scholarly journals Investigation of ethnomedicinal plants of Subarnachar in Noakhali, Bangladesh

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 77-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
SB Uddin ◽  
Noor Hassan Sajib ◽  
Md Manzurul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Great Risk ◽  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Use ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plant

Subarnachar is one of the traditional and promising upazilla in Noakhali district of Bangladesh. A survey of ethnomedicinal plants of the area was conducted from December 2009 to August 2011. The present study records 84 species under 75 genera in 47 families which is known to be used for the treatment of 34 diseases/illness. Field observations and discussion with local informants revealed that the ethnomedicinal plant species and traditional knowledge of the area is at great risk because of many threats including habitat destruction, agricultural advancement, and excessive collection of plants, industrialization and urbanization. It is very essential to document these plant use information before their disappearing. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/cujbs.v6i1-2.17085 The Chittagong Univ. J. B. Sci.,Vol. 6(1&2):77-86, 2011

Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Medicinal Plants used as Anti-Psoriatic in Rajasthan

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-232
Author(s):  
M. Singhadiya ◽  
Isha Pandey ◽  
Vinod Maina ◽  
R. Pandey ◽  
Peddy Harikrishna
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Traditional Medicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plant

The present study deals with 26 ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 17 families used as antipsoriatic by the indigenous people in Rajasthan. The study also deals with types of Psoriasis, plant name, local name, family name, plant parts and mode in the treatment of psoriasis. The present study also gathered important information about traditional knowledge and the need to document, research and development of new drugs to fight against Psoriasis disease in Rajasthan in particular and India as a whole.

scholarly journals Ethnomedicinal study focusing on anti-diabetic plants used by the people living in and around Dhaka

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-247
Author(s):  
Mohammad Zashim Uddin ◽  
Farhana Yesmin Mitu ◽  
Atiya Begum Rifat ◽  
Abdullah Al-Kaium
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Diabetes Management ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Disease Category ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plant

The present article mainly focused on the ethnomedicinal plants used by the community living in and around Dhaka to manage the diabetes. Ethnomedicinal data were collected using semi-structured interviews with key informants during June 2017 to July 2018 followed by field interviews, plant interviews, checklist interviews and group discussion techniques. A total of 92 ethnomedicinal plant species under 46 families have been documented. These species were used to treat 55 ailments through 200 formularies. Herbs are the most common medicinal plants in the study area followed by trees, shrubs and climbers. Leaf is mostly used for the preparation of herbal medicine. Among the total 92 ethnomedicinal plants, 11 species have been used for diabetes management by the community people. Disease category diabetes showed maximum factor informantconsensus value. Most cited ethnomedicinal plant species for the diabetes management are Gynura nepalensis DC., Coccinia grandis L. Voigt, Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f., Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels, Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq., Momordica dioica Roxb. ex. Willd., Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, Streblus asper Lour., Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lamk.) Oken, Tamarindus indica L. and Scoparia dulcis L. The results in the present study for diabetes management were very preliminary and based on which sound conclusion was not possible. Further ethnopharmacological study is very essential on such species to validate their efficacy in the management of diabetes. Our findings also provide baseline data to establish a connection between the traditional users of medicinal plants and scientific communities, which can be substantial in novel drug discovery. Furthermore, ethnomedicinal data is of significant value for conservation managers and policy makers for sustainable management of ethnomedicinal plant species, which are under threat due to rapid urbanization.

scholarly journals Medicinal plants in Butalejja District, Eastern Uganda: plants, medical importance, conservation and Medicinal Traditional Knowledge

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamilu. E. Ssenku ◽  
Shaban A. Okurut ◽  
Aidah Namuli ◽  
Ali Kudamba ◽  
Godfrey Wasige ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Plant Biodiversity ◽  
High Dependency ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries

