Folk medicines of Bafra (Samsun-Turkey)

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elif Karcı ◽  
İlhan Gürbüz ◽  
Galip Akaydın ◽  
Tuğba Günbatan
Keyword(s):  
Relative Frequency ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Use Value ◽  
Ethnobotanical Knowledge ◽  
Gradual Reduction ◽  
Quantitative Indices ◽  
Cultural Importance ◽  
Informant Consensus ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Cultural Importance Index

AbstractObjective:In this study, determination and documentation of folk medicines that are being used by indigenous people in Bafra was aimed.Materials and methods:Scientific trips were organised to the region and folk medicines were identified by interviewing individuals which have knowledge of folk medicine. One hundred and fifty-five plant samples were collected during the study. Obtained data were statistically analysed by using four quantitative indices; “informant consensus factor”, “use value”, “relative frequency of citation” and “cultural importance index”.Results:Fifty-three genera and 62 taxa belonging 33 families were recorded to be used in the treatment of different diseases. The usage of five species (Conclusion:Once again, the present investigation has highlighted the gradual reduction in the use of folk medicines, and ethnobotanical knowledge has been falling into oblivion rapidly. Therefore, ethnobotanical inventory surveys should be undertaken throughout Turkey before this important cultural heritage becomes lost.

scholarly journals Ethnomycological Study of Wild Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms in District Jammu, J&K, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roshi Sharma ◽  
Y. P Sharma ◽  
S. A.J. Hashmi ◽  
Sanjeev Kumar ◽  
R. K. Manhas
Keyword(s):  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir ◽  
Medicinal Mushrooms ◽  
Informant Consensus ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Cultural Importance Index ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Union Territory

Abstract Background: Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has a rich tradition of usage of wild edible mushrooms (WEM) for culinary and medicinal purposes. But very few studies, restricted to some regions of the Union Territory, have been conducted to enlist the WEM. District Jammu has never been explored for WEM. Moreover, the quantification of the traditional knowledge of WEM has not been carried out as yet in J&K. Therefore, the present study was conducted in Jammu district with aims of; enlisting the WEM and its usage, finding the most used WEM, and enumerating the consensus of usage for a species and associated knowledge. Methods: Data of use reports was collected as per semi–structured questionnaire from 192 randomly selected informants. The cultural importance index (CI) and informant consensus factor (Fic) were calculated on the basis of use reports. Analysis of variance was used to evaluate the significance of differences in the usage of WEM among the different informant categories.Results: Results of the present study show that the locals were having the knowledge of fourteen fleshy fungi that are mainly utilized for culinary purposes. They also affirmed various medicinal values of some of these fungi. Termitomyces sp. (CI, 0.57) was the most important and diversely used species. Termitomyces heimii, Termitomyces clypeatus and Termitomyces striatus var. annulatus were the other frequently consumed species by the locals. More than 78.6% of these WEM were new records as culinary and medicinal for Jammu and Kashmir (UT). Agaricaceae and Lyophyllaceae were the largest families and Termitomyces (5 species) the most represented genera. Females, elders, and informants who have not attended schools were having significantly (P<0.05) higher information regarding WEM. The maximum consensus was recorded for the use of WEM as culinary with 596 citations and 0.98 Fic, and the minimum homogeneity was found for their use in skin diseases (42 citations and 0.76 Fic).Conclusion: The inhabitants of district Jammu had good knowledge of WEM, but no documentation, lying of most of the information with elders and uneducated people, and destruction of forests and other natural habitats of WEM pose serious threat of losing this valuable information in near future. An ardent need is to educate locals regarding regionally available WEM. Further studies are recommended for developing protocols of cultivation of these WEM so that their future availability is ascertained along with creating income resources for the local population.

scholarly journals Woody species associated with coffee production systems in southern Colombia

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-16
Author(s):  
Héctor Ramiro Ordoñez-Jurado ◽  
Marbel Cerón ◽  
Dayana Lizeth Martinez O
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Importance ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Family Economy ◽  
Cultural Importance Index ◽  
Productive Systems

