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The present study was conducted to document the ethno medicinal practices followed for oral health and
diseases by the tribal people of Nalbari and Barpeta district of western part of Assam. Western Assam is
found to be rich in such traditional herbal system of health care practices. Western Assam is located at
the extreme western part of Assam it extends from 89049/20// E to 91048/16// longitude and 25027/ N to260
54//latitude covering lower Brahmaputra valley. The people of this area largely depend on the herbal
medicines to cure various types of diseases like jaundice, piles, high blood pressure, fever etc. The ethnic
tribes of Western Assam even today are using stem and bark of certain plants for cleaning their teeth
.They are also use some plant parts in curing pyorrhoea or other oral disorder. The present work was
conducted during the year of 2012-13 where importance was given to all such practices related with oral
hygiene. Systematic recording of data was done using a specially designed questionnaire and ultimately
the data has been analysed .The results obtained reveal that 39 species of medicinal plants belonging to
38 genera and 29 families are being used traditionally, to cure and control a variety of oral problems.
Key words: Oral hygiene, Ethno medicine, Western Assam.