Ethnobotanical study of the use of medicinal plants in the indigenous Pijao community  in Natagaima, Colombia

Semi-structured interviews (80) were applied in order to document the medicinal plants used by the Pijao indigenous community in Natagaima, Colombia. As a result, a total of 110 species distributed in 54 families were registered, Asteraceae and Fabaceae (9% each) being the most important families. Regarding the parts of the plant, the most used structure was leaves (46.7%), the main form of preparation was infusion (32%), and the most used way of administration was oral (77.8%). The value of use of the species by informants (VUis), the relative importance of medicinal species (IRE) and the index of cultural value of medicinal species (IVUs) were determined. The most important species according to their value of use were: Tamarindus indica L., Psidium guajava L., Mentha x piperita L., Moringa oleifera Lam. The most reported ailments were gastrointestinal problems such as stomach pain and diarrhea, general aches, headache, fever, swollen liver, and respiratory problems.

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Medicinal Plant by Batak Toba Medicinal plants used by the Batak Toba Tribe in Peadundung Village, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity ◽

10.13057/biodiv/d200230 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 510-525 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MARINA SILALAHI ◽

NISYAWATI NISYAWATI ◽

DINGSE PANDIANGAN

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Curcuma Longa ◽

Zingiber Officinale ◽

Single Species ◽

Psidium Guajava ◽

Piper Betle ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Medicinal Species ◽

Eurycoma Longifolia ◽

North Sumatra

Abstract. Silalahi M, Nisyawati, Pandiangan D. 2019. Medicinal plants used by the Batak Toba Tribe in Peadundung Village, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 510-525. Research of the medicinal plants by the Toba Batak ethnic has limited, even though the globalization and modernization resulted to degradation of the local knowledge. The objectives of this study were (i) documentation of medicinal plants used in the traditional therapies by the Batak Toba tribe of Peadundung Village, North Sumatra, Indonesia, and (ii) analysing the data by quantitative ethnobotanical tools such as use value (UV), cultural significance index (CSI), relative frequency of citation (RCF) and informant consensus factor (ICF) to determine the cultural importance of medicinal plants in order to develop a tool for their conservation. Semi-structured interviews with 41 identified respondents was the methodology employed for qualitative data collection. A total of 149 medicinal species of plants, belonging to 131 genera and 55 families, were recorded in the study which are used in the treatment of 21 categories of ailments. Plants with the highest UV were Eurycoma longifolia (UV=3.44), Curcuma longa (UV=2.67) and Zingiber officinale (UV=2.60). Eight species, namely Curcuma longa, Eurycoma longifolia, Allium cepa, Psidium guajava, Aleurites moluccanus, Piper betle, Citrus hystrix and Uncaria gambir were found to be having the highest RCF value of 1.00. Eurycoma longifolia (CSI=126), Curcuma longa (CSI=112) and Zingiber officinale (CSI = 105) emerged as the culturally most significant medicinal plants. Thrush and aphrodisiac use categories received the highest ICF of 1.00 each because the informants agreed of using only a single species for each of these categories. Eurycoma longifolia was used as an aphrodisiac whereas Averrhoa carambola was used against thrush. All these important and significant plants suffer the greatest harvesting pressure, hence their conservation should be given priority.

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The ethnomedicine of the Batak Karo people of Merdeka sub-district, North Sumatra, Indonesia

International Journal of Biological Research ◽

10.14419/ijbr.v4i2.6493 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 181 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Endang Purba ◽

Nisyawati ◽

Marina Silalahi

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Ethnobotanical Study ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Preventive Healthcare ◽

Medicinal Species ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Traditional Medicines ◽

