata, Champa kola

29. Musa balbisiana, Aathye kola

30. Ocimum tenuiflorum, Tulsi

31. Oryza sativa, Dhan

32. Piper betle, Pan

Extracted from:

U. K. Sharma, Shyamanta Pegu, Diganta Hazarika, Arpana Das. 2012. Medico-religious plants used by the Hajong community of Assam, India. Journal of ethnopharmacology 143(3): 787-800.

*However, the local names used in the above mentioned article are not used in the checklist. We found that most of this names are misleading, which shares similarity with Bengali names. We have adopted the vernacular names used by the local people residing in Hajong dominated villages of Goalpara district, Assam.