scholarly journals Economic evaluation of extraction, value addition and contribution of medicinal plants to household economy in district Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-92
Author(s):  
Furqan Hamid ◽  
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M. A. Islam ◽  
Arshad Bhat ◽  
Mudasir Rashid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Household Economy ◽  
Value Addition ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Minimum Income ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Morchella Esculenta

The present study was carried out in four community blocks of district Ganderbal viz., Lar, Kangan, Gund and Sherpathri of the Kashmir valley owing to the majority of medicinal plant collectors in these blocks of Ganderbal district. A total number of 120 respondents i.e. Medicinal plant collectors were selected for the study. An all-around organized meeting plan was developed for the assortment of essential information from the respondents. Information got from the interviewees was investigated by utilizing both engaging and inferential insights. Description of fourteen species of medicinal plants was made in the study area. The study led to conclude that there were 14 major medicinal plants collected, consumed and marketed by the local people in Ganderbal. The medicinal plants comprised of twenty one types of plant parts which were extensively collected from herbs, shrubs, trees, climbers, fungi, fern etc. and consumed for curing sixteen different types of diseases by the local population and to meet their livelihood needs. The collection, value addition and marketing of medicinal plant generated a gross income of Rs.37670.50/HH/year and net income of Rs.24869.70/HH/year and an employment opportunity of 7052.40/Man-days/year among the sampled households. Morchella esculenta generated maximum income and employment among all the medicinal plants while the Taraxacum officinale accrued minimum income and employment in the sample households.

scholarly journals Ethnobotanical Practices among the People of Dagana District, Bhutan

2021 ◽  
pp. 50-59
Author(s):  
Karma Sherub ◽  
Bhagat Suberi ◽  
Purna Prasad Chapagai ◽  
. Penjor ◽  
Kelzang Jurmey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Local People ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
The People ◽  
Management Of Resources ◽  
Accessible Method

Medicinal plants are one of the most affordable and accessible method available for the treatment of various ailments and diseases by the local people. In this regards, the study aimed to document the ethno-medicinal knowledge of plants used by the local people of Dagana district of Bhutan. Data were collected between June and November of 2020 using semi-structured interviews from the local people, following snowball sampling.  The study documented 74 medicinal plant species, used for treating 30 different body ailments and diseases. Maximum number of species (14) was used in treating cut/body wounds and commonly used plant parts was leaves (30 species). Current study area was found to be rich in ethno-medicinal knowledge, but equally threatened with declining practices and management of resources. Thus, appropriate conservation of resources and preservation of traditional knowledge is required.

scholarly journals MEDICINAL PLANT ETHNOBOTANY IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES OF LAMPUNG TRIBE IN WEST LAMPUNG REGENCY

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-53
Author(s):  
Sovia Santi Leksikowati ◽  
Indah Oktaviani ◽  
Yanti Ariyanti ◽  
Atika Dalili Akhmad ◽  
Yeni Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Chronic Ulcer ◽  
Biological Resources ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Gray Hair ◽  
Interview Methods

This study aims to inventory the diversity of biological resources of medicinal plants utilized by Lampung tribe in West Lampung Regency. Data obtained through semi-structured interview methods and observation. Medicinal plants used by Lampung tribe in West Lampung Regency were 50 species which were divided into 22 families. The most used plant parts were leaves (43.55%). Types of diseases that can be treated include swollen wound, scabies, fever, headache, achy body, sprue, dry cough, clear eye medication, kill diseases or poisons from food, stomachache, diarrhea, chronic ulcer, gastricache, bloated, heal wound, dry wound, cold, boils, back pain, wasp stung, taken to cure postpartum, wipe, cough with phlegm, tooth braces, heal baby's belly button, busela, prevent gray hair, bathe the baby, facilitate breastfeeding, reduce sprains after massage, and appendicitis. Processing of medicinal plants by boiling is the most used method (28.38%). The majority of medicinal plants are used by drinking (33.33%).

