The use of medicinal plants by Paraguayan migrants in the Atlantic Forest of Misiones, Argentina, is based on Guaraní tradition, colonial and current plant knowledge

Knowledge of medicinal plants is not only one of the main components in the structure of knowledge in local medical systems but also one of the most studied resources. This study uses a systematic review and meta-analysis of a compilation of ethnobiological studies with a medicinal plant component and the variable of gender to evaluate whether there is a gender-based pattern in medicinal plant knowledge on different scales (national, continental, and global). In this study, three types of meta-analysis are conducted on different scales. We detect no significant differences on the global level; women and men have the same rich knowledge. On the national and continental levels, significant differences are observed in both directions (significant for men and for women), and a lack of significant differences in the knowledge of the genders is also observed. This finding demonstrates that there is no gender-based pattern for knowledge on different scales.

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The Utilization of Various Plant Type by the Community of Gunung Bunder Dua Village, Bogor Regency as a Resource of Biology Learning Process

BIO-INOVED : Jurnal Biologi-Inovasi Pendidikan ◽

10.20527/bino.v2i2.8454 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 111

Author(s):

Rizna Akmaliyah ◽

Wardah Wardah ◽

Tri Cahyanto ◽

Apriani Krisdianti ◽

Deasy Rahmawati

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Learning Process ◽

Daily Life ◽

Economic Value ◽

Food Plants ◽

Plant Type ◽

Plant Knowledge ◽

Biology Learning ◽

Plant Families ◽

The Village

The community of Gunung Bunder Dua Village, Bogor Regency is one area that still has plant knowledge and local wisdom in their daily life. This research aims to reveal the local wisdom of Gunung Bunder Dua villagers, Bogor Regency. The method used in the form of direct observation in the field with interview by selected speaker. This research was conducted from 17th June to 17th July 2019 at the village of Gunung Bunder Dua, Bogor Regency, West Java. The observations recorded were 72 species and 40 plant families, with some varieties of uses, namely 19 species of food plants, 56 species of medicinal plants and 3 species of economic value plants. The result of this reseach are used as source of biology learning such as a video containing ethnobotany information.Abstrak Masyarakat Desa Gunung Bunder Dua, Kabupaten Bogor termasuk salah satu daerah yang masih memiliki pengetahuan tumbuhan dan kearifan lokal dalam kehidupan sehari-harinya. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengungkap kearifan lokal masyarakat desa Gunung Bunder Dua, Kabupaten Bogor. Metode yang dilakukan berupa observasi langsung di lapangan dengan wawancara kepada narasumber terpilih. Penelitian ini dilakukan dari tanggal 17 Juni – 17 Juli 2019 bertempat di Desa Gunung Bunder Dua, Kabupaten Bogor, Jawa Barat. Terdapat 72 spesies dan 40 famili tumbuhan, dengan beragam kegunaan yaitu tumbuhan pangan 19 spesies, tumbuhan obat 56 spesies, dan tumbuhan bernilai ekonomi sebanyak 3 spesies. Hasil penelitian ini dijadikan sumber belajar biologi berupa video yang berisikan informasi etnobotani.

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Quantitative ethnopharmacological documentation and molecular confirmation of medicinal plants used by the Manobo tribe of Agusan del Sur, Philippines

10.21203/rs.2.21139/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Mark Lloyd Granaderos Dapar ◽

