scholarly journals Diversity and use of medicinal plants for soup making in traditional diets of the Hakka in West Fujian, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Binsheng Luo ◽  
Feifei Li ◽  
Selena Ahmed ◽  
Chunlin Long
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Body ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Fujian Province ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Growth Environment ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Traditional Diets

Abstract Background Wild edible and medicinal plants were an important component of traditional diets and continue to contribute to food security, nutrition, and health in many communities globally. For example, the preparation and consumption of soup made of medicinal plants for promoting health and preventing disease are a key component of the traditional diets of the Hakka socio-linguistic group of China’s West Fujian Province. As environmental and socio-economic factors drive the shift away from traditional diets, there is a need for ethnobotanical documentation of the diversity of wild edible and medicinal plants as well as associated knowledge and practices. Method Ethnobotanical surveys were conducted in Hakka communities in West Fujian Province between 2017 and 2018 to document plants used in medicinal soups as well as associated traditional ecological knowledge, practices, and conservation status. Surveys included semi-structural interviews, key informant interviews, participatory rural appraisal, and focus group discussions. Quantitative indices, including cultural food significance index (CFSI) and relative frequency of citation (RFC), were calculated to evaluate the importance of documented plants to Hakka communities. The species with the highest CFSI and RFC values were ranked by informants and further evaluated according to their individual properties and growth environment. Results A total of 42 medicinal plant species, belonging to 25 families and 41 genera, were documented for making soup by the Hakka. The Asteraceae botanical family was the most prevalent, and their root or the entire plant is used for soup making. Informants incorporate different ingredients in soups for their flavors as well as medicinal properties on the basis of the local ethnonutrition system. The most prevalent medicinal uses of the documented plants for making soups were used for clearing inner heat (58.1% of the species), treating inflammation (37.2%), and counteracting cold in the body (20.9%). Informants perceived that the medicinal properties of soup-making plants are influenced by the time of harvest, the local environment, and the climate. Conclusion Efforts are needed to preserve the ecological knowledge associated with traditional diets towards supporting both environmental and human well-being in rapidly developing communities experiencing the nutrition transition and biodiversity loss.

Medicinal Plants of Morni Hills, Shivalik Range, Panchkula, Haryana

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Acharya Balkrishna ◽  
◽  
Anupam Srivastava ◽  
B.K. Shukla ◽  
Rajesh Kumar Mishra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Local People ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Plant Exploration ◽  
Family Names ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Hills Area

During plant exploration and survey of Morni Hills, Panchkula, Haryana (2017-2018) the authors collected about 2200 field numbers from different localities. Out of them, 323 species belonging to 251 genera and 92 families are medicinal plants. The information about medicinal properties of these plants has been gathered during field trips of Morni Hills from local vaidyas and local people of remote localities. The enumeration is alphabetically arranged, followed by their family names, local/common names, plant parts used for curing diseases and medicinal uses. These plant species are utilized by local people against various diseases in Morni Hills area.

scholarly journals Medicinal Plants of Turmic Valley (Central Karakoram National Park), Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sher Wali Khan ◽  
Qamar Abbas ◽  
Syed Najmul Hassan ◽  
Hawas Khan ◽  
Azhar Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
Indus River ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
The People ◽  
Over Exploitation ◽  
Gilgit Baltistan

This study was undertaken to enumerate the medicinal plants of the area, find out the conservation status, and record the folk knowledge from the inhabitants of Turmic Valley during 2011-2013. The valley is located in the Rondo division of the District Skardu on the Northeastern side of the Indus River. The detailed information about the local flora regarding medicinal uses was collected from the local herbal healers (Hakeems) and other knowledgeable people. Locally used herbs of the area prevent and cure the people from various diseases such as joint pains, bronchitis, flu and fever, lowering blood pressure, constipation, liver disorders, stomach and abdominal problems, etc. The most common medicinal herbs found in the region belong to the families Gentianaceae, Berberidaceae, Umbelliferae, Labiatae, Rosaceae, Compositae, Urticaceae, and Ranunculaceae. The inhabitants of the valley mostly use the 42 plant species for the treatment of different health problems. Forty-two species of plants (including 4 Gymnosperms, 1 monocotyledon, and 37 dicotyledons) and 35 types of diseases have been identified during the current study. Thymus linearis, Rosa webbiana, Urtica dioca, Pleurospermum candollei, Berberis spp., Delphinium brononianum, and Mentha angustifolia were the commonly used plant species in the valley. The collected baseline data of this study will be helpfulfor young researchers in the fieldof taxonomy, ethnobotany, pharmacology, organic chemistry, and particularly for biodiversity conservation. Over exploitation, habitat destruction, and over grazing are the major threats for the loss of the important flora of the area.

