Ethnobotanical Study of Some Medicinal Species Used in Kimvula City (Kongo Central/ RDC)

This study has been conducted at Kimvula city. The goal was to investigate the medicinal plants used in that city. Thus, any ethnobotanical survey has been realized on the use of the plants in six towns by direct interviews among 180 peoples with an average of age comprise between 17- 70 years old with high representatives of women. This study has allowed us to establish a floristic list of 188 medicinal species belonging in 158 genera and 69 families where Fabaceae dominant group. Anemia was indications mostly cited as a sickness threated by using plants. Concerning the characteristics of the treatment preparation, leaves are the plant’s organs mostly used; decoction is the preparation way cited and the oral admistration is the administration way for those medicinal drugs. Morinda morindoides, Ocimum gratissimum, Disphania ambrosioïdes and Moringa oleifera have the VAUs superior or eaual to 1.10. There is not a link concerning the use of plants between the inhabitant of group 1 and the inhabitant of group 2. By the wah, that there is a link concerning the use of plants between the Lona, Winda, Pado, Revolution and Kinata neighborhoods (Group 2). Three sspcies characterized the group 1 like: Clematis hirsuta, Saccharum officinarum and Voacanga africana, and four especies Ceiba pentandra, Indigofera paracapitata, Maprounea africana and Ochna afzelii characterized the group 2.

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ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE PROVINCE OF SIDI KACEM, MOROCCO

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research ◽

10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i1.14326 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 121 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fouzia Rhazi Filali ◽

Fatima-zahra Ennacirie ◽

Abdelilah Rahou

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Traditional Medicine ◽

Chemical Properties ◽

Ethnobotanical Study ◽

Ethnobotanical Survey ◽

Cutaneous Infections ◽

Traditional Therapy

ABSTRACTAn ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants was carried in the province of Sidi Kacem (Morocco), whose objective is to make an inventory of medicinalplants used in traditional therapy against respiratory, digestive, and cutaneous infections; also to describe their mode of use practiced by the localpopulation. The tool of the study was a questionnaire completed by 200 citizens of four investigated areas, determined by the stratified samplingtechniques, 40% practiced phytotherapy. The survey consists of a section on the informant, and another is interested in plants used by the population.The analysis of information has established a catalog of 73 species identified with their use of frequencies, partly used and the method of preparation.They belong to 39 families; the most dominant are Lamiaceae, Apiaceae, and Asteraceae. The leaves are the most used part in decoction to treat thethree types of infection mentioned above. These results allow us to create a database about this region’s plants characteristic. They will be useful toestablish further studies on their chemical properties and biological activities.Keywords: Province of Sidi Kacem (Morocco), Phytotherapy, Ethnobotanical survey, Infections, Catalogue of plants.

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Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study

Frontiers in Pharmacology ◽

10.3389/fphar.2021.760492 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Khadidja Belhouala ◽

Bachir Benarba

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Zingiber Officinale ◽

Traditional Healers ◽

Bioactive Molecules ◽

Ethnobotanical Study ◽

Medicinal Species ◽

Face To Face ◽

New Therapeutic Approaches ◽

Informant Consensus ◽

Therapeutic Uses

Traditional medicine is the cornerstone that boosts scientific research to explore new therapeutic approaches. The study aimed to assess the traditional knowledge and use of medicinal plants to treat various ailments by Algerian traditional healers. Forty traditional healers were face-to-face interviewed in three different Algerian areas (West, Kabylia, and Sahara). The data collected were analyzed using quantitative indices such as fidelity level (FL) and informant consensus factor (FIC). A total of 167 species belonging to 70 families were recorded. Lamiaceae (13%), Asteraceae (13%), Apiaceae (7%), and Rosaceae and Fabaceae (5% each) were the most cited families. The survey revealed that leaves were the most used parts of the plants (29%). Furthermore, decoction (35%), raw (24%), and infusion (19%) were the common modes for the remedies’ preparation. Here, 15% of the total species were newly reported as medicinal plants. Besides, it was reported for the first time a total of 47 new therapeutic uses for 20 known plant species. Of 17 ailments categories, cancer was presented by 44 species, showing the highest FIC of 0.46. Marrubium vulgare L., Artemisia herba-alba Asso., Zingiber officinale Roscoe., and Juniperus phoenicea L. recorded the maximum fidelity value of 100%. Therefore, our study reveals strong ethnomedicinal knowledge shared by local populations living in the three regions studied. The medicinal species with a high FL could be promising candidates for identifying new bioactive molecules.

