Survey and Documentation of Ethnobotanicals used in the Traditional Medicines System of Tribal Communities of Chirang District of Assam Against Helminthiasis

Ethnobotanical knowledge has been the backbone of rural healthcare since ancient times. Many diseases including helminthiasis are cured by traditional medicine in many parts of the world. The present study aims at exploring the ethnobotanicals used as anthelmintic medicines by the tribal communities of Chirang district of Assam. The present study was conducted in different villages under Chirang district of Assam, India. A face-to-face interview was carried out during survey work along with readymade questionnaire. In our survey work, 20 neighbouring villages were taken as a single cluster and one sample informant was collected. Information regarding the plant and plant parts used, methodology of use as well as informant demography such as age, sex, education was also collected. A total of 20 villages were surveyed and information was gathered from 27 informants, 23 kaviraja and 4 elderly people, 15 male and 12 female. The information collected revealed 43 medicinal plants belonging to 27 families. Lamiaceae was found to be most common family followed by Cucurbitaceae, Fabaceae, Zutaceae and Zingiberaceae. The most highly cited plants were Ananas comosus, Andrographis paniculata, Asparagus racemosus, Alstonia scholaris and Leucas aspera. Leaves, fruits and tubers were found to be the most commonly used plant parts. Except few, most of the herbal medicines were prepared as raw materials and are consumed orally. Documentation of important ethnomedicinal information from the remote areas of Assam will help scientific investigators to look into its scientific aspect leading to the development of new medicines against helminthiasis and many other diseases.

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Antimycobacterial Potential of Indian Spices: A Review

International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research ◽

10.25258/phyto.v9i08.9620 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (08) ◽

Author(s):

Neha Chaudhary ◽

Varsha Mehra ◽

Payal Mago ◽

Manisha Khatri

Keyword(s):

Herbal Medicines ◽

Antimycobacterial Activity ◽

Review Article ◽

Plant Part ◽

New Drugs ◽

Major Health Problem ◽

Major Health ◽

Traditional Medicines ◽

Ancient Times ◽

Considerable Morbidity

Natural products and their plant-derived analogs are often a source of drugs or drug templates with limited toxicity, which has the potential to mitigate compliance issues during protracted administration.Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) infection, represents a major health problem globally. Despite the introduction of inexpensive and effective four-drug (isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol) treatment regimen 40 years ago, TB continues to cause considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. Global efforts are underway to eradicate TB using new drugs with new modes of action, higher activity, and fewer side effects in combination with vaccines. Since ancient times, different plant part extracts have been used as traditional medicines against diseases including tuberculosis. This knowledge may be useful in developing future powerful drugs. In this regard this review article is an attempt to investigate the antimycobacterial activity of the spices as an alternative and highlight them for further investigation as leads for drug development. The choice of spice as an alternative is based on two basic reasons: firstly, plants have been the model source of medicine since ancient times and secondly, the increasing acceptance of herbal medicines by general population.

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An Overview of Important Ethnomedicinal Herbs ofPhyllanthusSpecies: Present Status and Future Prospects

The Scientific World JOURNAL ◽

10.1155/2014/839172 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Bharti Sarin ◽

Nidhi Verma ◽

Juan Pedro Martín ◽

Aparajita Mohanty

Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Sexual Disorders ◽

Conservation Strategies ◽

Correct Identification ◽

Traditional Medicines ◽

Scientific Investigations ◽

Identification Of Species ◽

Ancient Times ◽

Phytochemical Studies

The genusPhyllanthusconsists of more than 1000 species, of which many are used as traditional medicines. The plant extracts have been used since ancient times, for treating hypertension, diabetes, hepatic, urinary, and sexual disorders, and other common ailments. Modern day scientific investigations have now confirmed pharmacognostic properties ofPhyllanthusherbs. The phytochemicals attributing these medicinal properties have been identified in many of thePhyllanthusherbs. The morphologically similar herbs ofPhyllanthusgrow together and admixture of species during collection for manufacture of herbal medicines is quite common. Hence, along with pharmacognostic and phytochemical studies, appropriate protocols for correct identification of species are also important. As the use of these herbs as green medicines is becoming more popular, it is imperative to assess its genetic diversity and phylogenetic relatedness for future conservation strategies. This review is an attempt to present an overview of the existing studies on pharmacognostics, phytochemistry, species identification, and genetic diversity ofPhyllanthusherbs and consequently (i) highlight areas where further research is needed and (ii) draw attention towards extending similar studies in underutilized but potentially important herbs such asP. maderaspatensis,P. kozhikodianus,P.rheedii,P. scabrifolius,andP. rotundifolius.

