scholarly journals Traditional Herbal Remedies used for the Treatment of Diabetes in South Eastern Region of Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-56
Author(s):  
Shila Singh
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Knowledge Systems ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Treatment Of Diabetes ◽  
Herbal Mixtures

Traditional knowledge has become recognized worldwide to control many diseases and diabetes is also one of them. In Nepal, remote areas are the root of the indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants. The present study aimed to record traditional medicinal uses of plants to control diabetes. Several times interactions were done with the traditional healers, local knowledgeable old person and other informants like few local people and household visits. A total of 39 plant species of 35 genera belonging to 23 angiosperm families were found to be used in diabetes. About 36 types of herbal remedies were investigated from the rural inhabitants of the area. These traditional recipes include extracts, leaves, powders, flour, seeds, vegetables, fruits and herbal mixtures. Traditional knowledge systems are culturally valued and scientifically important. Strengthening and disseminating the use -value of these plants can save the money and life of poor people.

scholarly journals Traditional Medicines Used as Adjuvant Therapy for COVID-19 Symptoms in Syria: An Ethno-medicine Survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chadi Khatib ◽  
Abdulhakim Nattouf ◽  
Mohamad Isam Hasan Agha
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Adjuvant Therapy ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Medicinal Species ◽  
Medicine Research

Abstract Context: The use of traditional Arabic medicine (TAM) has spread to treat various diseases in Syria since ancient time. They are cost-effective with fewer side effects and are more suitable for long-term use compared with chemically synthesized medicines.Objective: We conducted ethnobotanical and ethno-medicine research on plants traditionally used as adjuvant therapy for COVID-19 symptoms in Syria. Methods: Information was collected in the period of (September 1st, 2020 to December 21st, 2020), from Southern Region (Damascus, As Suwayda, Dar'a), Northern region (especially Aleppo), Central region (Himis, Hamah), Western coastal region (Latakia, Tartus) Eastern Region (Dayr az Zawr, Al Hasakah) in Syria. 150 informants were divided into two group one of them is pharmacists who interested in herbal remedies 73.34% (63.64% female and 36.36% male of them), and the other is herbalists 26.66% who are called "attarin" traditional healers and bee therapists. Medicinal plants being mentioned by the Informants were recorded with local names and photographed. Each reported medicinal plant species was gathered, compressed, dehydrated, and identified.Results: In this research we listed a total of 26 medicinal species relating to 15 botanical families were generally utilized by pharmacists and herbalists in the prevention and treatment of COVID 19. The calculated results of medicinal use-value MUV showed that Pimpinella anisum L. was ranked first (MUV=0.933) followed by Zingiber officinale Roscoe. (MUV=0.920), then Thymus syriacus Boiss. (MUV=0.9).Conclusion: There may be some effective Syrian traditional herbal remedies in preventing and treating COVID-19 symptoms for some people, but the lack of information on the mechanism of effect, the appropriate dosage, side effects, toxicity and drug interactions makes them questionable, as they need more research and study.

scholarly journals Ethnomedicinal survey of some plants used for the treatment of diabetes in Ibadan, Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 36-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
OS Ofuegbe ◽  
AA Adedapo
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Orthodox Medicine ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Herbal Preparations ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Treatment Of Diabetes ◽  
Ibadan Nigeria

Objectives: A comprehensive survey with the aim of documenting traditional medicinal practices was carried out in targeted areas of Ibadan, Nigeria in order to inventory plants used by traditional healers in the area for the management of diabetes. Materials and Methods: Open-ended informal interviews were administered during series of repeated visits to the respondents consisting majorly the traditional medical practitioners (TMPs) and herb sellers. Some traditional healers who know and use medicinal plants for treating diabetes mellitus were interviewed. The inventory contains scientifi c, vernacular, common names of the plants used and methods of preparation. Results: Twenty seven plants commonly used by traditional healers in the region were identifi ed. These plants were found to be very important and useful in the treatment of diabetes based on their frequency of occurrence in the recipes obtained. Herbal remedies were either prepared from dried or freshly collected plants while traditional solvent of choice included water, lime, local gin and aqueous extract from fermented maize. Decoction and pulverization were the main methods of preparation while mode of administration varies within 1 to 3 times daily. Survey revealed that leaves form the major part of plants for herbal preparations. Residents in the study area fi nd traditional medicine cheaper as compared to orthodox medicine. Conclusion: This review focuses on the various plants that have been reported to be effective in the treatment of diabetes. The survey shows that plants from the Rubiaceae, Labiataceae, Meliaceae, Hypoxidaceae and Cucurbitaceae families are commonly used by traditional healers in Ibadan for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i5.10480Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.6(5) 2015 36-40  

scholarly journals Traditional Knowledge on few Medicinal Plants of Biligirirangana Hill, Karnataka, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (03) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Sushma M. ◽  
Jayashankar M. ◽  
Vinu A. K.
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Gastrointestinal Disorders ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Tribal People ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
Plant Survey