Grecebio Jonathan Duran Alejandro ◽

Ulrich Meve ◽

Sigrid Liede-Schumann

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Medicinal Plant ◽

Plant Species ◽

Medicinal Plant Species ◽

Fidelity Level ◽

Key Informants ◽

Plant Knowledge ◽

Plant Use ◽

Medicinal Plant Knowledge ◽

Use Categories

Abstract Background Philippines is renowned as one of the species-rich countries and culturally megadiverse in ethnicity around the globe. However, ethnopharmacological studies in the Philippines are still limited especially in the most numerous ethnic tribal populations in the southern part of the archipelago. This present study aims to document the traditional practices, medicinal plant use, and knowledge; to determine the relative importance, consensus, and the extent of all medicinal plants used; and to integrate molecular confirmation of uncertain species used by the Agusan Manoboin Mindanao, Philippines. Methods Quantitative ethnopharmacological data were obtained using semi-structured interviews, group discussions, field observations, and guided field walks with a total of 335 key informants comprising of tribal chieftains, traditional healers, community elders and Manobo members of the community with their medicinal plant knowledge. The use report (UR), use categories (UC), use value (UV), cultural importance value (CIV), and use diversity (UD) were quantified and correlated. Other indices using fidelity level (FL), informant consensus factors (ICF), and Jaccard’s similarity index (JI) were also calculated. The key informants' medicinal plant use knowledge and practices were statistically analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results This study enumerated the ethnopharmacological use of 122 medicinal plant species, distributed among 108 genera and belonging to 51 families classified in 16 use categories. Integrative molecular approach confirmed 24 species with confusing species identity using multiple universal markers (ITS, matK, psbA-trnH, and trnL-F). There was strong agreement among the key informants regarding ethnopharmacological uses of plants, with ICF values ranging from 0.97 to 0.99, with the highest number of species (88) being used for the treatment of abnormal signs and symptoms (ASS). Seven species were reported with maximum fidelity level (100%) in seven use categories. The correlations of the five variables (UR, UC, UV, CIV, and UD) are significant (rs ≥0.69, p<0.001), some being stronger than others. The degree of similarity of the three studied localities had JI ranged from 0.38 to 0.42, indicating species likeness among the tribal communities. Statistically, the medicinal plant knowledge among respondents was significantly different (p<0.001) when grouped according to education, gender, social position, occupation, civil status, and age but not significantly different (p=0.379) when grouped according to location. This study recorded the first quantitative ethnopharmacological documentation coupled with molecular confirmation of medicinal plants in Mindanao, Philippines, of which one medicinal plant species has never been studied pharmacologically to date.Conclusion Documenting such traditional knowledge of medicinal plants and practices is highly essential for future management and conservation strategies of these plant genetic resources. This ethnopharmacological study will serve as a future reference not only for more systematic ethnopharmacological documentation but also for further pharmacological studies and drug discovery to improve public healthcare worldwide.

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Medicinal Plants of the Maasai of Kenya: A Review

Plants ◽

10.3390/plants9010044 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 44 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Jedidah Nankaya ◽

Nathan Gichuki ◽

Catherine Lukhoba ◽

Henrik Balslev

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Medicinal Plant ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Modern Medicine ◽

Oral Ingestion ◽

Plant Knowledge ◽

Plant Parts ◽

The Past ◽

Plant Uses ◽

Threaten Species

The use of medicinal plants for treatment of humans and animals is entrenched in the Maasai culture and traditional knowledge related to it is passed on from one generation to the next. A handful of researchers have in the past decades documented this knowledge. No single study has documented medicinal plant uses of the Maasai community as a whole. This review provides a consolidated database of the diversity and uses of medicinal plants among the Maasai in Kenya. The study will help conserve traditional medicinal plant knowledge that is valuable for the development of modern medicine. Relevant information on medicinal plants used by the Maasai of Kenya was extracted from journals, books, M.Sc., and Ph.D. dissertations. We found evidence of 289 plant species used by the Maasai of Kenya in traditional medicine. Most species were used to treat health conditions in the categories gastrointestinal and respiratory system disorders. The most used families were Leguminosae, Asteraceae, Malvaceae, Euphorbiaceae, and Lamiaceae. Medicines were commonly prepared as a decoction and administered through oral ingestion, with roots reported to be the preferred plant part for medication. The Maasai preference for roots compared to other plant parts may be unsustainable and could threaten species availability in the future.

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The Status of Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Medicinal Plants and the Impacts of Resettlement in Delanta, Northwestern Wello, Northern Ethiopia

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2016/5060247 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Misganaw Meragiaw ◽

Zemede Asfaw ◽

Mekuria Argaw

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Group Discussion ◽

In Situ Conservation ◽

Traditional Healers ◽

Northern Ethiopia ◽

Plant Knowledge ◽

The Status ◽

Community Types ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

Study Sites

The present study was conducted in Delanta (Ethiopia) to examine the use of medicinal plants and investigate the impacts of the 1984/85 resettlement program on the local people’s knowledge on herbal medicine and its uses. The research was conducted with 72 informants in six study sites through semistructured interviews, group discussion, and market survey. In this study, 133 species belonging to 116 genera and 57 families were documented. These plants were mentioned for uses in the treatment of about 76 human and livestock ailments. The family Asteraceae was represented by the highest number with 14 species. Herbs accounted for 52.6% of the total species and leaves (32.6%) were the most frequently used parts. The analysis showed that the resettlement program has both positive and negative impacts on nature rehabilitation and local knowledge along with many human induced threats. Most of the plant knowledge is held by traditional healers and permanent residents. The people’s preference for some medicinal plants gave indications of continuity of the ethnomedicinal information among the inhabitants. The findings inform that efforts need to be directed to in situ conservation in two of the plant community types which could protect a good proportion (about 50%) of the medicinal plant species.

