Traditional uses of medicinal plants against malarial disease by the tribal communities of Lesser Himalayas–Pakistan

AbstractMedicinal plants that are used today have been known by people of ancient cultures around the world and have largely been considered due to their medicinal properties.

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The Phytochemistry of Cherokee Aromatic Medicinal Plants

Medicines ◽

10.3390/medicines5040121 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 121 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

William Setzer

Keyword(s):

Native Americans ◽

Medicinal Plants ◽

Biological Activities ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Black Cohosh ◽

Cimicifuga Racemosa ◽

Traditional Uses ◽

Aromatic And Medicinal Plants ◽

Phytochemical Investigation ◽

Phytochemical Constituents

Background: Native Americans have had a rich ethnobotanical heritage for treating diseases, ailments, and injuries. Cherokee traditional medicine has provided numerous aromatic and medicinal plants that not only were used by the Cherokee people, but were also adopted for use by European settlers in North America. Methods: The aim of this review was to examine the Cherokee ethnobotanical literature and the published phytochemical investigations on Cherokee medicinal plants and to correlate phytochemical constituents with traditional uses and biological activities. Results: Several Cherokee medicinal plants are still in use today as herbal medicines, including, for example, yarrow (Achillea millefolium), black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa), American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), and blue skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora). This review presents a summary of the traditional uses, phytochemical constituents, and biological activities of Cherokee aromatic and medicinal plants. Conclusions: The list is not complete, however, as there is still much work needed in phytochemical investigation and pharmacological evaluation of many traditional herbal medicines.

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ETHNO-ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE MEDICINAL PLANTS OF WESTERN GHATS REGION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VALPARAI TRIBES

Kongunadu Research Journal ◽

10.26524/krj41 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 68-71

Author(s):

Nithya Jeniffer P ◽

Manish Kumar ◽

Logan Kumar K

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Traditional Knowledge ◽

Threatened Species ◽

Western Ghats ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Indigenous Communities ◽

Survey Method ◽

Ecological Studies ◽

Tribal Communities ◽

Breeding Technology

Traditional knowledge on plant has a long-standing history in many indigenous communities, and continues to provide useful tools for treating various diseases. Tribal communities living in biodiversity rich areas possess a wealth of knowledge on the utilization and conservation of food and medicinal plants. They are well versed in the usage of plant for treating various diseases. The present study carryout by survey method aimed to identifying the plants used for the general health of the tribal communities such as Kadar, Muthuvar and Malai Malasars of Western Ghats region. Ethno medicinal information was gathered throughquestionnaire from the majority of tribal people of Valparai hills Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. All the traditional and other knowledge related to the collection and consumption of the medicinal plants, their environment on which communities depends was documented. The present study observed that, the tribal peoples from valparai having knowledge of 29 species on the traditional medicine. These tribes are one of the major conservators of environments. Their traditional knowledge can be utilized for the breeding technology of variety of threatened species and develop for the biodiversity conservation as well as for pharmacological research in various dimensions.

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Ethnobotany as a Science of Preserving Traditional Knowledge: Traditional Uses of Wild Medicinal Plants from District Reasi, J&K (Northwestern Himalaya), India

Botanical Leads for Drug Discovery ◽

10.1007/978-981-15-5917-4_13 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 277-293

Author(s):

Shiekh Marifatul Haq ◽

Bikarma Singh

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Traditional Knowledge ◽

Traditional Uses

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Contribution a l’ethnobotanique des Warega (Maniema, Kivu, Zaire)

Bothalia ◽

10.4102/abc.v14i3/4.1216 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 14 (3/4) ◽

pp. 607-611

Author(s):

M. Kitembo

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Parasitic Diseases ◽

Vernacular Names ◽

Traditional Uses ◽

Reference Collection ◽

Domestic Use ◽

The University

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ETHNOBOTANY OF THE WAREGA (MANIEMA, KIVU, ZAIRE) As a result of the particular social positions held by the grandfather and aunt of the author, very detailed information about the traditional uses of plants in Maniema could be collected. All the information obtained is supported by a herbarium reference collection deposited in the Herbarium of the University of Lubumbashi (LSHI), together with one or several vernacular names. The information can be grouped on the basis of four main types of utilization, namely plants used as food (seeds and oleaginous nuts, amylaceous fruits and flowers, leaves, berries.); medicinal plants (parasitic diseases, gynaecology, obstetrics, etc.); plants for domestic use (tools, mats, textiles, dyes and other uses).

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