In the coffee zone of the town La Unión- Nariño, native or introduced trees are associated with the productive systems of the farms, mainly because they provide shade for coffee crops, where particular aspects such as species biodiversity and silvicultural management are unknown. With the aim of knowing the woody species of common use and the cultural importance, a semi structured survey was applied to 100 coffee growers who were selected at random and aleatorily distributed in three altitudinal ranges: (m.a.s.l.): I (<1500), II (1500-1800) and III (> 1800). Species richness was determined for each chosen range; for diversity between ranges, the Jaccard Index (JI) and the Cultural Importance Index (CI) were used. The latter was determined by adding up the intensity of use (IU), frequency of citation (FC), and use value (UV). In the three altitude ranges evaluated, 59 tree species were found. These were distributed in 32 botanical families and 46 genera. The fabaceae family was the most representative, followed by rutaceae, myrtaceae and bignoniaceae; 45.8% of the species were introduced. Among the altitudinal ranges, a low degree similarity was found; ranks I and II shared 24 species, which is equivalent to 33.8% of their floristic composition. As for ranges I and III, they had an even lower degree of similarity: 24.2%; only 17 species were shared. The species I. densiflora had the highest percentage of CI, with 32.92%, followed by C. sinensis with 31.98%; then the species T. gigantea and P. americana with 30.49% and 26.27% respectively. These species were of great importance to coffee growers due to the positive impact they have on the family economy and their contribution to the environmental well-being of production systems.

scholarly journals An Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants in Mersin (Turkey)

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gizem Emre ◽  
Ahmet Dogan ◽  
Mehmet Zeki Haznedaroglu ◽  
Ismail Senkardes ◽  
Mahmut Ulger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Hypericum Perforatum ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Use Value ◽  
Quercus Coccifera ◽  
Traditional Herbal Medicine ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Informant Consensus ◽  
Infusion Method

This comprehensive ethnobotanical study carried out in Mersin province, which is located in the southern part of Anatolia, east of the Mediterranean Sea, compiles details on plants used in folk medicine and ethnopharmacological information obtained through face-to-face interviews. The aim was to collect and identify plants used for therapeutic purposes by local people and to record information on traditional herbal medicine. Plant specimens were collected in numerous excursions. Additionally, informant consensus factor and use value (UV) were calculated for information gathered. This study identifies 93 plant taxa belonging to 43 families and records their usage in folk medicine; 83 taxa are wild and the remaining 10 are cultivated. The most commonly used plants belong to Lamiaceae, representing 15.0% of the total, while the Rosaceae, Malvaceae, Hypericaceae, Asteraceae and Cupressaceae families each represented another 5.4%. As a result of this investigation, we determine 189 medicinal usages of 93 taxa. The UV values indicate that the most important medicine plants are Hypericum perforatum (0.80), Cedrus libani (0.78), Quercus coccifera (0.77), Arum dioscoridis (0.76) and Juniperus drupaceae (0.74). We observed that most of the drugs are prepared using the infusion method (27.6%). As a conclusion, the study finds that traditional folk medicine usage is still common, especially among the rural population of Mersin.

Exploring Traditional Veterinary Practices from Gujjar and Bakarwal Tribes of District Poonch, Jammu & Kashmir: A Boon for Animals from Our Ancestors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Dutta ◽  
Kanwaljeet Singh ◽  
Bikarma Singh ◽  
Yash Pal Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Relative Frequency ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Use Value ◽  
Ethnobotanical Survey ◽  
Statistical Tool ◽  
Informant Consensus Factor ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
Informant Consensus

Abstract Background: Gujjar and Bakarwal tribal communities are a treasure trove of traditional veterinary knowledge as they have been using plants to keep their livestock healthy and free from diseases. However, this knowledge is getting diminished day by day due to several factors. The present study was aimed to survey and document the medicinal plants used traditionally by the tribal communities of Gujjar and Bakarwal in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India to treat various livestock ailments.Methods: A systematic and extensive ethnobotanical survey was conducted in 12 villages of district Poonch between July 2018-March 2020. Data was gathered from the tribals using semi-structured questionnaires and analysed quantitatively using use-value(UV), relative frequency of citation (RFC), informant consensus factor (ICF) and fidelity level (FL).Results: A total of 31 medicinal plant species belonging to 24 families of 30 genera with herbs as the dominantly used plant species (70.97%). The most commonly used plant part in the herbal preparations was root (35.14%) and leaf (32.43%) with oral administration as the mode. Consensus methodology has been used as a statistical tool to identify the most potentially effective medicinal plant species. Use-value and Relative frequency of citation were reported to be in the range of 0.03-0.72 and 0.03-0.48 respectively. Based on values, Rumex nepalensis was found to be the most important and dominant species used by the tribes. The reported Informant consensus factor value was found to be very high (0.81-1.00) thereby establishing more authenticity of the study. Maximum number of plant species (10 spp.) were used to treat the gynaecological/ andrological problems.Conclusion: In the present study, novel ethnoveterinary use for seven plant species viz., Aconitum violaceum, Arisaema jacquemontii, Bistorta amplexicaulis, Clematis grata, Ranunculus bulbosus, Ulmus villosa and Viburnum grandiflorum were recorded. The reported information can be used to standardize active principles which can further lead to the development of more efficient veterinary medicines.

scholarly journals Using ICPC-2 Standard to Identify Thai Zingiberaceae of Pharmacological Interest