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Ethnobotanical characterization of medicinal plants used in Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu territories, Kongo-Central Province in DR Congo

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine ◽

10.1186/s13002-020-00428-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kibungu Kembelo Pathy ◽

Nzuki Bakwaye Flavien ◽

Belesi Katula Honoré ◽

Wouter Vanhove ◽

Patrick Van Damme

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Medicinal Plant ◽

Plant Species ◽

Therapeutic Potential ◽

Social Groups ◽

Central Province ◽

Dr Congo ◽

Plant Knowledge ◽

Medicinal Plant Knowledge ◽

Cultural Similarity

Abstract Background The phytotherapeutic knowledge of the Kongo people in the territories of Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu in Kongo-Central Province (DR Congo) is rapidly eroding. To document the remaining knowledge, we conducted an ethnobotanical survey on the most important medicinal plant species and diseases treated with them, as well as plants with therapeutic potential. We also checked for the cultural similarity in medicinal plant knowledge between the two territories and how knowledge about Kongo medicinal plants differs between different social groups. Methods From June 2017 until February 2018 and from February 2019 until April 2019, we conducted a survey with 188 phytotherapists, selected using the snowball method and surveyed using semi-structured interviews. Voucher specimens were taken for identification. Ethnobotanical data were analyzed using medicinal use value (UVs), informant agreement ratio (IARs), informant consensus factor (ICF), and species therapeutic potential (STP). Rahman’s similarity index was used for ethno-cultural comparison of medicinal plant knowledge between the two communities. Medicinal knowledge between different social groups was analyzed using non-parametric tests and Poisson regression. Results A total of 231 plants (i.e., 227 botanical species, representing 192 genera and 79 families) were reportedly used to treat 103 diseases. Most abundant taxa were reported for the Fabaceae family (including 11.9% of species and 10.9% of genera). Most reported species (45.0%) were from anthropized areas. Leaves (39.4%), herbs (37.1%), decoction (41.7%), and oral ingestion (72%) were the most frequently cited plant part, botanical form, preparation, and administration method, respectively. Four of all inventoried species showed high UVS (> 0.05), whereas eight had an IAR of one. According to ICF, 31 diseases were mentioned. Highest ICF (≥ 0.4) was observed for hemorrhoids (0.44), amoebiasis (0.43), and itchy rash (0.42). Fifty-four plant species were identified as likely possessing an interesting therapeutic potential. Low ethno-cultural similarity in medicinal knowledge (RSI = 16.6%) was found between the two territories. Analysis of the Kongo medicinal plant knowledge showed that the mean number of reported species and diseases vary considerably depending on gender, type, and residence of therapists (P < 0.05). Conclusion Results prove that the Kongo phytopharmacopeia makes use of interesting medicinal plant species that could be further studied for conservation and pharmacological applications.

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Ethnopharmacological Studies of Medicinal plants Used by Ethnic Groups in Bardsir Region, Kerman Province

Traditional and Integrative Medicine ◽

10.18502/tim.v6i4.8276 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Zarrin Sarhadynejad ◽

Fariba Sharififar ◽

Touba Eslaminejad ◽

Zohreh Sarhadinejad ◽

Ahmad Pourmirzaie ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Data Collection ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Life Forms ◽

Importance Value ◽

Face To Face ◽

Plant Knowledge ◽

Teucrium Polium L

Ethnobotanical studies try to gather indigenous cultures plant knowledge from different regions and tribes all over the world. This study aimed at obtaining, documenting and analyzing medicinal plants used by some ethnic groups in Bardsir region, Kerman province, Iran. Data collection was done through face-to-face interviews, and finally, 120 questionnaires were filled out. Based on the local knowledge, the data collection was analyzed using quantitative values including family importance value (FIV), relative frequency of citation (RFC), fidelity level (FL), use-value index (UV), and factor of informant consensus (FIC). In this study, 47 medicinal plants were recorded belonging to 22 families. The results expressed the highest FIV belonged to Lamiaceae (57%) family. The hemicryptophytes (49%) were also regarded as the most common life forms of the used species. In the current study, the highest RFCs and UV indices belonged to Urtica urens L. 0.21, and 0.39, respectively. Achillea santolinoides subsp. wilhelmsii (K.Koch) Greuter, and Teucrium polium L. had the maximum percentage of FL for treating digestive system disorders. In the present study, the highest indices belonged to U. urens, A. santolinoides subsp. wilhelmsii and T. polium; thus, it is recommended conducting further in vitro and in vivo pharmacological studies on the mentioned species.