The People ◽

North Sumatra ◽

Species Being

Background: Ethnomedicine can serve as a platform for studying specific relationships between indigenous cultures and using medicinal plants, thus to identify new chemical compounds used as drugs.Objective: To document the medicinal plants and traditional medicines used by Batak Karo people and to provide information on the pharmacological properties of the most commonly used plants in the preparation to treat of various ailments especially preventive healthcare.Methods: The ethnobotanical study was conducted in Merdeka sub-district, Karo regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia. An intensive field survey was conducted to collect information on medicinal plants used by the people. Data was collected applying semi-structured interviews (individual and group discussions) and questionnaires.Results: A total of 124 plants species have been documented to treat various diseases. Zingiberaceae is the highest number of species being used as traditional medicines especially concoction of preventive healthcare. The study revealed that fever is treated using the highest number of different medicinal species (23 species).Conclusion: Batak Karo people in Merdeka sub-district have a rich local knowledge about medicinal plants. It is a need to extend the documentation of medicinal plants in the area and evaluation its biological activity as a basis for developing future medicines.

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Ethnobotanical study on the medicinal plants in khosh Yeilagh rangeland, Golestan province, Iran

10.21203/rs.3.rs-103978/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yasaman Kiasi ◽

Mohammad Rahim Forouzeh ◽

Seyede Zohreh Mirdeilami ◽

Hamid Niknahad-Gharmakher

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Indigenous Knowledge ◽

Plant Species ◽

Local People ◽

Ethnobotanical Study ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Ethnobotanical Survey ◽

Gastrointestinal Problems ◽

Golestan Province

Abstract BackgroundIran is of the species-rich areas in diversity of plants, especially medicinal plants being renowned worldwide as crucial for people’s health. Ethnobotany is the information retrieval science of unwritten experiences and is one of the valuable ways to develop the science of medicinal plants and herbal medicine. Objective : This present study aims to identify medicinal plants used widely by local people in Azad Shahr (Golestan province), collect information about diseases treated by using these plants, and boost indigenous knowledge concerning medicinal plants used by local people.MethodsAn ethnobotanical survey was conducted to document indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants uses among local people in Khosh Yeilagh rangelands within 2 years (2018-2020). The data were collected by using field observation, participatory and semi-structured interviews with 41 people (11 male, 30 female). A snowball sampling technique was used to selecte the interviewees. The collected information were categorized based on local names, parts consumed, medicinal properties, consumption habits, and other uses of wild edible plants, WEPs.ResultEighty-four plant species belonging to 27 families were identified in the study area. Most plant species in the region were respectively Lamiaceae (20 species), Compositae (12 species) and Legominaceae (6 species). The results showed that the most frequent medicinal plants were used for gastrointestinal problems (34%), cough and colds (18%), and respiratory disease (13%).ConclusionThe presence of various species of medicinal plants and vast indigenous knowledge in Khoshyilagh rangelands indicate the richness of this area. Research on these plants can pave the way for discovering new medicine in the field of treatment and for preserving these valuable reserves as well as preventing the disappearance and destruction of herbs.

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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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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in Zacatecas state, Mexico

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae ◽

10.5586/asbp.3581 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 87 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Eduardo Alberto Lara Reimers ◽

Eloy Fernández Cusimamani ◽

Eduardo Antonio Lara Rodríguez ◽

Juan Manuel Zepeda del Valle ◽

Zbynek Polesny ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Medicinal Plant ◽

Ethnobotanical Study ◽

Importance Value ◽

Traditional Use ◽

Important Species ◽

Medicinal Uses ◽

Importance Index ◽

Plant Families ◽

L 62

Despite the fact that Mexico has vast biocultural biodiversity, there are numerous regions where the traditional medicinal use of plants has not yet been studied. We aimed to document, analyze quantitatively, and preserve medicinal plant knowledge among local people living in over 40 communities in the state of Zacatecas. Ethnobotanical information was collected by semistructured interviews with 132 informants. Data were analyzed using standard quantitative indices such as relative frequency of citation, family importance value, cultural importance index, and informant consensus factor. We recorded 168 medicinal plant taxa belonging to 151 genera and 69 botanical families and used to treat 99 health disorders. The most medicinally important plant families were Asteraceae (20 species), followed by Fabaceae and Lamiaceae (12 species) and Cactaceae (five species). The most culturally important species was Matricaria chamomilla L., mentioned 140 times, followed by Arnica montana L. (62 times) and Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt (48 times). The highest consensus for use was for diseases of the reproductive system. The type of disorder for which there was the highest number of references for use (389; 25% of all uses) and plant species (67) were diseases of the digestive and gastrointestinal system. The present study represents the first quantitative medical-ethnobotanical documentation and analysis of the traditional use of medicinal plants in Zacatecas state. Despite the semiarid climate, this region is botanically highly diverse, and its flora have versatile medicinal uses.