Biligirirangana hills (BR Hills) is located in Yelandur taluk, Chamarajanagar District, Western Ghats towards Tamilnadu. The ethno botanical plant survey was executed for the documentation of therapeutic plants. The tribal people have the inborn knowledge about the medicinal plants and their use. In this presentstudy, we have selected 90 plant species belonging to 48 families out of which 38 plant species are herbs, 16 shrubs, 27 treesand 9 climbers were identified with their appropriate information and reported in this paper with their medicinal uses according to tribal communities to cure different ailments. The most common illness treated by the traditional healers are jaundice, diabetes, asthma, fever, cold, cough, digestive problems, piles, paralysis, skin problems, diarrhoea, haemorrhage, kidney problem, gastrointestinal disorders etc.

scholarly journals USES OF INDIGENOUS MEDICINAL PLANTS OF EAST KHASI HILLS, MEGHALAYA, NORTHEAST INDIA: A REVIEW STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-59
Author(s):  
Neelam . ◽  
K N Dwivedi
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
The People ◽  
Review Study

Meghalaya, the hilly state, is one of the seven states of North-Eastern region of India. This small state was carved out of Assam and made a full –fledged state on 21st January 1972. The Khasi, Jaintia, Bhoi and War, are collectively known as the Hynniewtrep people and they predominantly inhabit the districts of Eastern Meghalaya. Indigenous people are generally very knowledgeable about the wild medicinal plants around them, many of them have local names and are important to the people as folklore. The present topic is chosen to explore the indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants by Khasi tribe in East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. To explore the knowledge of medicinal plants, many Villagers and traditional healers (Ojhas) who were experienced in practicing indigenous or folk medicine are consulted to gather information. In this review study a total of 30 medicinal plants are documented and information on local names, scientific names, family, habit, plant parts used and medicinal uses of these plants are also given. The documented plant species are used for some common ailments like headache, stomach problems, cold, cough and fever, jaundice, skin diseases, blood pressure and diabetes etc. These plants are taken orally in the form of Swarasa (juices) or Kwatha (decoction). These kinds of traditional practices require scientific validation and documentation of their therapeutics in Ayurveda.

scholarly journals Traditional Biodiversity Conservation Strategy As A Complement to the Existing Scientific Biodiversity Conservation Models in Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dickson Adom
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Knowledge Systems ◽  
Scientific Models ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Biodiversity Management ◽  
Clear Cut

Biodiversity management in Ghana has been largely driven by scientific conservation models. The time-tested and useful traditional conservation ethos in the Ghanaian cultural and artistic elements such as festivals, proverbs, cosmological belief systems and taboos are often watered down by conservationists in biodiversity conservation schemes. This is due to conservationists’ lack of clear-cut guidelines on how to effectively utilize the traditional knowledge systems in complementing the scientific conservation models they are well versed. The developed traditional biodiversity strategy was based on the findings from a robust phenomenological study conducted among purposively and randomly sampled key stakeholders in biodiversity management in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The document aims at offering comprehensive information and guidelines to conservationists on effective ways of implementing traditional knowledge systems in biodiversity conservation issues in Ghana. It ultimately aims at filling the dearth in traditional knowledge systems that have been an age-long problem for the conservation ministries and agencies in Ghana. The informative directions in the developed traditional biodiversity strategy would offer another lens to addressing conservation issues in Ghana while acting as a viable complement to the scientific models. This would ultimately maximize and enrich the conservation strategies for managing Ghana’s biodiversity.

scholarly journals Plants Used by Bapedi Traditional Healers to Treat Asthma and Related Symptoms in Limpopo Province, South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebua Silas Semenya ◽  
Alfred Maroyi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Study Finding ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Sclerocarya Birrea ◽  
Time In Literature ◽  
Herbal Therapies

To the best of our knowledge there are presently no ethnobotanical surveys focusing on the utilisation of herbal remedies for asthma in South Africa. The present study is therefore an attempt to fill this gap in knowledge. A total of 140 Bapedi traditional healers (THs) practicing in the Capricorn, Sekhukhune, and Waterberg districts of the Limpopo Province (South Africa) were queried using semistructured questionnaires, supplemented by field observations during face-to-face interview. A total of 104 medicinal plant species (92 indigenous and 12 exotics) belonging to 92 genera, distributed across 54 botanical families, mostly the Asteraceae and Fabaceae (18.5%, for each) as well as Malvaceae (12.9%), were used as antiasthmatics and related symptoms by these THs. Most of the plants were trees and herbs (37.5%, for each), with root (57%), leaf (15.8%), and bark (7.5%), respectively, being the saliently used parts for preparation of remedies.Clerodendrum ternatum,Cryptocarya transvaalensis,Lasiosiphon caffer,Enicostema axillare,Mimusops obovata,Sclerocarya birrea, andStylochaeton natalensiswere widely used and valued by all THs across the surveyed districts. Furthermore, these taxa also scored both the highest use value and fidelity level indexes as asthma therapies. Overall, the larger number of species documented in the present study is recorded for the first time in literature as asthma and/or related symptoms remedies. Our study finding generally contributes towards an establishment of South African database of herbal therapies used traditionally against these conditions.