scholarly journals A descriptive study of zoonotic disease risk at the human-wildlife interface in a biodiversity hot spot in South Western Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. e0008633
Author(s):  
Shamilah Namusisi ◽  
Michael Mahero ◽  
Dominic Travis ◽  
Katherine Pelican ◽  
Cheryl Robertson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Risk ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Zoonotic Disease ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
High Dependency

Zoonotic diseases pose a significant health challenge at the human–wildlife interface, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where ecosystem services contribute significantly to local livelihoods and individual well-being. In Uganda, the fragmented forests of Hoima district, form part of a “biodiversity and emerging infectious disease hotspot” composed of communities with high dependency on this wildlife protected areas, unaware of the associated health risks. We conducted a cross-sectional mixed methods study from March to May 2017 and interviewed 370 respondents, using a semi-structured questionnaire from eight villages neighbouring forest fragments in Hoima District, Uganda. Additionally, a total of ten (10) focus group discussions (FGDs) consisting of 6–10 men or women were conducted to further explore the drivers of hunting and perception of zoonotic disease risks at community level. Qualitative and quantitative data were analysed using content analysis and STATA version 12 respectively. We found twenty-nine percent (29.0%, CI: 24.4–33.9) of respondents were engaged in hunting of wildlife such as chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and 45.8% (CI: 40.6–51.0), cane rats (Thryonomyidae spp). Acquisition of animal protein was among the main reasons why communities hunt (55.3%, CI: 50.1–60.4), followed by “cultural” and “medicinal” uses of wildlife and or its parts (22.7%, CI: 18.6–27.4). Results further revealed that hunting and bushmeat consumption is persistent for other perceived reasons like; bushmeat strengthens the body, helps mothers recover faster after delivery, boosts one’s immunity and hunting is exercise for the body. However, respondents reported falling sick after consumption of bushmeat at least once (7.9%, CI: 5.3–11.1), with 5.3% (CI: 2.60–9.60) reporting similar symptoms among some family members. Generally, few respondents (37.0%, CI: 32.1–42.2) were aware of diseases transmissible from wildlife to humans, although 88.7% (CI: 85.0–92.0) had heard of Ebola or Marburg without context. Hunting non-human primate poses a health risk compared to edible rats (cane rats) and wild ruminants (cOR = 0.4, 95% CI = 0.1–0.9) and (cOR = 0.7, 95% CI = 0.2–2.1) respectively. Study suggests some of the pathways for zoonotic disease spillover to humans exist at interface areas driven by livelihoods, nutrition and cultural needs. This study offers opportunities for a comprehensive risk communication and health education strategy for communities living at the interface of wildlife and human interactions.

Review on few South Indian medicinal plants as antimicrobial agents

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (03) ◽  
pp. 4915
Author(s):  
Phani Kumari Uddandapu* ◽  
Venkateswar Rao, Y. ◽  
Chandrasekhara Naidu K.
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Well Being ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Indian Medicinal Plants

The Plant kingdom is a storehouse of potential drugs. Plant derived medicines have made large contributions to human health and well-being. They play dual role in the development of new drugs. At first they act as a natural blueprint for the development of new drugs and secondly they can be used for the treatment of infectious diseases. Many evidences gathered from earlier studies which confirmed that the presence of variety of phytochemicals in plants contribute medicinal properties. In this present review, an attempt has been made to give an overview of few south Indian medicinal plants and their phytochemicals which are useful in the treatment of several infectious diseases.

scholarly journals The medicinal plants of Myanmar

PhytoKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
pp. 1-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. DeFilipps ◽  
Gary A. Krupnick
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Plant Conservation ◽  
Asian Country ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Comprehensive Compilation