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Ethnobotanical study of anti-malarials among communities in the municipal of Portel-PA, Brazil

Revista Fitos ◽

10.32712/2446-4775.2021.1079 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 166-177

Author(s):

Kelly Davis ◽

Danielly de Oliveira Guimarães ◽

Timothy Davis ◽

Cristine Amarante Bastos do

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Local Knowledge ◽

Review Literature ◽

Ethnobotanical Study ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Traditional Use ◽

Antimalarial Agent ◽

Economic Profile

Nearly all cultures use medicinal plants as a vital dietary resource, the ingredients collected from their surroundings being used for food and medicine. This study will provide the basis for further ethnopharmacological research by documenting the use of medicinal plants traditionally employed by the communities along the Aruanã River to treat malaria and related symptoms. While this is the first ethnobotanical study in this region, the socio-economic profile will also be evaluated as part of this study. We also aimed to review literature on traditional use of the cited species for comparison. Ethnobotanical data was collected using semi-structured interviews with 23 participants, which cited 29 species used to prevent and/or cure malaria and related symptoms. The interviewees ranged in age from 14 to 83, with 73.91% women, and 47.83% illiterate. Medicinal plants gathered from the wild and cultivated in gardens have been traditionally used to treat malaria and related symptoms among riverine communities. Documenting this local knowledge to compare with reviewed literature regarding efficacy and toxicity would be an essential part in the search for a new antimalarial agent.

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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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Medicinal Plants from the Ankaratra Mountain In Madagascar: Diversity and Uses

10.21203/rs.3.rs-204646/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Miora Henintsoa Andrianarivelo ◽

Andriamalala Rakotondrafara ◽

Rianasoambolanoro Rakotosaona ◽

Vonjison Rakotoarimanana ◽

Christian Marius Rakotonirina ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Traditional Medicine ◽

Endemic Species ◽

Ecological Study ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Traditional Healers ◽

Present Communication ◽

Medicinal Species ◽

Important Species ◽

Voucher Specimens

Abstract BackgroundThe Ankaratra Mountain, the third summit of Madagascar, is covered in a large part by herbaceous vegetations. It is among regions where ethnobotanical works have not been done yet. Besides, there have not been so far any surveys of medicinal plants conducted in savannah vegetation from Madagascar. The objective of the present communication was to study the diversity of medicinal species encountered in this mountain, the most used species in traditional medicine and the most important species used to treat diseases with medicinal plants.MethodsThe voucher specimens of surveyed species in the Ankaratra Mountain were shown individually to 26 local traditional healers. Semi-structured interview was employed and dealt with the main questions such as: do you know this plan? Do you know the uses of this species in traditional medicine? Do you know the method of preparation?ResultsOf the two hundred and three species (203) of medicinal plants inventoried in the Ankaratra Mountain, 139 (73.9%) are endemic and 69 (33.9%) are new to the ethnopharmacopea. The savannah vegetation hosts the highest number of species (35.5%). They are also more cited than the forestry species. Endemic species are the most used (FC=77.8%) and the most important (FL=71.6%). The most diversified and the most used genera are dominated by the best-represented ones in endemic species. The most cited diseases are those which require particular knowledge and those frequently encountered in Madagascar.ConclusionThis work provides the first information on the ethnobotany of plant species in the Ankaratra Mountain. These data can be considered as a valuable tool to support any actions directed to the conservation of the flora from the massif. The ecological study of the most cited endemic species and the most important in the treatment of diseases as well as their chemical and pharmacological investigations are among our perspectives of research.

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