scholarly journals Traditional medicinal plant species belonging to Fabaceae family in Ethiopia: A systematic review

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melese Mengistu Asfaw ◽  
Firew Bekele Abebe
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Whole Plant ◽  
Snake Bites ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Livestock Health

There are approximately 213 families of flowering plants in Ethiopia and among them 92 families contain species with medicinal properties. However, there is no compiled information that comprehensively expresses which plant species belong to each family. In the present review, a total of 127 medicinal plant species belonging to Fabaceae family and used to treat various human and livestock diseases were reported from 62 articles (53 published and 9 unpublished journals). Calpurnia aurea (26.7%) and Millettia ferruginea (11.8%) were among the most frequently cited species of Fabaceae followed by Trigonella foenumgraecum (11.02%). The highest numbers of species of Fabaceae (62 species) were reported from Southern Nation Nationalities Peoples (SNNP) region, and 58 species were from Oromia region. Regarding growth habit, the majority were shrubs (43 species) followed by tree (39 species) and herbs (38 species). The frequently used plant parts were leaves (19.7%) roots (17.3%) and the whole plant (16.5%). 40.5 % of the prepared medicinal plant remedies of Fabaceae were administered through the oral methods in different regions of the country. The most commonly treated health problems by species of Fabaceae were: snake bites (25 species), evil eye (19 species) and wounds (18 species) in various regions of the country. From the finding, it was concluded that Fabaceae family is providing a diverse medicinal plant species for the treatment of different human and livestock health care systems in Ethiopia. Thus, further research activities on phytochemical characterization and conservation would be suggested for better utilization from this family.

scholarly journals Prevalence Of Traditional Medications Through Native Floral Elements Among Tribal Communities Of Kachchh Arid Ecosystem, Gujarat, India

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 184-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekta B Joshi ◽  
BK Jain ◽  
Pankaj N Joshi ◽  
Hiren B Soni
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Tinospora Cordifolia ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Tribulus Terrestris ◽  
Asparagus Racemosus ◽  
Vernacular Names ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
Snake Bites

This communication deals with the documentation of 38 medicinal plant species used for indigenous medications by local villagers such as pastoralists (Maldharis) and farmers of Tapkeshwari Hill Range (THR), Bhuj Taluka, Kachchh District, Gujarat, India. Traditional knowledge on medicinally important plant species has been recorded from tribal communities through semi-questionnaire survey using an open-ended questionnaire datasheets. The response from the people interviewed clearly indicated that most of the villagers were fully or partially dependent on the forest produce for their primary healthcare requirements as well as for curing chronic or acute disorders and ailments. Plant parts such as bark, flowers, fruits, gum, latex, leaves, roots, seeds, and spadix, were found to be used for the cure of bronchitis, cold, cough, diabetes, diarrhea, dropsy, dysentery, earache, fever, fistula, gastric troubles, hypothermia, indigestion, piles, skin diseases, snake-bites, toothache, and ulcer. The most predominantly used 10 plant species in the area are Asparagus racemosus, Balanites aegyptiaca, Capparis cartilaginea, Cassia auriculata, Commiphora wightii, Enicostema axillare, Fagonia schweienfurthii, Maytenus emerginata, Tinospora cordifolia, and Tribulus terrestris. An enumeration of these 38 medicinal plant species is presented; each species is cited with correct scientific names, vernacular names, ailments treated for, mode of preparation and dosages. International Journal of Environment, Volume-2, Issue-1, Sep-Nov 2013, Pages 184-201 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v2i1.9221

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.

Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used for Management of Cancer in Karonga District, Northern Malawi

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonface Mwamatope ◽  
David Tembo ◽  
Ibrahim Chikowe ◽  
Cecilia Maliwichi-Nyirenda ◽  
Elizabeth Kampira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Melia Azedarach ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Cancer Management ◽  
Baseline Information

Background: In Malawi, cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. This has led to increased use of herbal medicines for cancer management. Objective: This study aimed at identifying medicinal plants that are used for the management of cancer in the southern area of Karonga district, Northern Malawi. Methods: Semi-structured individual questionnaire interviews were used to collect ethnobotanical data from traditional herbal practitioners in the study area. Results: A total of twenty-six (26) plant species from seventeen (17) botanical families were reported by Traditional Herbal Practitioners to be effective in the management of cancer. The botanical families with the representation of more than one plant species were Fabaceae with five species, followed by Combretaceae and Anacardiaceae with tree species each and Meliaceaewith two species. The relative frequency of citation (RFC) showed that Senna singueana (RFC = 0.833), Lannea discolour (RFC = 0.833), Melia azedarach (RFC = 0.667), and Moringa oleifera (RFC = 0.667) were the medicinal plant species that were frequently mentioned and used in the study. The recipes could be a mixture of plant species or plant parts such as the leaves, barks, roots, rhizomes, seeds, flowers, and fruits. Conclusion: The study showed that a potential cancer management drug could be developed from the medicinal plant species found in the area. The results of this study could provide baseline information on medicinal plant species for further phytochemical studies and other studies to validate their use.