Abstract Background: Currently, the global consumption of herbal medicine is increasing steadily, incurring extinction risks to the medicinal plant species. Uganda is one of the top ten countries with alarming levels of loss of medicinal plant biodiversity, and erosion of the associated Medicinal Traditional Knowledge (MTK). This study documented medicinal plant species, and examined the approaches used in preventing extinction of these species and the associated MTK in Butalejja district. Methods: A cross – sectional study design was adopted to conduct an ethnopharmacological survey, using semi-structured questionnaires administered to purposively selected herbalists. Simple descriptive statistics were adopted for data analysis using STATA version-15.0. Results: A total of 133 medicinal plant species, belonging to 34 families and 125 genera were identified. Most species belonged to family Fabaceae (22; 65%), and Solanaceae (10; 29%). Leaves were the commonest organ used (81; 80%), followed by roots (15; 15%). Medicinal herbs were mainly administered orally as decoctions (100; 34.6%), and infusions (45; 16%). The most cited diseases treated were cough (24; 7.74%), Ulcers (23; 7.42%), and Malaria (14; 4.52%). Medicinal plants were majorly harvested from homestead farms and roadside vegetation, with wetlands being the least cited habitat. Efforts to stop the extinction of medicinal plants and MTK were inadequate. Conclusion and recommendations: There was high dependency on medicinal plant species for primary healthcare and income generation. Noted also was the accelerated loss of medicinal plant biodiversity due to habitat destruction, especially in swamps. The conservation of medicinal plants and MTK was largely attributed to traditional cultural values. There is need for validation of efficacy and safety of key medicinal plants identified in this study, to support their future adoption in clinical medicine and pharmaceutical industries. Inclusion of traditional cultural ideals in national biodiversity conservation programs is warranted.

scholarly journals Ethnomedicinal Plants Used in the Health Care System: Survey of the Mid Hills of Solan District, Himachal Pradesh, India

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1842
Author(s):  
Manoj Kumar ◽  
Radha ◽  
Himani Devi ◽  
Suraj Prakash ◽  
Sonia Rathore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plants ◽  
Extensive Field ◽  
Local Plants ◽  
New Generation

The study was performed in the mid hills of the Dharampur region in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India. At the study site, a total of 115 medicinal plants were documented (38 trees, 37 herbs, 34 shrubs, 5 climbers, 1 fern, and 1 grass). In the study region, extensive field surveys were performed between March 2020 and August 2021. Indigenous knowledge of wild medicinal plants was collected through questionnaires, discussions, and personal interviews during field trips. Plants with their correct nomenclature were arranged by botanical name, family, common name, habitat, parts used, routes used, and diseases treated. In the present study, the predominant family was Rosaceae, which represented the maximum number of plant species, 10, followed by Asteraceae and Lamiaceae, which represented 8 plant species. The rural inhabitants of the Dharampur region in the Solan district have been using local plants for primary health care and the treatment of various diseases for a longer time. However, information related to the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants was not documented. The rural inhabitants of the Dharampur region reported that the new generation is not so interested in traditional knowledge of medicinal plants due to modernization in society, so there is an urgent need to document ethnomedicinal plants before such knowledge becomes inaccessible and extinct.

scholarly journals Review of Antimicrobial Studies of Ethnomedicinal Plants Used in Skin Treatment by Korkus of Melghat Dist. Amravati (MS), India.

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (03) ◽  
pp. 61-72
Author(s):  
V D Devarkar ◽  
P Y Bhogaonkar
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Traditional Treatment ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plants ◽  
Antifungal Properties ◽  
Antimicrobial Studies ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plant ◽  
Antibacterial And Antifungal ◽  
Available Information

Ethnobotanical investigations in Melghat revealed 180 ethnomedicinal plant species out of which 21 are used by Korkus for various skin related problems. These plants are also reviewed for their antimicrobial properties recorded in the literature. Out of 21 plants selected for study 20 species belong to Dicots and only 01 belongs to Monocot. While reviewing the literature it is observed that, Ten (10) species were exhaustively studied for their antibacterial and antifungal properties, Six (6) species have been studied for either antibacterial or antifungal properties, however five (5) species have not been analyzed for their antimicrobial properties. All the ethnomedicinal plants studied for their antimicrobial properties show significant antimicrobial activity which supports traditional treatment system. The paper deals with ethnomedicinal information along with available information on antimicrobial studies. 

scholarly journals Ethnomedicinal survey of plants used by tribal in Lalgarh forest range, W.B., India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-202
Author(s):  
Shyam Sundar Manna ◽  
◽  
Satyendra Prasad Mishra ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Herbal Drugs ◽  
Medicinal Purpose ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Medicinal Use ◽  
The World ◽  
Good Number