A comprehensive compilation is provided of the medicinal plants of the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar (formerly Burma). This contribution, containing 123 families, 367 genera, and 472 species, was compiled from earlier treatments, monographs, books, and pamphlets, with some medicinal uses and preparations translated from Burmese to English. The entry for each species includes the Latin binomial, author(s), common Myanmar and English names, range, medicinal uses and preparations, and additional notes. Of the 472 species, 63 or 13% of them have been assessed for conservation status and are listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN 2017). Two species are listed as Extinct in the Wild, four as Threatened (two Endangered, two Vulnerable), two as Near Threatened, 48 Least Concerned, and seven Data Deficient. Botanic gardens worldwide hold 444 species (94%) within their living collections, while 28 species (6%) are not found any botanic garden. Preserving the traditional knowledge of Myanmar healers contributes to Target 13 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation.

scholarly journals Borders as Crossroads: The Diverging Routes of Herbal Knowledge of Romanians Living on the Romanian and Ukrainian Sides of Bukovina

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Mattalia ◽  
Nataliya Stryamets ◽  
Anya Grygorovych ◽  
Andrea Pieroni ◽  
Renata Sõukand
Keyword(s):  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Small Region ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
The Body ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Knowledge

Cross-border and cross-cultural ethnomedicine are novel ways to address the evolution of local ecological knowledge. As is widely acknowledged, ethnomedicinal knowledge is not static, but evolves according to several factors, including changes in ecological availability and socioeconomic conditions, and yet the effect of the political context on medicinal knowledge remains largely underexplored. Bukovina, a small region of Eastern Europe that has been divided by a border since the 1940s and is currently part of both Romania and Ukraine, represents a unique case study in which to address the impact of political contexts on ethnomedicinal knowledge. The aim of this study was to compare plant-based medicinal uses among Romanians living on the two sides of the Romanian–Ukrainian border. In addition, we performed cross-cultural and cross-border analysis with published data on the ethnomedicine of the neighboring ethnolinguistic group of Hutsuls. We conducted 59 semistructured interviews with conveniently selected Romanians living in both Romanian and Ukrainian Bukovina. We elicited preparations for treating different ailments and disorders by naming each part of the body. We also asked about the sources of this medicinal knowledge. We documented the medicinal use of 108 plant taxa belonging to 45 families. Fifty-four taxa were common to both Romanian communities; 20 were only found among Romanians living in Romania and 34 only among Romanians living in Ukraine. However, the number of recorded uses was higher among Romanians living in Romania, revealing that they make consistent use of local medicinal plants, and Romanians living in Ukrainian Bukovina use more taxa but less consistently. Comparison with the data published in our study on neighboring Hutsuls shows that medicinal knowledge is more homogeneous among Hutsuls and Romanians living in Ukraine, yet many similar uses were found among Romanian communities across the border. We argue that the 50 years during which Ukrainian Bukovina was part of the USSR resulted in the integration of standard pan-Soviet elements as evidenced by several plant uses common among the groups living in Ukraine yet not among Hutsuls and Romanians living in Romania.

scholarly journals Diversity, Medicinal Uses and Conservation Status of Medicinal Plants at Mandaragiri, Angul Forest Division, Odisha, India

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
Rudra Narayan Pradhan ◽  
Omprakash Rautaraya ◽  
Prasanna Behera ◽  
Sujogya Kumar Panda
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Forest Division

Quantitative Ethnomedicinal Study of Plants Used by the Population in the Middle Plateaux of Uvira Territory (D. R. of Congo).

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gentil Iragi Kaboyi ◽  
Butoto Imani wa Rusaati ◽  
Innocent Byamungu Nfizi ◽  
Cephas Masumbuko Ndabaga ◽  
Patience Arusi Gendusa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Morphological Type ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Syzygium Guineense ◽  
Erythrina Abyssinica