scholarly journals Medicinal Plants Used by Tai Lao Healers in Roi Et Thailand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Auemporn Junsongduang ◽  
Onuma Nabundit ◽  
Pimrudee Chinnawong ◽  
Wattana Tanming ◽  
Henrik Balslev
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Cyperus Rotundus ◽  
General Category ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Informant Agreement ◽  
Folk Healing ◽  
Plant Parts

Abstract Background: Local knowledge of herbal medicine in rural communities is rich. This part of cultures plays an important role in societies where knowledge of indigenous medicine and folk healing has been passed down from generation to generation. Most of the knowledge was never written down and much such knowledge has disappeared over time when it was presented orally and through memorization. The objective of this study was to compile knowledge related to medicinal plants used by Tai Lao traditional healers in Roi et province and identify their explicit use in order to preserve the useful wisdom for the people. Methodology: In this study we identify and document medicinal plants and associated ethnobotanical knowledge held by 14 traditional Tai Lao healers. They were selected by snowball and purposive sampling and questioned using semi-structured interviews. Interviews about their knowledge, covered their training, the ailments they treated, the techniques they used, their methods of preparation and, in addition, several healing sessions were observed. During walks in the fields, we searched for the medicinal plant with help from the healers to review and document their availability at each locality and in different habitats around the villages. Use Values (UV) were calculated to estimate the importance of each medicinal plant and Informant Agreement Ratios (IAR) were calculated to understand how widely known the uses were among the healers. Results: We found 146 species of medicinal plants in 127 genera and 60 plant families that were used for medicinal purposes by the 14 traditional healers interviewed. The family with most medicinal plants was Fabaceae (12 spp., 8%) followed by Poaceae (9 spp., 6%) and Zigiberaceae (8 spp., 5%). The most important and widely used medicinal plants were the sedge Cyperus rotundus (UV=0.71) followed by the dicot tree Salacia dongnaiensis (UV=0.64) and the palm Borassus flabellifer (UV=0.42). The most common preparation method was decoction, which was done for 99 species (68%) followed by grinding with water to produce a drink for 29 species (20%). The 14 healers together used medicinal plants to treat 53 specific conditions. Itching had the highest informant agreement ratio (IAR) value among the specific conditions with 0.33 (4 use-reports, 3 spp.). The general category of digestive system disorders had an informant agreement ratio (IAR) value of 0.35 (57 use-reports, 37 spp.) and this category of treatments also had the highest degree of consensus. The most common life form among the medicinal plants was trees (56 spp., 38%), followed by herbs (41 spp., 28%). The medicinal plants were mostly collected in homegardens (60 spp., 41%). The most commonly used plant parts for medicine was the stem which was used for almost half of the species (69 spp., 48%), followed by the roots (54 spp., 37%). The age of the Tai Lao healers varied from 26–87 years. All of them were male. Their age and educations were not correlated with the number of known medicinal plants. The highest number of known medicinal plants was held by a 70 years old healer (55 spp.). Conclusion: Considering the richness of the healers’ pharmacopeia, and the fact that their profession is not being perpetuated, this study points to the urgent need to document the traditional knowledge from the old herbalists before it disappears with the last practitioners in the rural communities.

scholarly journals Pemanfaatan Tumbuhan Obat Tradisional oleh Suku Mee di Distrik Kamuu, Kabupaten Dogiyai, Papua

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Sipriana Dogomo ◽  
Rosye H.R. Tanjung ◽  
Suharno Suharno
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
Plant Parts

Plants are widely used by the community as traditional medicine in an effort to maintain health. The purpose of this study was to determine the diversity of plant species used as traditional medicines and how to use them by the Mee Tribe in Kamuu District, Dogiyai Regency, Papua. The study was conducted in December 2018-July 2019. The method used in this study was a qualitative method with observation, interview, and documentation. The research showed that are 59 species of plants from 30 families that are used as medicinal plants by the Mee Tribe community. The community uses medicinal plants by: without processing 38 species, boiling 10 species, burning 7 species, and more than one way 4 species. The plant parts used are: stem (14 species), fruits (7 species), flowers (3 species), leaves (20 species), bark (2 species), tubers (1 species), and more than one part (12 species). The most widely used part of medicinal plants is leaves (33.89 %). Key words: medicinal plant, Mee, community, Dogiyai

scholarly journals Wetland Medicinal Plants of Eastern Himalayan Highlands of Gasa District, Bhutan