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Indigenous knowledge of herbal medicines in Bangladesh. 3. Treatement of skin diseases by tribal communities of the hill tracts districts

Bangladesh Journal of Botany ◽

10.3329/bjb.v39i2.7303 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 169-177 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Mohammad Atiqur Rahman

Keyword(s):

Indigenous Knowledge ◽

Key Words ◽

Bacterial Infections ◽

Skin Diseases ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Chicken Pox ◽

Plant Parts ◽

Tribal Communities ◽

Skin Allergy ◽

The Hill

Indigenous knowledge of herbal medicines for skin diseases like boils, eczema, scabies, septic abscess, itching and skin allergy, burns, chicken pox, warts and leucoderma, fungal and bacterial infections, including healing cuts and wounds has been documented by randomly interviewing Chakma, Marma and Tanchunga tribes of the Hill Tracts districts of Bangladesh since 1995. The plant parts of 60 species belonging to 40 families were known to be used. The plant specimens were collected, identified and preserved at the Herbarium of Chittagong University. An enumeration of these plants is presented along with their tribal names, categories of skin diseases, plant parts with preparation and route of administration. Key words: Indigenous knowledge; Herbal medicines; Skin diseases; Tribes; Bangladesh DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v39i2.7303 Bangladesh J. Bot. 39(2): 169-177, 2010 (December)

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Bioactivity of the Geranium Genus: A Comprehensive Review

Current Pharmaceutical Design ◽

10.2174/1381612826666200114110323 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (16) ◽

pp. 1838-1865 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vânia C. Graça ◽

Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira ◽

Paulo F. Santos

Keyword(s):

Web Of Science ◽

Biological Activities ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Biological Properties ◽

Primary Sources ◽

Traditional Medicines ◽

Scientific Databases ◽

Ancient Times ◽

Therapeutic Properties ◽

Wide Usage

Background: Plants from the Geranium genus, which comprises about 400 species, have been used since ancient times in the practice of traditional medicines throughout the world. Therefore, herbal preparations based on Geranium species have found wide usage for the treatment of a variety of ailments. The aim of this work is to present a review, as comprehensive as possible, of the studies concerning different biological activities of Geranium species. Methods: Relevant data were obtained through systematic computer searches from major reputed scientific databases, particularly Web of Science and Scopus. Occasionally, information issued in primary sources not covered by these databases was also included provided published as peer-reviewed literature. This review covers the literature disclosed till the end of 2018. Results: ccompanying the increasing interest in herbal medicines in general, the evaluation of the biological properties of medicinal plants from the Geranium genus has been addressed thoroughly, mostly over the last two decades. Geranium species are endowed with a number of different biological activities. Herein, we present a survey of the results of the studies concerning these different biological activities. Conclusion: Most studies found in the literature effectively contribute to scientifically validate the beneficial properties of Geranium plants claimed by traditional medicines and medical herbalism and demonstrate that many of them possess evident therapeutic properties.

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STANDARISASI PARAMETER SPESIFIK EKSTRAK METANOL BIJI KEBIUL (Caesalpinia Bonduc L.) SEBAGAI BAHAN BAKU OBAT HERBAL TERSTANDAR

Journal Syifa Sciences and Clinical Research ◽

10.37311/jsscr.v2i1.4209 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 49-58

Author(s):

Mohammad Adam Mustapa ◽

Widy Susanti Abdulkadir ◽

Indriany Femina Halid

Keyword(s):

Standard Deviation ◽

Methanol Extract ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Water Soluble ◽

Chemical Test ◽

Traditional Medicines ◽

Water Soluble Compound ◽

Soluble Compound

The determination of specific parameters standardization of knicker nut (Caesalpinia BonducL.) methanol extract as the standardized herbal medicine raw materials has been carried out to ensure the quality improvement of traditional medicines and the efficacy of the plant. The purpose of this research is to determine the specific parameters of knicker nut extract so that it can be consumed as herbal medicines that have been scientifically tested. The knicker nut extract was obtained from the extraction employing the maceration method with methanol as the solvent. Specific parameters testing included extract identity, extract organoleptic, dissolved compound in certain solvents, along with extract chemical test. The results of extract identity testing show that the Latin name is CaesalpiniaBonducL. with the nut as the used part of the plant. The organoleptic test reveals that the plant is in the form of thick extract, blackish-brown in color, bitter, has pungent smell/typical smell of knicker nut, contains water-soluble compound of 10.33% with the standard deviation ±1.154707755, N-hexane-soluble compound of 3.33% with the standard deviation ±1.154707755, and methanol-soluble compound of 17.33% with the standard deviation ±3.511886957. Moreover, the flavonoids wavelengths are 382 nm (band I) and 262 nm (band II).