scholarly journals Use and Management of Medicinal Plants by Indigenous People in Boji Dirmeji District, Western Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. O. Duguma ◽  
M. A. Mesele
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Local People ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Traditional Medicinal Plants ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Western Ethiopia

Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by local people of Kondala Woreda was conducted from September 2016 to June 2017. The aim of the study was to collect, identify, describe, compile and document medicinal plant species used by the local people for the treatments of human and livestock ailments. A total of 49 informants from seven kebeles were selected. A total of 64 plant species were collected. Out of these, 78% of medicinal plant species were used as cure for human ailments, 12% of species for livestock and 10% of species for the treatment of both human and livestock. The most frequently used plant parts were leaves and roots. In the study area, there are threats to medicinal plants and firewood was ranked first by selected key informant followed by, agricultural expansion. Results indicated that Viciafaba is most effective in treating stomach ache while Cordia africana is used as multipurpose medicinal plants. Majority of the 64 medicinal plants that were cited by informants, (57.8%) were used to treat a specific ailment. Thus, the community should conserve and manage these medicinal plant species before they become extinct.

scholarly journals Medicinal Plant Species Used to Treat Tonsillitis in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Firew Bekele Abebe ◽  
Melese Mengistu Asfaw ◽  
Tasisa Temesgen Tolossa
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Oral Route ◽  
General Information ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Growth Forms ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Plant Parts

In various areas of Ethiopia, different plant species have been reported having a medicinal role for ailment tonsillitis. However, the ethnomedicinal information on those medicinal plant species that cure the ailment is not summarized in a way that gives general information and initiates further study. Therefore, the objective of this review paper was to summarize the ethnomedicinal information about medicinal plant species that used to treat tonsillitis in Ethiopia. The result of the review indicated that herbs and leaves are the most utilized growth forms and part of the plants respectively during remedy preparation for the ailment tonsillitis in Ethiopia. Similarly, fresh plant materials, and water are the most applied condition of plant parts and diluent added correspondingly. Chewing and oral route of application are the most widely used methods of remedy preparation and administration correspondingly, for the ailment in the country. Utilization of herbs and leaves can be seen as an advantage from the conservation point of view of medicinal plant species that used to treat the ailment since herbs can be cultivated when they are in short supply and are also available as compared to other growth forms. Similarly, use of leaves can reduce damage to the medicinal plant species as compared to the use of other plant parts such as roots. However, the utilization of fresh materials should be reduced as much as possible. Rhamnus prinoides L'Hér. and Zingiber officinale Roscoe are the most commonly used medicinal plant species for the ailment in Ethiopia.

scholarly journals Medicinal plants used by herbalists in the treatment of snakebites envenomation in the Acholi, Teso and Karamoja sub-regions of Uganda

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Fred Okot ◽  
Anywar Godwin ◽  
Jane Namukobe ◽  
Robert Byamukama
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Oral Application ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Sub Saharan

Abstract Background There is high mortality and morbidity due to poisonous snakebites globally, with Sub Saharan African having one of the highest rates. However, Traditional Medicine Practitioners (TMP) have been treating snakebites in Uganda for long. However, few studies have been conducted to document such vital traditional indigenous knowledge before its lost. The aim of this study was to document the medicinal plant species used by experienced TMP in treating snake envenomation in selected post-conflict parts of northern Uganda. Methods An ethnopharmacological survey was conducted in Serere, Kaberamaido and Kaabong districts in Uganda. Twenty-five TMP with expertise in treating snakebites were purposively identified using the snowball technique, and interviewed using semi structured questionnaires. Data were analysed using simple descriptive statistics. Results Sixty plant species from 28 families were documented with high consensus among the isolated Ik community in Kaabong district. Most of the plant species used belonged to the Asteraceae and Fabaceae families with eight species each. Additionally, the genus Echinops was the most well represented with three species. The most commonly used plant species by frequency of citation were: Steganotaenia araliaceae (16), Microglossa pyrifolia (Lam.) and Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel (13), Aframomum mildbraedii Loes. (11), Jasminum schimperi Vatke, Cyathula uncinulata (Schrad) Schinz (10), Crinum macowanii Baker and Cyphostemma cyphopetalum (Fresen.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drumm (10). S. araliaceae which was mentioned by all the TMP in the Ik community was used as first aid. Most of the plant species were harvested from the wild (68.75%) and were herbs (65.0%) and trees (23.3%). The most commonly used plant parts were roots (42.6%) and leaves (25.0%). Thirteen different methods of preparation and administration were used. Most of herbs were administered orally (61.2%), and topically (37.6%). The commonest methods of oral application were cold water infusions (32.5%) and decoctions (21.7%). Conclusions TMP widely use several medicinal plant species for treating snakebites envenomation in the selected post-conflict sub-regions of Acholi, Teso and Karamoja in Uganda

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