scholarly journals IDENTIFIKASI JENIS DAN PEMANFAATAN TUMBUHAN OBAT DI HUTAN TEMBAWANG OLEH MASYARAKAT KELURAHAN BERINGIN KECAMATAN KAPUAS KABUPATEN SANGGAU

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khairul Rahman ◽  
Evy Wardenaar ◽  
Yeni Mariani
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Common Method ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Fruit Skin

AbstractThis research was carried out in four locations of the Tembawang Forest in Lingkungan Semajau  (RW 9), namely Semajau (T1), Tebanan (T2), Sebayur (T3), and Koling (T4). In addition, interviews were also held with people who living near health facilitiy (RW 2), in Beringin Village of Kapuas Subdistrict of Sanggau Regency, West Kalimantan. This research aims to documented the medicinal plants and the knowledge of medicinal plants utilization used by traditional healers and communities of RW 2 and RW 9 of Beringin Village. In this research, we found a total of number of 100 medicinal plants species used by traditional healers, and it belonging into 55 families. The most common family is the Zingiberaceae, and tree habitus is the most common habitus found in all four Semajau tembawang forests. The parts of medicinal plants used by the community of Beringin Village are in the form of roots, seeds, fruit, flowers, leaves, bark, fruit skin, rhizomes, tubers, and all parts of medicinal plants. The most common method of processing medicinal plants is boiling, and oral (eat or drink) are the most common administration method.Keywords: Beringin Village, Medicinal Plants, Sanggau Regency, Tembawang Forest, Traditional Knowledge.

scholarly journals Sustainable and traditional technologies in Kutahya historic houses and their contribution to circularity: the case of Lajos Kossuth house

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Betül Ankaralıgil ◽  
Gülşen Dişli
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Knowledge Systems ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
Building Systems ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Cradle To Cradle

<p>It is important to preserve historic buildings in their original conditions, not only to protect building integrity but also to sustain Traditional Knowledge Systems. As stated by ICCROM, those Traditional Knowledge Systems play an important role in the conservation and management of heritage. Among them, building service systems including heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, drainage, and their architectural construction technology help sustain heritage buildings and extend their life cycle with a minimum level of energy demand. Passive survivability means also contribute to comfort conditions, opening new scenarios for the designing of contemporary buildings. Hence, in this research, first, traditional Kutahya houses were examined in terms of their construction, technology, and architecture. Then, among them, Lajos Kossuth House, dated the 18<sup>th</sup> century, has been chosen as an exemplary to investigate its traditional building service systems in more detail from the point of circularity in construction, their contribution to circular economy, Cradle to Cradle (C2C) strategies, and design for adaptability principles (DfA).  It is observed that they are mostly in a well-preserved condition in terms of both function and character-defining features. However, after 1982, during its refurbishment work to be used as a museum, some of its original details, especially the ones related to waste and clean water were destroyed. To be able to sustain and protect the rest of the original service systems and related architectural construction details in this case study building, they should first be documented, well defined and their recognition should be increased to serve as a model for the maintenance of similar building systems. In addition, it might be possible to transfer the knowledge of those passive survivability means and circular construction principles to contemporary buildings.</p>

scholarly journals Medicinal Plants Used for Treating Human and Livestock Ailments in Tiyo District, Arsi Zone of Oromia, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Misbahu Aman ◽  
Zemede Asfaw ◽  
Gemedo Dalle
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Preference Ranking ◽  
Healthcare Needs

Abstract Background Systematic documentation and promotion of indigenous knowledge associated with medicinal plants are limited. The aim of this study was to undertake ethnobotanical investigation on medicinal plants used for the treatment of human and livestock ailments and document indigenous knowledge of local communities on the preparation and administration of herbal remedies in the study area. Methods The study involved 153 informants from nine kebeles, comprising traditional healers, knowledgeable elders and local user communities. Various ethnobotanical techniques were used to collect and analyze data: semi- structured interview, guided field walk, group discussion, preference ranking, and fidelity level index. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis. Results Local communities had rich and diverse indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants, types of ailments, methods of remedy preparations and routes of applications. There were differences in this indigenous knowledge across age and sex. A total of 83 medicinal plants were documented during this study. Fifty two (62.65%) plants were used for treating human ailments, 20 species (24.10%) for treating health problems of livestock and the remaining 11 (13.25%) for treating both human and livestock ailments. The highest informant consensus was documented for the plants Allium sativum , Asparagus africanus and Azadirachta indica. Leaves were the most commonly used parts of medicinal plants accounting for 51.81% of the total followed by roots (20.48%) and barks (2.41%). Oral administration of the herbal medicine was the dominant route 66.3%, followed by dermal (22.7%) which included washing, holding on, rubbing and brushing. Smoking (8.5%) was also important. It was documented that 27 species (32.5%) were used in fresh, 13 species (15.7%) dried and 43 species (51.8%) either in dry or fresh state. Conclusion Owing to their access, curing ability, manageable charges, existence of deep indigenous knowledge and other associated cultural values, medicinal plants continued to play a significant role in meeting healthcare needs of the community in the study area. Conservation and sustainable use of the diverse medicinal plants need to be promoted. Systemic documentation and protection of the rich knowledge of local communities and further research on selected potential species was recommended as a result of this study.

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