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METABOLIC FINGERPRINTING OF ROOT, STEM AND LEAF EXTRACTS OF PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS

Journal of Phytology ◽

10.19071/jp.2016.v8.2985 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 17

Author(s):

Archana Giri ◽

S.S.Sravanthi Pammi ◽

Padmavathi TVS

Keyword(s):

Dimethyl Formamide ◽

Phytochemical Analysis ◽

Phyllanthus Amarus ◽

Leaf Extracts ◽

Traditional Medicines ◽

Plant Parts ◽

Medicinal Value ◽

Microbial Infections ◽

Annual Herb ◽

Ancient Times

Phyllanthus amarus belonging to family Euphorbiaceae is an important medicinal plant from ancient times which is used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine. It is a small annual herb mostly found in Central and Southern India .All parts of this plant have medicinal value and are used in traditional medicines for curing various diseases such as jaundice, hepatitis B, C, microbial infections, viral diseases, tumors and kidney stones etc. Keeping in view its immense medicinal potential, phytochemical analysis was carried out using different solvents such as ethyl acetate, dimethyl formamide, chloroform, dichloromethane and n-Hexane. All the plant parts viz. root, stem and leaf were separately analyzed for the detection of phenols and flavonoids, of which leaf exhibited highest concentration compared to root and stem. Maximum percentage of phenols and flavonoids could be detected with dimethyl formamide in comparison to other solvents that were used in the study. Dimethyl formamide leaf extract displayed highest phenolic content of 40.75mg/g and highest flavonoid content of 51.5mg/g.

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Potential medicinal plant remedies and their possible mechanisms against COVID-19: A review

Ife Journal of Science ◽

10.4314/ijs.v23i1.16 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 161-194

Author(s):

C.J. Ugwah-Oguejiofor ◽

I.M. Adebisi

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Traditional Healers ◽

Active Components ◽

Promising Alternative ◽

Traditional Medicines ◽

Plant Parts ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

Transmembrane Serine Protease

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak was first reported in Wuhan, a city in Hubei Province of China in December, 2019 and is known to be responsible for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March, 2020 and since then, it has caused a number of deaths in over 200 countries around the world. Extensive researches have continued in the search of effective vaccines or drug compounds against SARS-CoV-2 and a total of 64 vaccines are currently in clinical trials with 12 currently approved for use by different regulatory bodies, depending on the country. Since the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, many countries have utilised traditional herbal medicines alongside conventional drugs for the treatment of infected patients. In this review, traditional medicines used to prevent or treat SARS-CoV-2 infection are listed along with the plant parts as used by the traditional healers. Additionally, the possible mechanisms responsible for this preventive or therapeutic outcome are also identified and listed. Our literature search was conducted using Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus and WHO website. Unpublished reports such asdissertations and theses are not included. Plant parts including roots, leaves, flowers, seeds and so on have been used in the treatment of COVID-19. These traditional medicinal herbs may exert their anti-COVID-19 activity by direct inhibition of the virus replication or entry. Some may act by blocking the ACE-2 receptor, SARS-CoV helicase, Type II Transmembrane Serine Protease (TMPRSS2) and which are required by SARS-CoV-2 in order to infect human cells. Others act by inhibiting the SARSCoV-2 life-cycle related proteins, namely chymotrypsin-like cysteine protease (3CL-pro) and Papain-like protease (PL-pro). Medicinal plants are promising alternative medicines for the treatment or prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Further researches, are needed to decipher their active components and structures which may suggest clues for the development of drugs against this novel coronavirus. Keywords: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), COVID-19, medicinal plants, plant parts, mechanism of action, pandemic,

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Traditional use of plants in Kuršumlija

Etnobotanika ◽

10.46793/etnbot21.33dj ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 33-55

Author(s):