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 906
Author(s):  
Methee Phumthum ◽  
Henrik Balslev
Keyword(s):  
Digestive System ◽  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Informant Consensus ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Cultural Importance Index ◽  
Pharmacological Interest ◽  
Pharmacological Potential ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Uses

The Economic Botany Data Collection Standard (EBDCS) is a widely used standard among ethnobotanists. However, this standard classifies ethnomedicinal uses into categories based on local peoples’ perception. It is difficult to apply in pharmacological research. The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC), now updated to ICPC-2, is more related to medical terms, but is rarely used among ethnobotanists. This study aims to apply the ICPC-2 to classify metadata of the ethnomedicinal uses of Zingiberaceae plants in Thailand, in order to identify important medicinal taxa for future research. Data on the ethnomedicinal uses of Thai gingers were collected from 62 theses, journal articles, scientific reports and a book, published between 1990 and 2019. Scientific plant names were updated using The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) website. Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) was used to identify the medicinal issues commonly treated with gingers, and the Cultural Importance Index (CI) was used to identify species that might have pharmacological potential. We found records of 76 ginger species with ethnomedicinal uses, and together they had 771 use reports. The gingers were commonly used for treatments related to digestive system conditions, particularly abdominal pain and flatulence. Gingers remain exceedingly important in Thai ethnomedicine, with a high number of useful species. They are used to treat a variety of health conditions, but most commonly such ones that are related to the digestive system. Apart from the popular studied ginger, Curcuma longa, we identified a number of other useful gingers in Thailand.

scholarly journals Ethnomedicinal Plant Knowledge of the Karen in Thailand

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 813
Author(s):  
Methee Phumthum ◽  
Henrik Balslev ◽  
Rapeeporn Kantasrila ◽  
Sukhumaabhorn Kaewsangsai ◽  
Angkhana Inta
Keyword(s):  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Plant Knowledge ◽  
Informant Consensus ◽  
Hill Tribe ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Cultural Importance Index ◽  
Medicinal Use ◽  
Plant Uses ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Families

The Thai Karen, the largest hill-tribe in Thailand, guard substantial ethnomedicinal plant knowledge, as documented in several studies that targeted single villages. Here, we have compiled information from all the reliable and published sources to present a comprehensive overview of the Karen ethnomedicinal plant knowledge. Our dataset covers 31 Karen villages distributed over eight provinces in Thailand. We used the Cultural Importance Index (CI) to determine which species were the most valuable to the Karen and the Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) to evaluate how well distributed the knowledge of ethnomedicinal plants was in various medicinal use categories. In the 31 Karen villages, we found 3188 reports of ethnomedicinal plant uses of 732 species in 150 plant families. Chromolaena odorata, Biancaea sappan, and Tinospora crispa were the most important medicinal plants, with the highest CI values. The Leguminosae, Asteraceae, Zingiberaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Lamiaceae, Acanthaceae, Apocynaceae, and Menispermaceae were the families with the highest CI values in the mentioned order. A high proportion of all the 3188 Karen use reports were used to treat digestive, general and unspecified, musculoskeletal, and skin disorders.

scholarly journals The folk-medicinal plants of Kadişehri (Yozgat – Turkey)

2015 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammed İhsan Han ◽  
Gizem Bulut
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plantago Lanceolata ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Cultivated Plants ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Cultural Importance Index ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Urtica Urens

This paper contains significant ethnobotanical information on folk-medicinal plants and their ethnopharmacological uses in Kadışehri. The aim of the study was mainly to collect and identify the plants used therapeutically by the local people, and to make available information about traditional herbal medicine. It was undertaken during the period 2011–2012 and is based on plants collected during field work. Fifty-six plants used in folk-medicine and belonging to 34 families were identified in this study. Of these, 48 species were wild, and 8 species were cultivated plants. The most common families were Rosaceae (12.5%), Lamiaceae (8.9%) and Asteraceae (7.1%); and the most common preparations were decoctions (36.7%). In addition, a cultural importance index (<em>CI</em>) and use report (<em>UR</em>) were calculated for each species. Based on the <em>CI</em>, the most important plants were <em>Cydonia oblonga</em> (0.77), <em>Ecballium elaterium</em> (0.66), <em>Urtica urens</em> (0.66), <em>Vitis vinifera</em> (0.66), <em>Plantago lanceolata</em> (0.65), <em>Plantago major</em> subsp. <em>major</em> (0.65) and <em>Rosa canina</em> (0.62). We found three species of plant (<em>Astragalus noaeanus</em>, <em>Populus ×canescens</em> and <em>Salvia cyanescens</em>) which had never before been reported to have medicinal properties.