Abstract BackgroundThis work increases the ethnomedicinal plants information in the Uvira Territory and, in particular, the middle plateau. Till now little is known about ethnomedicinal researches in Uvira Territory and no previous study has surveyed the medicinal uses of plants in the middle plateau of Uvira Territory. MethodsThe plant uses information survey was collected through a direct interview conducted with 25 local healers in 7 villages. The ethnobotanical information for each species, including scientific name, family, local name, morphological type, plant parts used, preparation, disease name, plant habitat was collected. The conservation status of plant species was checked by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. various quantitative indices (Relative frequency of citation Use Value, Informant consensus factor, Family Importance Value, Pearson’s correlation, Jaccard Index) were calculatedResultsInformation on 69 medicinal plants belonging to 61 genera and 34 families was collected. The total number of species per family showed that Fabaceae, Asteraceae, and Myrtaceae were most represented. Most species were herbs. Leave was the most frequently used part and decoction was the principal preparation method. Significantly higher numbers of medicinal plants were used against digestive system disorders and intestinal parasites. Tetradenia riparia, Syzygium guineense, Morella salicifolia and Erythrina abyssinica were the medicinal plants with the highest UV values. The Pearson correlation coefficient between RFC and UV was 0.95 showing a highly positive significant association. A total of 14 species were recorded as vulnerable.ConclusionThis study was able to show that this area, located in middle plateau of Uvira Territory, can provide a considerable medicinal plant diversity with an heterogenous medicinal importance to the community. With the relative high number of vulnerable species, there is a requirement for a sustainable management for these medicinal plants.

scholarly journals Rubia cordifolia (Manjishtha): A review based upon its Ayurvedic and Medicinal uses

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Isha Kumari ◽  
Hemlata Kaurav ◽  
Gitika Choudhary
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
The Body ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Rubia Cordifolia ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Therapeutic Properties

Medicinal herbs have a rich history of their utilization for variety of ailments. India is categorized among those countries which have produced vast variety of medicinal plants. India is also called as “Botanical garden of the world”.  Medicinal plants are the source of discovery of new drugs across the world. Most of the drugs available today have some herbal content of plants in them. Rubia Cordifolia (Manjishtha) is a climber herb having small flowers of greenish white colour which are grouped around the purplish fleshy fruits. The roots of Rubia cordifolia imparts red colour from where dye is obtained which is due to the presence of brownish red bark. This plant is mainly cultivated in the hilly areas. Manjishtha has a very significant place in Ayurveda which is one of the most ancient health care systems of the world. Charaka categorized this medicinal herb as varnya (for the enhancement of skin complexion), jvarahara (anti-pyretic), visaghna (a detoxifier) and a rasayana (rejuvenator). While it is categorized as pittasamsamana (one which maintains the pitta dosha of the body i.e. the fire component of the body) by Acharya Sushrut. Manjishtha has potential to pacifiy the pitta dosha. The phytochemical constituents of Rubia Cordifolia (Manjishtha) are associated with wide range of therapeutic properties. In this review, summary of its phytochemistry, its uses in different medicinal systems like Ayurveda and folk system and its scientific therapeutic properties are reported.

scholarly journals A LITERARY REVIEW ON KALMEGH AND BHUMYAMLAKI AS HEPATOPROTECTIVE MEDICINAL PLANTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 810-817
Author(s):  
Nabaruna Bose ◽  
Gupta O.P.
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Liver Diseases ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Hepatoprotective Activity ◽  
The Body ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Liver Disorders ◽  
Synthetic Drugs ◽  
Medicinal Properties

India is rich in flora of various kinds having several medicinal properties which are already known to us while some are yet to be discovered and used for the betterment of the human mankind. The practice of using indige- nous plants for the treatment of various health ailments has been an age-old practice. With the advancement in technology and lifestyle modification people are suffering from liver diseases and it is a worldwide problem now. Liver is a vital organ which plays a major role in the metabolism and excretion of xenobiotics from the body. The currently available synthetic drugs cause damage to the liver so it is imperative to find new drugs with least side effects. In Ayurveda, various medicinal plants are mentioned which are efficient in protecting liver from various harmful agents or toxins causing diseases. Kalmegha and Bhumyamlaki mentioned in various Ayurvedic texts has hepatoprotective activity. Ayurveda has a holistic approach. It believes in organic way of treatment by eliminating the toxins and balancing the Tridosha. The review has been done based on both Ayurvedic text and modern exper- imental studies. In this regard, their morphology, phytochemistry, Ayurvedic pharmacology, effects and trial stud- ies and dosages are focused on. The introduced medicinal plants can be used for production of new drugs via an- tioxidant related properties, hepatoprotective activities for the prevention and treatment of liver disorders. Keywords: Ayurveda, Kalmegha, Bhumyamlaki, Hepatoprotective.

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