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Sangay Tenzin ◽  
Pema Tendar
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Literature Information ◽  
Quadrat Sampling ◽  
Plant Parts

This paper documents the medicinal plant species in wetlands of the Eastern Himalayan Highlands of Gasa District, Bhutan. A random quadrat sampling method was used to assess the presence-absence of species. The study was conducted at Khatoed and Khamaed gewogs (blocks), Gasa District between January and December 2018. Identification of medicinal plant species and families were done in consultation with a botanist at the herbarium in Thimphu and volumes of Flora of Bhutan were referred. Based on the published and authentic scientific literature, information on medical uses of plant parts was collected. A total of 74 species of medicinal plant species in the wetlands, distributed in 69 genera and 43 families have been recorded. The study suggests preserving invaluable wetland medicinal plants and integrating ethno-medicinal practices in our lives.

scholarly journals Medicinal Plants of the Maasai of Kenya: A Review

Plants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jedidah Nankaya ◽  
Nathan Gichuki ◽  
Catherine Lukhoba ◽  
Henrik Balslev
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Oral Ingestion ◽  
Plant Knowledge ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
The Past ◽  
Plant Uses ◽  
Threaten Species

The use of medicinal plants for treatment of humans and animals is entrenched in the Maasai culture and traditional knowledge related to it is passed on from one generation to the next. A handful of researchers have in the past decades documented this knowledge. No single study has documented medicinal plant uses of the Maasai community as a whole. This review provides a consolidated database of the diversity and uses of medicinal plants among the Maasai in Kenya. The study will help conserve traditional medicinal plant knowledge that is valuable for the development of modern medicine. Relevant information on medicinal plants used by the Maasai of Kenya was extracted from journals, books, M.Sc., and Ph.D. dissertations. We found evidence of 289 plant species used by the Maasai of Kenya in traditional medicine. Most species were used to treat health conditions in the categories gastrointestinal and respiratory system disorders. The most used families were Leguminosae, Asteraceae, Malvaceae, Euphorbiaceae, and Lamiaceae. Medicines were commonly prepared as a decoction and administered through oral ingestion, with roots reported to be the preferred plant part for medication. The Maasai preference for roots compared to other plant parts may be unsustainable and could threaten species availability in the future.

scholarly journals Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Imperatriz, State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Batista PENIDO ◽  
Selene Maia de MORAIS ◽  
Alan Bezerra RIBEIRO ◽  
Ana Zélia SILVA
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Local Population ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Ethnobotanical Survey ◽  
Administration Routes ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Lippia Alba

ABSTRACT The study of medicinal plants reveals locally important plant species often useful for the discovery of new drugs. The objective of this research was to conduct an ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by the population of the Imperatriz city, State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil. Two hundred and five interviews were conducted, resulting in the collection of 60 plant species from 31 plant families. The highest number of species belongs to Fabaceae, followed by Lamiaceae, Asteraceae and Euphorbiaceae. The most reported species were Chenopodium ambrosioides, Myracrodruon urundeuva, Lippia alba, and Plectranthus barbatus. The main plant parts used were leaves (63.3%), bark (16.7%), fruits (6.7%), roots (6.7%), seeds (3.3), stems (1.7%) and latex (1.7%). Major administration routes were by oral (81.7%) or nasal via (1.6%) and topical application (16.7%) The plants were used to mitigate various health problems including pain, asthma, hypertension, gastritis, inflammation, influenza, and tuberculosis. The collected data shows that local population uses medicinal plants for treatment of several diseases and this study can serve as a basis for future chemical and pharmacological investigation, which can lead to the discovery of new therapeutic agents.

scholarly journals Pharmaceutical and nutraceutics on three endemic species of Ceropegia

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 2221
Author(s):  
Binish T. ◽  
Pushpa R.
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Total Proteins ◽  
Nutritional Values ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Biochemical Studies ◽  
Total Carbohydrates