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AN ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS USED BY MIGRATORY SHEPHERDS – A TRIBAL COMMUNITY OF WESTERN HIMALAYAS

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research ◽

10.22159/ajpcr.2019.v12i4.31130 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 137-144

Author(s):

RADHA ◽

PURI S ◽

KUMAR S

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Skin Infection ◽

Ethnobotanical Study ◽

Western Himalayas ◽

Tribal Community ◽

Ethnobotanical Survey ◽

Respiratory Problems ◽

Interview Method ◽

The Common ◽

Tribal Areas

Objectives: Migratory shepherds of Kinnaur, Shimla, and Sirmaur districts in Himachal Pradesh of the western Himalayas have rich traditional knowledge of medicinal plants and its uses, in this respect; an ethnobotanical survey was carried out from 2017 to 2018. Methods: The required information on ethnomedicines used by tribal migratory shepherds was collected through personal field visits, interview method and using a pretested questionnaire. Results: It was observed that in all 78 species were used by shepherds en route from high hills to low hills. In high hills 35 species, in mid hills 20 species, and low hills 23 species were found to be used as ethnomedicine source. Conclusion: This study shows that shepherds in tribal areas are highly dependent on ethnobotanical remedies, which evolved over generations of experience and practices, for health care. The common diseases were treated by ethnomedicinal plants such as cough, cold, body pain, Skin infection, wounds, diarrhea, respiratory problems, and sunburn. The collected detailed information on the list of plants and their therapeutic practices among tribal migratory shepherds may be helpful to improve the future pharmaceutical applications.

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Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in Ahar-Arasbaran (protected area in East Azerbaijan Province of Iran)

Mediterranean Botany ◽

10.5209/mbot.62985 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 209-214

Author(s):

Mostafa Ebadi ◽

Rosa Eftekharian

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Cold Treatment ◽

Ethnobotanical Study ◽

Medicinal Species ◽

Basic Step ◽

Growing Seasons ◽

Therapeutic Uses ◽

Digestive Disorders ◽

East Azerbaijan ◽

Phytochemical Studies

Iran is an ancient country in the usage of medicinal plants and Ahar is known as one of the richest regions of medicinal plants. The traditional knowledge about medicinal plants is the basic step in many drug productions and these kinds of information should be documented through botanical investigations. The present study is the first survey conducted in this region and its primary point is to distinguish such plants and to present their application in traditional medicine. In this study, the data was gathered by talking with indigenous individuals to identify medicinal plants with local importance developed during the 2015 and 2016 growing seasons. Scientific names and therapeutic uses are also mentioned. The results obtained from the present study indicated that there were 46 medicinal species of 23 families in Ahar and local people mainly used Lamiaceae and Asteraceae then Rosaceae, Brassicaceae, Fabaceae, and Zygophyllaceae medicinal taxa. Medicinal plants were mostly used to treat intestinal-digestive disorders, for cold treatment and for soothing pain. According to results, significant ethnobotanical data on medicinal plants gives premise information to future pharmacological and phytochemical studies. Also, this document can be utilized as a part of protecting indigenous knowledge.

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Outcrop-scale manifestations of reactivation during multiple superimposed rifting and basin inversion events: the Devonian Orcadian Basin, northern Scotland

Journal of the Geological Society ◽

10.1144/jgs2020-089 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 178 (1) ◽

pp. jgs2020-089 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A.M. Dichiarante ◽

R.E. Holdsworth ◽

E.D. Dempsey ◽

K.J.W. McCaffrey ◽

T.A.G. Utley

Keyword(s):

Structural Complexity ◽

Structural Data ◽

Dominant Group ◽

Content Type ◽

Basin Inversion ◽

Supplementary Material ◽

Group 2 ◽

Orcadian Basin ◽

East West ◽

Group 1

The Devonian Orcadian Basin in Scotland hosts extensional fault systems assumed to be related to the initial formation of the basin, with only limited post-Devonian inversion and reactivation. However, a recent detailed structural study across Caithness, underpinned by published Re–Os geochronology, shows that three phases of deformation are present. North–south- and NW–SE-trending Group 1 faults are related to Devonian ENE–WSW transtension associated with sinistral shear along the Great Glen Fault during the formation of the Orcadian Basin. Metre- to kilometre-scale north–south-trending Group 2 folds and thrusts are developed close to earlier sub-basin-bounding faults and reflect late Carboniferous–early Permian east–west inversion associated with dextral reactivation of the Great Glen Fault. The dominant Group 3 structures are dextral oblique NE–SW-trending and sinistral east–west-trending faults with widespread syndeformational carbonate mineralization (± pyrite and bitumen) and are dated using Re–Os geochronology as Permian (c. 267 Ma). Regional Permian NW–SE extension related to the development of the offshore West Orkney Basin was superimposed over pre-existing fault networks, leading to local oblique reactivation of Group 1 faults in complex localized zones of transtensional folding, faulting and inversion. The structural complexity in surface outcrops onshore therefore reflects both the local reactivation of pre-existing faults and the superimposition of obliquely oriented rifting episodes during basin development in the adjacent offshore areas.Supplementary material: Stereographic projections of compiled structural data from individual fieldwork localities are available at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5115228