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Ethnobotanical characterization of medicinal plants used in Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu territories, Kongo-Central Province in DR Congo

10.21203/rs.3.rs-52904/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Pathy Kibungu kembelo ◽

Favien Nzuki Bakwaye ◽

Honoré Belesi Katula ◽

Wouter Vanhove ◽

Patrick Van Damme

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Medicinal Plant ◽

Plant Species ◽

Therapeutic Potential ◽

Social Groups ◽

Central Province ◽

Dr Congo ◽

Plant Knowledge ◽

Medicinal Plant Knowledge ◽

Cultural Similarity

Abstract Background: The phytotherapeutic knowledge of the Kongo people in the territories of Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu in Kongo-Central Province (DR Congo) is rapidly eroding. To document the remaining knowledge, we conducted an ethnobotanical survey on the most important medicinal plant species and diseases treated with them, as well as plants with therapeutic potential. We also checked for the cultural similarity in medicinal plant knowledge between the two territories and how knowledge about Kongo medicinal plants differs between different social groups. Methods: From June 2017 until February 2018 and from February 2019 until April 2019, we conducted a survey with 188 phytotherapists, selected using the snowball method and surveyed using semi-structured interviews. Voucher specimens were taken for identification. Ethnobotanical data were analyzed using medicinal Use Value (UVs), Informant Agreement Ratio (IARs), Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) and Species Therapeutic Potential (STP). Rahman’s similarity index was used for ethno-cultural comparison of medicinal plant knowledge between the two communities. Medicinal knowledge between different social groups was analyzed using non parametric tests and Poisson regression. Results: A total of 231 plants (i.e. 227 botanical species, representing 192 genera and 79 families) were reportedly used to treat 103 diseases. Most abundant taxa were reported for the Fabaceae family (including 11.9 % of species and 10.9% of genera). Most reported species (45.0%) were from anthropized areas. Leaves (39.4%), herbs (37.1%), decoction (41.7%) and oral ingestion (72%) were the most frequently cited plant part, botanical form, preparation and administration method, respectively. Four of all inventoried species showed high UV S (> 0.05), whereas eight had an IAR of one. According to ICF, 31 diseases were mentioned. Highest ICF (≥ 0.4) was observed for hemorrhoids (0.44), amoebiasis (0.43) and itchy rash (0.42). Fifty-four plant species were identified as likely possessing an interesting therapeutic potential. Low ethno-cultural similarity in medicinal knowledge (RSI = 16.6%) was found between the two territories. Analysis of the Kongo medicinal plant knowledge showed that the mean number of reported species and diseases vary considerably depending on gender, type and residence of therapists (P < 0.05). Conclusion : Results prove that the Kongo phytopharmacopoeia makes use of interesting medicinal plant species that could be further studied for conservation and pharmacological applications.

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Traditional medicinal plant knowledge of some spermatophytes of Samar Bagh Valley, Lower Dir District, Pakistan

Plant Science Today ◽

10.14719/pst.2017.4.4.334 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 151-153

Author(s):

Muhammad Irfan ◽

Imran Ahmad ◽

Sidra Hassan Saeed

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Medicinal Plant ◽

Traditional Knowledge ◽

Local People ◽

Seed Plants ◽

Plant Knowledge ◽

Medicinal Plant Knowledge ◽

Live Stock

The study on traditional knowledge of medicinal plants which are used by local people of Samar Bagh valley in district Lower Dir, Pakistan resulted in the report of 41 species of seed plants which belong to 37 genera and 30 families. Amongst them are 55% herbs, 25% shrubs, 17 % trees and 3% rhizome bearing species. The local peoples who use these plants for the treatment of various diseases were farmers, those who are raring of live stock and hakims.

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Intracultural Variation in the Knowledge of Medicinal Plants in an Urban-Rural Community in the Atlantic Forest from Northeastern Brazil

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2012/679373 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Cecília de Fátima Castelo Branco Rangel de Almeida ◽

Marcelo Alves Ramos ◽

Rafael Ricardo Vasconcelos Silva ◽

Joabe Gomes de Melo ◽

Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Rural Community ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Forest Fragment ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Urban Rural ◽

Plant Families ◽

Number Of Citations ◽

General Community

This study assessed the intracultural knowledge of the use of medicinal plants in an urban-rural community in an Atlantic forest fragment in northeastern Brazil. We examined the importance of native and exotic species and the effects of gender and age on that knowledge. We also compared data obtained from different groups of informants (local experts and general community). We conducted 194 interviews between June 2007 and January 2008, using the freelist technique and semistructured forms to collect ethnobotanical data. Information obtained from the community was compared with that from six local experts who participated in a survey in 2003. From a total of 209 ethnospecies, exotic and herbaceous plants presented higher richness. With respect to the number of citations, women and older informants were shown to know a higher number of medicinal plants. Comparing knowledge of local experts with that of the general community, we noted that experts know a similar wealth of plant families and therapeutic indications, but the community knows a greater species richness. These results indicate that local experts may provide useful information for studies that search for a quick diagnosis of the knowledge of a given community.

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