Global use of folk medicinal plants against hypercholesterolemia: A review of ethnobotanical field studies

2022 ◽  
pp. 100536
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zakariyyah Aumeeruddy ◽  
Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Field Studies

scholarly journals Analysis of flora of the medicinal plants of the Atyrau region

2021 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Meruert Sagyndykova ◽  
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Akzhunis Imanbayeva ◽  
Margarita Ishmuratova ◽  
Gulnara Gassanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Ecological Groups ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Literary Sources ◽  
Rare And Endangered

Medicinal plants are important sources of biologically active substances and phytopreparations for the prevention and treatment of diseases. In Kazakhstan, the regions of the Western Kazakhstan remain poorly studied in relation to wild medicinal plants. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the species composition of medicinal plants of the flora of the Atyrau region and their ranking by life forms, ecological groups, the degree of distribution and possibility of application in medical practice. Based on the analysis of literary sources and the results of own field studies in the Atyrau region, 177 species of medicinal plants belonging to 118 genera and 46 families are identified. The largest number of species of medicinal plants is noted in Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Brassicaceae, Rosaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Fabaceae and Polygonaceae families. According to the degree of distribution, 4 groups of plants are identified: i) widespread plants, but growing sporadically, not forming thickets (128 species); ii) rare and endangered plants, not to be harvested for raw materials (11 species); iii) plants, forming small thickets (23 taxa); iv) plants, forming significant thickets suitable for industrial harvesting (15 taxa). Among the medicinal plants of the Atyrau region, 6 ecological groups were identified in relation to humidification conditions: hydrophytes, hygrophytes, mesophytes, mesoxerophytes, xerosesophytes and xerophytes. 8 groups of life forms are defined. The largest number of species is concentrated in the group of perennial herbaceous plants — 105 taxa. 128 taxa are allocated for use in folk medicine, 49 species — in official medicine. 12 pharmaceutical-therapeutic groups of plants for treatment of diseases of various etiologies are identified.

Ethnomedicinal plants for the management of diabetes worldwide: A systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zakariyyah Aumeeruddy ◽  
Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Allium Cepa L ◽  
Plant Names ◽  
Plant Families ◽  
Trigonella Foenum Graecum L

Background: The increasing incidence of diabetes worldwide has urged researchers to explore for novel antidiabetic agents from natural products. Ethnomedicinal field studies on diabetes have expanded across the globe documenting large numbers of folk medicinal plants against diabetes. Nonetheless, a systematic review of these surveys has not been conducted so far. This study documents the medicinal plants traditionally used globally for managing diabetes. Methods: Key databases including Sciencedirect, Medline/PubMed, and Google Scholar were scrutinized. The Plant List and The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) were used to validate the scientific plant names. Results: 2004 traditionally used plants belonging to 1112 genera and 197 families were reported across 92 countries for the management of diabetes. Leguminosae (105 genera and 193 species), Compositae (97 genera and 188 species), and Lamiaceae (47 genera and 121 species) were the main plant families reported. Momordica charantia L., Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels, Allium sativum L., Azadirachta indica A.Juss., Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don, Olea europaea L., Trigonella foenum-graecum L., Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm., Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f., and Allium cepa L were the species mostly reported. Indeed, the antidiabetic properties of these main species have been evidenced by experimental studies. Several antidiabetic compounds acting via different mechanisms have been identified including momordicoside, karaviloside , cucurbitacin , charantin, and charantoside from M. charantia, cuminoside from S. cumini, S-allyl cysteine sulfoxide from A. sativum, limonoids from A. indica, alkaloids including vindoline, vindolidine, vindolicine and vindolinine from C. roseus, oleuropein and oleanolic acid from O. europaea, flavone C-glycosides such as vicenin-1, isoschaftoside, and schaftoside from T. foenum-graecum seeds, gymnemosides, gymnemagenin, and pregnane glycosides from G. sylvestre, chysalodin from A. vera, and quercetin from A. cepa. Conclusion: This review is the first to provide a compiled list of traditional medicinal plants used worldwide against diabetes.

Empty visual field studies: Some effects of corrective lenses, filters, and structure.

1964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milton S. Katz ◽  
Paul A. Cirincione ◽  
William Metlay
Keyword(s):  
Visual Field ◽  
Field Studies

Vocal signaling among male northern elephant seals: Behavioral field studies of honesty vs. associative learning

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen Reichmuth ◽  
Caroline Casey ◽  
Isabelle Charrier ◽  
Nicolas Mathevon ◽  
Brandon Southall
Keyword(s):  
Associative Learning ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Elephant Seals ◽  
Northern Elephant Seals ◽  
Vocal Signaling

Antioxidant capacity of various medicinal plants, fruits and vegetables

Planta Medica ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Sapcanin ◽  
A Imamovic ◽  
E Kovac-Besovic ◽  
K Durić ◽  
I Tahirovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables

A survey of medicinal plants used to treat rheumatoid arthritis in two northern districts of Bangladesh

Planta Medica ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
F Rahman ◽  
S Hossan ◽  
AH Mollik ◽  
R Jahan ◽  
M Rahmatullah
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Medicinal Plants
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