scholarly journals Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in Ahar-Arasbaran (protected area in East Azerbaijan Province of Iran)

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.

scholarly journals Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study

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.

scholarly journals Phytodiversite Et Pharmacopée Traditionnelle De La Communauté Kaamba De Madingou (Bouenza - Congo)

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Victor Kimpouni ◽  
Marie-Yvette Lenga-Sacadura ◽  
Josérald Chaîph Mamboueni ◽  
Elie Nsika Mikoko
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Persea Americana ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Traditional Pharmacopoeia ◽  
Phytochemical Studies ◽  
Savannah Zone ◽  
Symptoms And Signs

The ethnobotanical study carried out at Madingou (4°16' S, 13°33' E) focuses on medicinal plants of the savannah zone. The survey used personal interviews and focus groups. Informants consisted of the inhabitants, whose age varies from 18 to 60 years or more. A total of 80 plant species were cited in the traditional pharmacopoeia. These plants are used in 66 recipes for treating 43 different diseases and symptoms, grouped in 11 major affiliations following the disease and symptoms sphere. Infectious and parasitic diseases is the most important group (23.25%), followed by the ill-defined symptoms and signs (13.95%) and the digestive system (11.63%). Five modes of administration were noted. The most preferred being the oral voice (38.75%). Among the 7 types of plant parts cited, leaves (65%) are preponderant. 8 modes of preparation were cited, the decoction (23.75%) being the most common. Of the 80 species listed, Allium sativum, Persea americana, Solanum nigrum, are among the medicinal plants most commonly used in Africa. Of the remaining species, 9 have been the subject of phytochemical studies all over the world. Ethnobotanical data show that a number of taxa, the medicinal properties of which are proved elsewhere, exist in the region and are not exploited, such as Millettia laurentii. Several species inventoried cover more than one aspect of indigenous knowledge, they are referred to as multipurpose plants and therefore the most vulnerable of the anthropic influences.

scholarly journals MEDICINAL PLANTS IN RURAL SETTLEMENTS OF A PROTECTED AREA IN THE LITTORAL OF NORTHEAST BRAZIL

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-104
Author(s):  
MICHELE FERNANDA MARQUES DE BRITO ◽  
EDNA ARÉVALO MARÍN ◽  
DENISE DIAS DA CRUZ
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Permutation Test ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Ethnobotanical Survey ◽  
Medicinal Species ◽  
Informant Consensus ◽  
Therapeutic Uses ◽  
Environmental Protection Area ◽  
Protection Area

Abstract The goal of the present study was to conduct an ethnobotanical survey on the knowledge and the use of medicinal plants by five rural communities located within the Tambaba Environmental Protection Area, State of Paraiba. Data were collected by semi structured interviewing 58 key-informants aged 28 and 83 years. A total of 71 medicinal species, from 47 families, was identified and Leguminosae being the most cited. The leaves were the most used parts and the tea was the most common mode of use. Use Value index reveals the group of nine species mostly used by the communities. The Informant Consensus Factor indicated respiratory system disorders as the most commonly treated. The ANOSIM-one way permutation test revealed that the communities are very similar when compared in relation to the species and their therapeutic uses. These communities used medicinal plants as an efficient and immediate alternative to treat various everyday diseases.

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in the coastal bushland of Lindi District, Southeast Tanzania

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.

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

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Ethnobotanical Study of Some Medicinal Species Used in Kimvula City (Kongo Central/ RDC)

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. K. Lassa ◽  
G. B. Ilumbe ◽  
A. M. Biloso ◽  
D. M. Y. Masens ◽  
JP. M. Habari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Moringa Oleifera ◽  
Saccharum Officinarum ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Dominant Group ◽  
Ethnobotanical Survey ◽  
Medicinal Species ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Medicinal Drugs ◽  
Group 1

This study has been conducted at Kimvula city. The goal was to investigate the medicinal plants used in that city. Thus, any ethnobotanical survey has been realized on the use of the plants in six towns by direct interviews among 180 peoples with an average of age comprise between 17- 70 years old with high representatives of women. This study has allowed us to establish a floristic list of 188 medicinal species belonging in 158 genera and 69 families where Fabaceae dominant group. Anemia was indications mostly cited as a sickness threated by using plants. Concerning the characteristics of the treatment preparation, leaves are the plant’s organs mostly used; decoction is the preparation way cited and the oral admistration is the administration way for those medicinal drugs. Morinda morindoides, Ocimum gratissimum, Disphania ambrosioïdes and Moringa oleifera have the VAUs superior or eaual to 1.10. There is not a link concerning the use of plants between the inhabitant of group 1 and the inhabitant of group 2. By the wah, that there is a link concerning the use of plants between the Lona, Winda, Pado, Revolution and Kinata neighborhoods (Group 2). Three sspcies characterized the group 1 like: Clematis hirsuta, Saccharum officinarum and Voacanga africana, and four especies Ceiba pentandra, Indigofera paracapitata, Maprounea africana and Ochna afzelii characterized the group 2.