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Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Cough in Akinyele Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria

European Journal of Medicinal Plants ◽

10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i830263 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 101-113

Author(s):

O. C. Ariyo ◽

M. B. Usman ◽

M. M. Olorukooba ◽

M. O. Ariyo ◽

R. Suleiman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Medicinal Plants ◽

Bioactive Compound ◽

Traditional Healers ◽

Plant Part ◽

Ethnobotanical Study ◽

Ethnobotanical Survey ◽

Medical Practitioners ◽

Knowledge Database ◽

Selection Of

Majority of people in developing countries rely on Traditional Medical Practitioners (TMPs) or herbalist, hunters and community elders for the treatments of various diseases and illness due to their vast knowledge of medicinal plant usage. There is need to protect the flora and fauna and also the knowledge database often stored in the memories of elders, ancestral and traditional healers. Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in the treatment of cough was carried out in Akinyele Local Government with the aim to document plants and indigenous knowledge of local people in the treatment of cough. Eight villages were selected purposively due to the relics of forest in those villages. The villages are Ijaye, Onidundu, Otunagbakin, Moniya, Idi- ose, Apapa, Aroro and Olanla. Respondents were stratified into 2 strata in each of the villages, namely Traditional Medical Practitioners (TMPs) or herbalist and hunters. Within each stratum, a random selection of 10 respondents were carried out thereby making 20 respondents in each village and total number of 160 respondents as sample size. Semi structured questionnaire was used to obtain information from the respondents. The interview was conducted one-on-one using the local language (Yoruba). The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. The result showed that a total number of 16 plants belonging to 13 families were recorded and enumerated along with their botanical name, family and local name. Information on methods of preparation of the recipes, plant part used, form in which plant part is used, mode of administration, dosage and shelf life were also documented. There is need for domestication and conservation of these plants to prevent their extinction. The bioactive compound in some of these plants can be synthesized together to produce conventional drugs for cough. Further studies should also be carried out on these plant species to obtain more information on their bioactive properties.

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MEDICINAL PLANTS IN RURAL SETTLEMENTS OF A PROTECTED AREA IN THE LITTORAL OF NORTHEAST BRAZIL

Ambiente & sociedade ◽

10.1590/1809-4422asoc20150034r2v2012017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 83-104

Author(s):

MICHELE FERNANDA MARQUES DE BRITO ◽

EDNA ARÉVALO MARÍN ◽

DENISE DIAS DA CRUZ

Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Medicinal Plants ◽

Permutation Test ◽

Rural Settlements ◽

Ethnobotanical Survey ◽

Medicinal Species ◽

Informant Consensus ◽

Therapeutic Uses ◽

Environmental Protection Area ◽

Protection Area

Abstract The goal of the present study was to conduct an ethnobotanical survey on the knowledge and the use of medicinal plants by five rural communities located within the Tambaba Environmental Protection Area, State of Paraiba. Data were collected by semi structured interviewing 58 key-informants aged 28 and 83 years. A total of 71 medicinal species, from 47 families, was identified and Leguminosae being the most cited. The leaves were the most used parts and the tea was the most common mode of use. Use Value index reveals the group of nine species mostly used by the communities. The Informant Consensus Factor indicated respiratory system disorders as the most commonly treated. The ANOSIM-one way permutation test revealed that the communities are very similar when compared in relation to the species and their therapeutic uses. These communities used medicinal plants as an efficient and immediate alternative to treat various everyday diseases.

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Pengaruh Mengunyah Tebu (Saccharum Officinarum L.) dan Bengkuang (Pachyrhizus Erosus) Terhadap Perubahan Indeks Debris pada Anak Umur 8-9 Tahun di SD Adabiah Kota Padang

Andalas Dental Journal ◽

10.25077/adj.v5i2.140 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 84-90

Author(s):

