Medicinal service supply by wild plants in Samburu, Kenya: Comparisons among medicinal plant assemblages

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Marula Triumph Rasethe ◽

Sebua Silas Semenya ◽

Alfred Maroyi

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Herbal Medicine ◽

Medicinal Plant ◽

Plant Species ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Limpopo Province ◽

Wild Plants ◽

Vulnerable Groups ◽

Prunus Africana ◽

Plant Parts

Trading of herbal medicines generates economic opportunities for vulnerable groups living in periurban, rural, and marginalized areas. This study was aimed at identifying medicinal plant species traded in the Limpopo province in South Africa, including traded plant parts, conservation statutes of the species, and harvesting methods used to collect the species. Semistructured questionnaire supplemented by field observation was used to collect data from owners of 35 informal herbal medicine markets in the Limpopo province. A total of 150 medicinal plant products representing at least 79 plant species belonging to 45 botanical families, mainly the Fabaceae (11.4%), Asteraceae (7.6%), and Hyacinthaceae (6.3%), were traded in the study area. Roots (50.0%), bulbs (19.0%), and bark (16.0%) were the most frequently sold plant parts. Some of the traded species which includeAlepidea amatymbica, Bowiea volubilis, Brackenridgea zanguebarica, Clivia caulescens,Dioscorea sylvatica,Elaeodendron transvaalense, Encephalartos woodii,Eucomis pallidiflorasubsp.pole-evansii,Merwilla plumbea,Mondia whitei,Prunus africana, Siphonochilus aethiopicus, Synaptolepis oliveriana,andWarburgia salutarisare of conservation concern and listed on the South African Red Data List.Findings of this study call for effective law enforcement to curb illegal removal of wild plants especially those species that are at the verge of extinction.

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Detecting seasonal movement from animal dung: an investigation in Neolithic northern Greece

Antiquity ◽

10.1017/s0003598x00096113 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 81 (314) ◽

pp. 1053-1064 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Soultana Maria Valamoti

Keyword(s):

The Other ◽

Wild Plants ◽

Northern Greece ◽

Seasonal Movement ◽

Animal Dung ◽

Plant Assemblages ◽

The One

Neolithic northern Greece has both tell sites and extended ‘flat’ sites, with an implication that people lived differently and may have managed their animals differently on each type of site. The author investigates these differences using characteristic plant assemblages deriving from animal dung. She finds that samples from tells are rich in processed crops and wild seeds, indicating grazing on and off the fields near home. But those from the flat sites were rich in chaff and contain no wild seeds, indicating the absence of animals out grazing on the hills when the wild plants are in seed. These were seemingly two alternative categories of Neolithic farmer, the one organising grazing differently from the other.

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Medicinal plant knowledge of the Panchase region in the Middle Hills of the Nepalese Himalayas

Banko Janakari ◽

10.3126/banko.v21i2.9127 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 31-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

K. R. Bhattarai ◽

I. E. Måren ◽

R. P. Chaudhary

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Medicinal Plant ◽

Traditional Medicine ◽

Wild Plants ◽

Ethnobotanical Knowledge ◽

Plant Knowledge ◽

Central Nepal ◽

Medicinal Plant Knowledge ◽

The World ◽

And Migration

Use of plants as medicine has been practiced all over the world since the dawn of human civilisation. In the Himalayas, many medicinal plants yield essential ecosystem services/ benefi ts for the subsistence farmers, many of which grow in the forest ecosystem. However, documentation of traditional medicine and medicinal plants used by local communities is rather poor in Nepal. Panchase forest, Central Nepal, is home of many wild plants, used in traditional medicine, and a livelihood source for many ethnic groups. This study was conducted to document medicinal plant knowledge and plant use in the treatment of different ailments. To explore the ethnobotanical knowledge interviews were conducted with local healers, plant traders and knowledgeable villagers. The study provides information on 45 plant species, belonging to 32 families under 44 genera. The studied medicinal plants were found to be useful for treating 34 different ailments. The study which has 57% resemblance with previous studies. We conclude that a wealth of ethnobotanical knowledge still persists in the Panchase region. However, due to land use change and migration it needs to be preserved for the future through extensive publications and disseminations.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/banko.v21i2.9127Banko Janakari Vol. 21, NO. 2, 2011 Page:31-39 Uploaded date: 10 November, 2013

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Kajian Etnobotani Tumbuhan Obat pada Masyarakat Blang Bungong Kecamatan Tangse Kabupaten Pidie-Aceh

Talenta Conference Series Tropical Medicine (TM) ◽

10.32734/tm.v1i3.258 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 034-037 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ernilasari Ernilasari ◽