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

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 482-495
Author(s):  
Amilkar Hernando Mendoza Hernandez ◽  
◽  
Miguel Angel Niño Hernandez ◽  
Petra Chaloupkova ◽  
Eloy Fernandez-Cusimamani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Psidium Guajava ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Medicinal Species ◽  
Important Species ◽  
Respiratory Problems ◽  
Mentha X Piperita ◽  
Stomach Pain ◽  
Gastrointestinal Problems

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.

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat skin diseases by the native communities of Murree, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-121
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Medicinal Species ◽  
Native Communities ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Traditional Remedies ◽  
Health Practitioners

The objective of this study was to document traditional medicinal plants (including their applications and associated procedures) used to treat skin diseases by native communities of Murree Hills (Pakistan). Data was collected from 5 different sampling sites and 138 informants were interviewed. Respondents were queried in their local language for the type of herbal treatment, famous to that area. It was observed that elderly people and health practitioners of the study area possessed more knowledge about herbal remedies in contrast to young aged people. Results reported that total 56 plants belonging to 36 families and 54 genera were in use by local communities for treatment of multiple skin diseases. It was detected that herbs (41%) constituted the highest proportion of medicinal plants followed by shrubs. Leaves were most reported plant part (43 %) followed by fruits (20%), whereas infusion (30%) was a widely used mode of preparation of traditional remedies and direct application on skin was the dominant route of administration. Relative frequency citation (RFC) was recorded highest for Mentha royleana (0.913) and least for Ajuga bracteosa (0.369). Cluster analysis grouped these medicinal species into high, medium and low-ranking groups. High ranking group comprised of 18 medicinal plants, which reflected the popularity and trust of local communities of these plants. Therefore, further pharmacological studies are highly recommended. This study is first proper documentation based on the valuable information attained by the local tribes and it can be utilized by scientific community for further validation and characterization.

scholarly journals Ethnobotanical study of Belezma National Park (BNP) plants in Batna: East of Algeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-54
Author(s):  
Djawhara Chohra ◽  
Loubna Ferchichi
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
National Park ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Therapeutic Practice ◽  
Valuable Source ◽  
Digestive Disorders ◽  
Orthopedic Diseases ◽  
Medicinal Flora ◽  
Source Of Information

Abstract The present work focuses on an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the Belezma National Park (BNP), which is located in Batna city. It was conducted to precise on the medicinal plants in the park and gathers all the information on the therapeutic practice used by the local inhabitants of the study area. Using 300 questionnaire cards, ethnobotanical surveys of BNP were conducted during two campaigns (2017 and 2018). The obtained results allowed us to identify 50 medicinal plants used by the population of the region, which are divided into 27 families and 46genus. The obtained results show both leaves and stems are mostly used for diseases’ treatment in the form of a decoction with a rate of 42.34%. For the treated diseases, the digestive disorders occupy the first place with a rate of 34.01%, followed by uro-genital diseases with a rate of 17.56%, 11.20% for respiratory diseases, 11.84% for orthopedic diseases and 6.23% for cardiovascular. The founded results could be a database for research on phytochemistry and pharmacology for the national medicinal flora and the population of the BNP region. Also, they constitute a very valuable source of information.

scholarly journals Ethnobotanical Research at the Kutukú Scientific Station, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Luis Ballesteros ◽  
Francesco Bracco ◽  
Marco Cerna ◽  
Paola Vita Finzi ◽  
Giovanni Vidari
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Therapeutic Uses ◽  
Scientific Station

This work features the results of an ethnobotanical study on the uses of medicinal plants by the inhabitants of the region near to the Kutukú Scientific Station of Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, located in the Morona-Santiago province, southeast of Ecuador. In the surroundings of the station, one ethnic group, the Shuar, has been identified. The survey hereafter reports a total of 131 plant species, with 73 different therapeutic uses.

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