Sri Ramayanti ◽

Reni Nofika ◽

Dezy Adrianton

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Salivary Flow ◽

Saccharum Officinarum ◽

T Test ◽

Test Results ◽

Treatment Groups ◽

Pachyrhizus Erosus ◽

Before And After ◽

Group 2 ◽

Group 1

Debris is food residued that found on the surface of the teeth. Accumulation of debris will trigger plaque formation, causing dental caries. Debris surface area evaluated by using the debris index. One way to reduce the debris index is to eat foods that contain water and fiber such as cane and yam, because it can help the self-cleansing and stimulate salivary flow in the mastication process. The objective of the study was to find out the effect of cane and yam chewing to change the debris index in children aged 8-9 years at Adabiah Elementary School Padang. This study used a quasi experiment method with two group pretest and posttest design that used purposive sampling with a sample of 44 students and consisted of two treatment groups. Group 1 was given the instruction to chew cane in the first day and group 2 to chew yam in the second day. The results of the study is average debris index before and after chewing a cane decreased by 0,522 and chewing a yam decreased by 0,497. Paired T-Test test results showed the value of p=0.001 (p<0.05) between before and after treatment in each treatment groups. The Independent T-Test showed that the value of p=0.581 (p>0.05) between treatment groups. The Conclusion showed chewing cane and yam for children aged 8-9 years at Adabiah Elementary School Padang has an effect in decresing the debris index, but there is no significant change between both of them.

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An ethnobotanical study of traditional steam-bathing by the Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia

Pacific Conservation Biology ◽

10.1071/pc18038 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 266 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Marina Silalahi ◽

Nisyawati

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Basic Principle ◽

Ethnobotanical Study ◽

Pharmacological Properties ◽

Ethnobotanical Survey ◽

Traditional Markets ◽

Interview Methods ◽

North Sumatra

This study aimed to document (1) the Batak people’s knowledge of the use of medicinal plants for steam-bathing, (2) the preparation and operation of steam-bathing, and (3) the benefits of steam-bathing. To attain these objectives, data were collected by using ethnobotanical survey and interview methods. The survey was conducted in Kabanjahe and Berastagi traditional markets, in Kaban Tua village, and in Tanjung Julu village. The participants for the interview were nine medicinal plants traders, nine midwives, and 32 mothers. The basic principle of steam-bathing by the Batak people is based on thermotherapy and aromatherapy. A total of 59 species (belonging to 37 genera and to 25 families) have been documented as medicinal plants for their use as steam-bathing materials by the Batak people. The traders, midwives and mothers are all aware of the benefits of steam-bathing. Gaultheria leucocarpa Blume and Cinnamomum porrectum (Roxb.), the species that produce distinctive aromas and reduce pain, would be interesting to study for their phytochemical and pharmacological properties.

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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in the coastal bushland of Lindi District, Southeast Tanzania

10.21203/rs.2.22323/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kumiko Sakamoto ◽

Joseph Nicolao Otieno ◽

Imaculate Constantine Kileo ◽

Frank Mgalla Mbago

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Ethnobotanical Study ◽

Medicinal Species ◽

Plant Organ ◽

Snake Bites ◽

New Findings ◽

Similar Disease ◽

Plant Families ◽

New Treatments

Abstract Background: An ethnomedicinal study was conducted to document the medicinal plants used for treating diseases in the coastal bushland of the Lindi Region in southeastern Tanzania. Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted between August 2016 and September 2018 to collect information regarding local medicinal plant names, the diseases that they were used to treat, and the plant organ used to prepare remedies. The data collected were compared with previous reports within Tanzania and elsewhere and counted and cross-tabulated when appropriate. Results: A total of 108 species belonging to 49 families and 91 genera were reported. The most commonly used plant families were Caesalpiniaceae and Euphorbiaceae. The most commonly used plant types in the coastal bushland were trees and shrubs, and leaves were mostly used due to various reasons. The majority of the recorded plants were indigenous/natural, which included one newly identified and five endemic species. Most of the local names originated from the Mwera ethnic group. A total of 268 usage variations based on a combination of the plant organ used and disease treated were recorded for the species identified, including edibility. The documented diseases treated with medicinal plants included hernia, convulsion, stomachache, snake bites, skin parasites, abscesses, tinea capitis, malaria, and measles. Medicinal plants related to magic also constituted a significant proportion of uses. In this study, 64.9% of the plant species used to manage diseases were previously reported medicinal species. Moreover, 29.1% were used to manage a similar disease and 13.1% for the same disease, whereas 9.3% of the medicinal plants had the same organ used to treat the same disease as reported. Of the plants identified, 28.7% were edible. Within the study, new treatments that have not been previously reported in Tanzania were identified for 35.1% of the species. Conclusions: The use of mostly native plants to manage diseases in the study area was validated through cross-checking uses at other locations, and the therapeutic claims of the interviewees were verified. Some of the new findings and new species utilized may provide a basis for new medicinal compounds and remedies in the future.

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