Photoprotective potential in some medicinal plants used to treat skin diseases in Sri Lanka

The present study was conducted in the Thalisain block of Pauri Garhwal to document the medicinal plants used by the local communities. 53 plant species distributed in 38 families were documented. Of the total plant species 49% were herbs, 26% trees, 23% shrubs and 2% climbers. 16 different plant parts were used by local communities for different ailments. Medicinal plants were widely used by major sections of the community against common colds, cough, skin diseases, snake bite, fever, joint pains, bronchitis etc. Women and local healers called vaids have a vital role in environmental management due to traditional knowledge and use of plants as medicine with undocumented knowledge. It has been observed as one of the best option of sustainable livelihoods for the residents of the area.

Download Full-text

TRADITIONAL PHYTOTHERAPY USED BY BHUTIA COMMUNITY OF UTTARKASHI DISTRICT OF UTTARAKHAND FOR DERMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS

10.36106/ijar/7820999 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 77-82

Author(s):

Arun K. Agrawal ◽

Usha Devi ◽

S.K. Kuriyal

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Indigenous Knowledge ◽

Plant Species ◽

Primary Healthcare ◽

Skin Diseases ◽

Practical Knowledge ◽

Traditional Healers ◽

Tribal Community ◽

Tribal People ◽

Dermatological Disorders

Ethno-medicinal survey was undertaken from traditional healers of Bhutia tribal community of Urrarkashi district for the use of medicinal plants in the treatment of different skin diseases such as dog and insect bite, burns, eczema, abscesses, scabies, ringworm, cuts and wounds, boils, leprosy, blisters, allergy, itching, pimples, leucoderma, prickly heat, warts, septic ulcers, and other skin diseases during different season of March 2016 to May 2017. The indigenous knowledge of tribal traditional healers having practical knowledge of plants in medicine were interviewed in ve villages of Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand and plants used for medicinal purposes were collected through questionnaire and personal interviews during eldtrips. A total of 60 plant species of 43 families are documented in this study. The medicinal plants used in the treatment of skin diseases by tribal's are listed with botanical name (in binomial form), family, local names, habit, availability, parts used, and mode of preparation. This study showed that Bhutia tribal people in the studied parts of Uttarkashi district continue to depend on the medicinal plants at least for the treatment of primary healthcare.

Download Full-text

Conservation and use of wild-harvested medicinal plants in Sri Lanka.

Crop wild relative conservation and use ◽

10.1079/9781845930998.0625 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 625-631

Author(s):

R. S. S. Ratnayake ◽

C. S. Kariyawasam

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Medicinal Plants

Download Full-text

Screening of antiinflammatory medicinal plants used in traditional medicine against skin diseases

Phytotherapy Research ◽

10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(19980201)12:1<18::aid-ptr180>3.0.co;2-3 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 18-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

M. J. Cuéllar ◽

R. M. Giner ◽

M. C. Recio ◽

M. J. Just ◽

S. Máñez ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Traditional Medicine ◽

Skin Diseases

Download Full-text

Antioxidant and Free Radical Scavenging Capacity of Extensively Used Medicinal Plants in Sri Lanka

Procedia Food Science ◽

10.1016/j.profoo.2016.02.028 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 123-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

C. Jayathilake ◽

V. Rizliya ◽

R. Liyanage

Keyword(s):

Free Radical ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Medicinal Plants ◽

Radical Scavenging ◽

Free Radical Scavenging ◽

Radical Scavenging Capacity ◽

Scavenging Capacity

Download Full-text

Medicinal Plants Used in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality, Southern Ghana: An Ethnobotanical Study

Medicines ◽

10.3390/medicines6010001 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kwame Appiah ◽

Clement Oppong ◽

Hossein Mardani ◽

Richard Omari ◽

Sylvia Kpabitey ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Skin Diseases ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Ethnobotanical Study ◽

Community Members ◽

Medicinal Uses ◽

Oral Transmission ◽

Informant Consensus ◽

Indigenous Uses ◽

High Degree

Background: The in-depth traditional knowledge of medicinal plants is at risk of extinction due to the dependency on oral transmission, and as such, there is an urgent need to document such knowledge. This study aimed to document indigenous uses of medicinal plants among community members in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality. Methods: Data was collected in 2016 from community members and local herbalists in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality through a semi-structured questionnaire. Statistical tools and ethnobotanical indices, i.e., informant consensus factor (ICF), fidelity level (FL), and use value (UV) were used to analyse the data. Results: One hundred and six medicinal plants belonging to 45 families were reported to cure 68 different human diseases. The most frequently used plant part in this study was the leaves (52%). Decoction (57.5%) and oral administration (58.3%) were the most utilised herbal preparation and administration route respectively. Cleistopholis patens had the highest UV (0.54) with pain & fevers and skin diseases having the highest ICF values (0.88 and 0.85 respectively). Furthermore, new medicinal uses of Hilleria latifolia and ten other species were recorded for the treatment of the traditional local disease, aseram. Conclusions: The current knowledge and uses of medicinal plants are still high in the study area based on the high degree of consensus among informants. This study could allow for the preservation of knowledge and biodiversity of medicinal plants, both of which are threatened with extinction.

Download Full-text