Plants are the richest resource of drugs of traditional systems of medicine and modern medicines. Medicinal plant species has its own nutrient composition besides pharmacologically important phytochemicals. Nutraceutics is an emerging field of therapy. As we come to the end of this millennium, more and more people are getting health conscious are looking at dietary substances for preventive or curative effects. The importance of minerals such as potassium, calcium, sodium etc. to human health is well known.The nutritional values and mineral composition of medicinal plants are being used as dietary supplements by humans. The nutritional compositions of selected Ceropegia species were found as good nutritive value. Nutritive compositions were analyzed and compared in vitro plant parts of Ceropegia spiralis, Ceropegia candelabrum and Ceropegia juncea. Sixty to seventy five days old in vitro plants were taken for biochemical studies of total proteins, total carbohydrates, sugar, starch and amino acid.Among the three samples analyzed, high protein sugar and aminoacids content was noticed in Ceropegia  juncea and total carbohydrates and protein values high in Ceropegia candelabrum, Ceropegia candelabrum was found to be a rich source of iron (18.55±0.11) followed by Ceropegia juncea (17.74±0.25) and Ceropegia spiralis (17.56±0.25).Nutraceuticals importance of these valuable plants may help in future for the production of new medicines and valuable food stuffs.  The secondary metabolitices present in them give them a specific medicinal benefit other than a purely nutritional.These species are utilized for Indian system of medicine and scientists encourage them to rationalize it suiting the modern requirements of biotechnology.

scholarly journals ­­Medicinal Plant Use and Trade Among the Samburu People in Maralal Town, Kenya

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Wamuyu Muithui
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
East African ◽  
Salvadora Persica ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Plant Use ◽  
Arid Shrublands ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Toddalia Asiatica

Abstract Background: The Samburu people have for the longest time used traditional knowledge on medicinal plants to treat diseases both in human and livestock due to the attributed belief of how effective they are. I set out to understand medicinal plant use and trade among the Samburu community in Maralal town. The objectives of this study were to; (1) identify and document the medicinal plants traded, (2) record the medicinal uses of identified plants, (3) document the parts of the plant used and methods of preparation. Method: I conducted market surveys and held in-depth discussions with the traders on what plant parts were used and sold and where they collected and sourced their plants. I also joined collectors in the wild and collected samples for further identification. Results: From the market surveys, a total of 24 plants species from 16 families were traded. Most of the plants were collected from Kirisia Forests Reserve and the arid shrublands within Samburu County. It was noted that Myrsine africana L., Rotheca myricoides (Hochst.) Steane & Mabb., Rhamnus staddo A.Rich., Salvadora persica L. and Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam were the most popular species with buyers. Most of the plants were used to treat multiple ailments. Stomach related problems and respiratory disorders were some of the commonly treated ailments. Conclusion: It is evident that use and trade of medicinal plant is an important economic activity in Maralal, however; overharvesting plants from the wild has contributed to some species like Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud (East African sandalwood) and M. africana becoming rare and scarce hence the need to establish conservation measures and sustainable exploitation.

scholarly journals Investigation of Ethano Medicinal Plant used by Banjara Tribe in Mantha Tahasil, District Jalana, Maharashtra

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
M.S. Wankhade and M.N. Bokhad
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Tribal Community ◽  
Biological Resources ◽  
Plant Parts

Ethnomedicinal surveys can potentially bring out many different clues for the development of safe, effective and inexpensive indigenous remedies. Present study has been focused on Banjara tribe of Mantha tahesil district Jalana of Maharashtra, India. Banjara tribes in this area have been using number of plants in their traditional medicine. The ethnomedicinal survey brought to light 51 medicinal plants belonging to 32 families distributed in 23 genera used very commonly by this Tribe. The different plant parts like stem, leaves, fruit, flower, bark, root, seed and pod were used by this tribal community. The plants were identified with relevant information and are documented with their botanical name, family, local name, parts used, mode of preparation and uses. Documenting the indigenous knowledge through ethnobotanical studies is important for the conservation and utilization of biological resources and for the wale fare of human being.

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