Saudah Saudah ◽

Mulia Aria Suzanni ◽

Diana Diana ◽

Irhamni Irhamni

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Medicinal Plant ◽

Participatory Rural Appraisal ◽

Plant Part ◽

Assessment Process ◽

Wild Plants ◽

Ethnobotanical Study ◽

Rural Appraisal

Telah dilakukan penelitian tentang kajian etnobotani pada masyarakat Blang Bungong kecamatan Tangse Kabupaten Pidie-Aceh. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi dan menginventarisasi pemanfaatan tanaman obat oleh masyarakat Desa Blang Bungong di kabupaten Pidie Aceh. Tujuan khusus dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui jenis tanaman yang digunakan, bagian yang digunakan, cara menggunakan tumbuhan, cara mendapatkan, serta penyakit yang diobati. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), yaitu proses penilaian yang berorientasi pada keterlibatan dan peran masyarakat dalam penelitian. Sampel penelitian ini adalah dukun tradisional, dan masyarakat Blang Bungong. Tumbuhan yang digunakan sebagai obat oleh masyarakat Blang Bungong sebanyak 25 spesies yang tersebar dalam 19 famili. Bagian tumbuhan yang paling sering digunakan adalah daun. Tumbuhan obat didapatkan masyarakat berasal dari tumbuham liar dan budidaya. Penyakit diobati umumnya adalah penyakit ringan seperti flu, demam dan batuk. The ethnobotanical study has been conducted in Blang Bungong community, Tangse, Pidie-Aceh. This research aimed to identify and collect the utilization of medicinal plant by people in Blang Bungong, Pidie Aceh. This research was conducted especially to evaluate the type of plant, part of the plant, how to use the plant, how to collect the plant and the diseases that were treated. The method used was the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) method, the assessment process that is oriented to the involvement and role of the community in research. The sample of this study was the traditional shaman and Blang Bungong community. There were 25 species of 19 families of plants that have been used by Blang Bungong community. The part of the plant that most often used was a leaf. People collected medicinal plants from wild plants and cultivation

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EKSPLORASI SPESIES TUMBUHAN BERKHASIAT OBAT BERBASIS PENGETAHUAN LOKAL DI KABUPATEN PIDIE

Jurnal Tumbuhan Obat Indonesia ◽

10.22435/jtoi.v12i2.952 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Saudah Saudah ◽

Vera Viena ◽

Ernilasari Ernilasari

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plant ◽

Traditional Medicine ◽

Plant Species ◽

Modern Medicine ◽

Participatory Rural Appraisal ◽

Wild Plants ◽

Plant Parts ◽

The People ◽

Plant Families ◽

Rural Appraisal

ABSTRACT Presently the community tends to avoid the use of modern medicine and turn to nature (back to nuture) with traditional medicine using medicinal plants. The exploration of medicinal plant used in traditional medicine in Pidie District aims to explore the potential of plant species used, record the plant parts used, how to process and to use the plants and how to obtain them from the nature habitat. The method used for data collection is exploratory surveys and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) methods. The data obtained were analyzed descriptively and showed in the form of tables and images. The results of the study found 106 types of plants used in traditional medicine that were spread into 67 plant families. The most widely used of medicinal plant species were from the Zingiberaceae family. The most widely used plant part is the leaf part. The method of medicinal processing is done by boiling (decoction), the results of the ingredients are used as oral administration by drinks. Generally, the plants used for medicine by the people of Pidie Distric are wild plants, and 68% of which grow from home gardens and fields. ABSTRAK Kecenderungan masyarakat saat ini mulai menolak penggunaan obat moderen dan beralih ke alam (back to nuture) dengan pengobatan tradisional menggunakan tumbuhan obat. Ekspolarsi jenis tumbuhan obat yang digunakan dalam pengobatan tradisonal di Kabupaten Pidie bertujuan untuk menggali potensi jenis tumbuhan yang digunakan, mendata bagian yang digunakan, cara pengolahan dan penggunaan tumbuhan serta cara mendapatkannya dari alam. Metode yang dilakukan dalam pengumpulan data adalah survey eksploratif dan Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). Data yang diperoleh dianalisa secara deskriptif dan ditampilkan dalam bentuk tabel dan gambar. Hasil penelitian didapatkan 106 spesies tumbuhan obat yang digunakan dalam pengobatan tradisional yang berasal dari 67 famili. Spesies tumbuhan obat yang paling banyak digunakan di wilayah Pidie berasal dari famili Zingiberaceae. Bagian tumbuhan obat yang paling banyak digunakan adalah bagian daun. Cara pengolahan tumbuhan obat secara umum dilakukan dengan perebusan, hasil ramuan digunakan dalam bentuk minuman. Secara umum tumbuhan yang digunakan untuk obat oleh masyarakat Kabupaten Pidie adalah jenis tumbuhan liar, dan sebanyak 68% tumbuh dari pekarangan rumah maupun kebun atau ladang.

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Metabolic signalling and the partitioning of resources in plant storage organs

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859699006978 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 133 (3) ◽

pp. 243-249 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

NIGEL G. HALFORD

Keyword(s):

Dry Weight ◽

Wild Relatives ◽

Crop Plants ◽

Wild Plants ◽

Young Plant ◽

Carbon And Nitrogen ◽

Cultivated Potato ◽

Metabolic Signalling ◽

Storage Organs ◽

Plant Storage

The most important harvested organs of crop plants, such as seeds, tubers and fruits, are often described as assimilate sinks. They play little or no part in the fixation of carbon through the production of sugars through photosynthesis, or in the uptake of nitrogen and sulphur, but import these assimilated resources to support metabolism and to store them in the form of starch, oils and proteins. Wild plants store resources in seeds and tubers to later support an emergent young plant. Cultivated crops are effectively storing resources to provide us with food and many have been bred to accumulate much more than would be required otherwise. For example, approximately 80% of a cultivated potato plant's dry weight is contained in its tubers, ten times the proportion in the tubers of its wild relatives (Inoue & Tanaka 1978). Cultivation and breeding has brought about a shift in the partitioning of carbon and nitrogen assimilate between the organs of the plant.

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