Gorica Đelić ◽

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Goran Simović ◽

Milan Stanković ◽

Nenad Zlatić ◽

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Keyword(s):

Veterinary Medicine ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Local Population ◽

Folk Medicine ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Mentha Piperita ◽

Traditional Use ◽

Traditional Medicines

Plants as a source of active phytochemistry are the basis of nutrition. However, man uses them in traditional medicine and veterinary medicine, but also as raw materials in many branches of industry (textile, construction…). The need and role of traditional medicines in the health care system havе been growing in recent decades. The aim of the research is to determine the list of plants that are traditionally used by the local population on the territory of the municipality of Kuršumlija, and the way of their application in folk medicine, veterinary medicine, customs. Data on knowledge of plants and their use were collected through interviews in the period from May to September 2020. A total of 49 people were interviewed (37.5% men and 62.5% women), aged between 21 and 81, mostly from urban areas (79.2% of respondents are from the city and 20.8% from rural areas). Respondents have different education: 6.3% have a primary school, 58.3% have a secondary school and 35.4% have higher education. During the research, it was stated that the largest number of plant species used for therapeutic purposes belongs to families: Lamiaceae (20.5%), Asteraceae (12.8%), Rosaceae (5.1%) and the most commonly used species are: Mentha piperita (47.9% of respondents), Matricaria chamomilla (37.5% of respondents); Urtica dioica (31.2% of respondents); Hypericum perforatum (27% of respondents), Salvia officinalis (22.9% of respondents); Achillea millefolium (14.5% of respondents); Ocimum basilicum (12.5% of respondents). For therapeutic purposes, teas (infusion, decoction), tinctures, and oils are prepared for oral use, and for external use, compresses and ointments. The largest number of respondents reported the use of herbal medicines for the treatment of gastrointestinal and respiratory organs. In the customs related to religious holidays, the largest number of respondents use oak.

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EMERGING TRENDS IN QUALITY CONTROL OF HERBAL MATERIALS

INDIAN DRUGS ◽

10.53879/id.55.08.p0005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 55 (08) ◽

pp. 5-6

Author(s):

M. K. Raina ◽

Keyword(s):

Quality Control ◽

Medicinal Plants ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Academic Research ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

World Population ◽

Traditional Medicines ◽

Emerging Trends ◽

The World

The therapeutic use of medicinal plants gained considerable momentum in the world during the past few decades. Traditional medicines, which are mostly based on the herbal raw materials growing in their respective regions, were used by over 70 percent of the world population as per WHO. The reason for their popularity was due to non-availability of modern medicines in the rural areas and also due to the unaffordability of modern medicines due to their high cost. Quality control of medicinal plants for use in these Traditional medicines has always been a challenge for the scientists working in this field. In our country, with the awareness growing among the people about the safety of Ayurvedic and Herbal medicines / cosmetics, the quality control testing of both raw herbal ingredients and finished formulations was seriously undertaken both by the academic / research institutions and the herbal drug manufacturers.

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PLANT-BASED REMEDIES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES

Current Botany ◽

10.19071/cb.2017.v8.3169 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 34 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sumiksha Gupta ◽

M.C. Sidhu ◽

A.S. Ahluwalia

Keyword(s):

Bioactive Compounds ◽

Cultural Practices ◽

Therapeutic Potential ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Chemical Characterization ◽

Himachal Pradesh ◽

Traditional Medicines ◽

Plant Parts ◽

Whole Plant ◽

Structured Questionnaire

The knowledge related to medicinal plants have been described in Indian Ayurveda System and survived till today through the prevalent socio-cultural practices. Present study is an attempt to document anti-diabetic plants from Una district of Himachal Pradesh. A thorough survey was conducted from 500 respondents using a semi-structured questionnaire and informal discussions. A total of 84 anti-diabetic plant species have been recorded. These plants include wild (32) or cultivated (41) species. Fabaceae was the dominant family with 10 species. The phytoremedies were prepared using different plant parts or sometimes even the whole plant or in combination with other species. There are only few reports on anti-diabetic use of some wild species from the study area. Further studies of bioactive compounds in these species can depict their hypoglycemic potential. Present study has suggested a strong link between traditional herbal medicines, their documentation and proper chemical characterization to harness their therapeutic potential to the maximum. KEY WORDS: Diabetes, bioactive compounds, traditional medicines, phytoremedies, angiosperms, Una, Himachal Pradesh

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