Exploration of the traditional knowledge of the indigenous people is very important for revealing the uses of plants and plant parts for medicinal purpose. Once the medicinal use of these plants is known, their active ingredients have to be identified and their efficacy has to be tested scientifically. A good number of modern medicines are now available which has been formulated taking the traditional knowledge into consideration. Besides people all over the world now shift their attention to herbal drugs because they are comparatively safer and cheaper. In these contexts, ethnomedicinal studies are of great significance. In the present paper, attempts have been made enlist the ethnomedicinal plants of Lalgarh forest range of India. The study reveals that 52 different plant species are used by the local people to cure different diseases. Out of the 52 plant species, 17 are herbs, 20 trees, 11 shrubs, and 4 are climbers. The list of plant parts, habit, mode of their use and purpose has been documented in this study

Ethnomedicinal plants used in the treatment of skin diseases by the tribals of topchanchi wild life sanctuary area Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (03) ◽  
pp. 4889
Author(s):  
Anamika S ◽  
Kamini Kumar*
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Survey ◽  
Wild Life

Topchanchi Wild Life Sanctuary, Dhanbad is less studied and investigated, as this area is far from town. Ethnic and non-ethnic communities of this area are using medicinal plant for the treatment of many ailments. An ethnomedicinal plant survey was conducted among vaidyas of this area. A list of plants was prepared which they use for skin diseases. A total of 12 plants of various species were documented in curing various types of skin diseases like eczema, cellulites, swellings and sores.

scholarly journals Ethnomedicinal Plants Traditionally Used for the Treatment of Jaundice (Icterus) in Himachal Pradesh in Western Himalaya—A Review

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 232
Author(s):  
Disha Raghuvanshi ◽  
Rajni Dhalaria ◽  
Anjali Sharma ◽  
Dinesh Kumar ◽  
Harsh Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Ricinus Communis ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
Saccharum Officinarum ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Tinospora Cordifolia ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plants ◽  
Pharmacological Significance

Ethnomedicinal plants have a significant role in the lives of people of rural and tribal areas. Thousands of medicinal plant species are used to treat various diseases, including jaundice, and are considered an important therapeutic resource to minimize these diseases. Jaundice (icterus) is a chronic disease that occurs when the amount of bilirubin in the blood increases. This review describes different ethnomedicinal plants used for curing jaundice by tribal and rural people of Himachal Pradesh. The study reveals 87 ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 51 different families, which are used for treating jaundice in Himachal Pradesh. These plants are arranged in a systematic way, which includes a description of their common name, botanical name, along with its family, plant parts used, region, and mode of use in tabulated form. Some of the plant extracts have already been explored for their phytochemical and pharmacological significance and proved their potential in the preparation of new medicines or drugs against the treatment of jaundice. This review is an attempt to highlight the indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants, which are specifically used for the treatment of jaundice. The data mentioned in the present review is compiled from various sources like existing literature, books, Google Scholar, and Scopus publications. Among all the observed plant species, most used medicinal plants for the treatment of jaundice include Justicia adhatoda, Emblica officinalis, Ricinus communis, Saccharum officinarum, Terminalia chebula, Berberis aristata, Cuscuta reflexa, and Tinospora cordifolia. Plants that are mostly utilized for the treatment of jaundice need to be scientifically validated by pharmacological analysis and should be subsequently used for the preparation of new drugs, which may prove far more beneficial than the existing one.

Field Observations of Oviposition by a Specialist Herbivore on Plant Parts and Plant Species Unsuitable as Larval Food

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 1478-1486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole D. Benda ◽  
Cavell Brownie ◽  
Coby Schal ◽  
Fred Gould
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Larval Food ◽  
Specialist Herbivore ◽  
Plant Parts

Comparative study of Ethnomedicinal uses for the Treatment of Cold, Cough and Fever in Odisha, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 202-219
Author(s):  
Harish Singh ◽  
◽  
P.A. Dhole ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Indian Literature ◽  
Alphabetical Order ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plants ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Uses ◽  
First Time

The present paper deals with 112 ethnomedicinal plants used for the treatment of cold cough and fever by major tribal groups and many non-tribal communities of Odisha. These ethnomedicinal uses were compared and cross-checked with the data mentioned in well-known standard Indian ethnomedicinal as well as medicinal literatures and found that most of the medicinal uses of the referred 83 plants have been reported earlier also. 29 plants are being reported here for the first time for the treatment of these diseases. These plant species are arranged in alphabetical order followed by family in bracket, local name(s) along with ethnomedicinal uses and cross check report with well recognized standard Indian literature.

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