scholarly journals Ethno-botanical Survey on Medicinal plants used by Tribes of Karanja (Ghadge) Tahsil of Wardha District, Maharashtra, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Bharat Jagdishji Rathi ◽  
Pramod Khobragade ◽  
Renu Rathi ◽  
Rajkumar Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Relative Frequency ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Use Value ◽  
Botanical Survey ◽  
Fidelity Level ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Informant Consensus

Introduction: Tribals or forest dwellers have much knowledge of the drugs growing around them. Most of this treasure of knowledge has been passed orally without any written documents. It is therefore very important to preserve and protect the traditional knowledge and also to prepare a digital data base of traditional medicine. Aim & Objectives: Ethno-botanical survey on medicinal Plants used by the Tribes of Karanja (Ghadge) Tahsil of Wardha District, Maharashtra, India and to prepare the ethno-botanical database of study area. Material & Methods: Ethno-botanical study was conducted through field surveys. Data was collected using questionnaire, interviews and discussions. The collected data was investigated using specific quantitative parameters including Informant Consensus Factor (ICF), Relative popularity level (RPL), Use value (UV), Fidelity level (FL), Relative frequency citation (RFC) and Rank order priority (ROP). Observations & results: Total 7 local informants were interviewed for Ethno-botanical data. Total 65 plants associated to 46 families were verified, authenticated and then recognized with ethno medicinal uses. Informants used 10 types of parts of plant from 6 kind of habitat and do the management of the patients with 6 type of medicinal preparations through 5 routes of administrations. Values obtained by calculating ICF, UV, RFC, FL, RPL and ROP were suggestive of informant’s knowledge regarding particular plant species in treating the particular ailment. Conclusion: The present work would be useful in identification of newer species and their therapeutic applications.

scholarly journals Using Measurable Indices to Evaluate the Cultural Importance of Socio-religious Plants: Comparative Data from the Three States of India

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-104
Author(s):  
Kavi K. Oza ◽  
Suchitra Chatterjee ◽  
Shrey Pandya ◽  
Vinay M. Raole
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Religious Rituals ◽  
Cultural Importance ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Cultural Importance Index ◽  
Traditional Societies ◽  
Specific Culture

The aim of the present study is to do the balancing between the science and cultural practices in an increasingly complex developing society and policy on the traditional knowledge landscape. Various quantitative indices are proposed to determine the cultural importance of socio-religious and ethnobotanically valuable plants as a tool for the evaluation of cultural heritage. These indices were applied to an ethnobotanical, sociocultural survey of plants and plant parts traditionally used and consumed in the selected study area. Selected plants were grouped into seven use categories for further analysis. The cultural value index (CV), use value index (UV), the relative frequency of citation (RFC), relative importance (RI), and cultural importance index (CI) were calculated for different plant species cited by 45 informants in different traditional societies from the studied states. The calculated values of the cultural importance of plants through diverse indices generated interesting variations from three regions of India. There were eight common species through all the three states. Among these eight species Butea monosperma shows the highest values from Rajasthan and Ziziphus jujube shows the lowest values from Gujarat region. While Nelumbo nucifera, Vigna mungo, and Nymphaea lotus were also portrayed high calculated values in the CI, RI, and CVs. The combined use of these indices makes it possible to quantify the role which has given to a particular plant within a specific culture in one or many festivals in general or religious rituals.

scholarly journals Variability between socio-cultural groups and generations of traditional knowledge of the use of Euphorbia poissonii Pax in Benin

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gbodja Houéhanou François GBESSO ◽  
Jhonn Logbo ◽  
Jacques Evrard Charles Aguia Daho
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Scorpion Sting ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Cultural Importance ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Cultural Importance Index ◽  
Medicinal Use ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Derivatives Of

This study was conducted in the Municipality of Savalou to assess endogenous knowledge related to the use of Euphorbia poissonii in the Mahi and Nago ethnic groups. The survey was conducted through individual interviews with 112 people. The Relative Frequency, the Use Value, Fidelity and Cultural Importance index were used to assess the importance of each use. Correspondence analysis (CA) was used to describe the relationship between the categories of use and ethnicities and between the parts used of the plant and the ethnics groups. The analysis showed that the plant, Euphorbia poissonii, falls under three levels of major medicinal use, including: medicinal use of the stem, sap and leaf, which is the most common practice of the Mahi sociocultural group (UV=1.58) like Nago (UV=1.35). It helps to effectively treat measles (FL=23.08), incurable wounds (FL=22.30) and scorpion sting (FL=22.30). Powder, infusion and decoction are the forms of preparation of the products most used by the skin. The two socio-cultural groups all hold and effectively various knowledge of the use of different derivatives of the plant. The importance and increasing use of Euphorbia poissonii puts this plant under various pressures and threats from the population and it has no conservation measures to this day. Finally, this study not only alerts but also provides a scientific basis to define strategies for the conservation and protection of this neglected species.

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