scholarly journals Study of Ethnoveterinary Medicinal Plants Used by Pastoralists in Northern Gombe State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Mustapha Hassan ◽  
Usman Abubakar Yuguda
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Minimum Cost ◽  
State University ◽  
Botany Department ◽  
Common Part ◽  
Plant Samples ◽  
Detarium Microcarpum ◽  
Field Assessment ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
Guiera Senegalensis

Ethnoveterinary is the total of all practices that enable man to prevent his livestock from diseases, alleviate and relieve suffering to bring about healing, and increase the production and productivity of livestock within a minimum cost. Overutilization, overexploitation, deforestation for fuelwood, and farmland expansion expose some of the plants to threaten. The study was carried out in three randomly selected districts in Northern Gombe State, Nigeria. Among all, 80% of the respondents are male among which 56% are 35 years and above. 43 plants were reported used as ethnoveterinary plants in the area (oral interview) among which only 28 were found to be present in the field (field assessment). Guiera senegalensis is the most abundant plant (7.85%) followed by Piliostigma reticulatum (7.23%), Combretum collinum and Detarium microcarpum (3.00% both). Fabaceae is the most abundant family (30.85%) of the identified plants followed by Combretaceae (15.25%). Plant bark is the most common part used in curing and preventing animals from diseases which subject some of the plants (Burkia africana) to nearly endangered states. 28 plant samples were collected, identified, pressed, and laid in Botany Department Herbarium, Gombe State University, among these, 2 plant samples were not successfully identified. It is recommended that regulatory bodies should be empowered to check the uncontrolled deforestation occurring in the area

scholarly journals Medicinal plants in atlas mapping

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Svetlana Malkhazova ◽  
Tatiana Kotova ◽  
Nadezhda Leonova ◽  
Inessa Miklyaeva
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Popular Science ◽  
State University ◽  
Scientific Medicine ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Comprehensive Information ◽  
Geographical Maps ◽  
Moscow State University

Medicinal plants are an important natural resource of the country, used for medicine and healthcare needs. Cartographic study of the natural resource potential of medicinal plants remains an actual proposal for contemporary ecological geographical and resource researches. The paper concerns the state of medicinal plants mapping in our country, specifics of cartographical display and description. More than 30 scientific reference, popular science complex and special federal and regional atlases including maps of medicinal plants have been published during 1964–2014 period in Russia. Medicinal plants distribution is most fully displayed in the “Atlas of natural ranges and resources of medicinal plants of the USSR”. The Atlas contains about 180 maps of ranges for 234 plants species. Contemporary atlases are represented by the National Atlas of Arctic [2017] and the Medical-Geographical atlas of Russia “Healing springs and plants” [2019] created by scientists of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (the Faculty of Geography). The last atlas contains ranges of officinal plants, permitted by the RF Ministry of Healthcare for usage by scientific medicine. This atlas contains 37 maps of 72 plants’ species (1 : 30 000 000) at the background of the Map of Zones and Altitudinal Types of Vegetation of Russia. This atlas is the first popular science publication containing comprehensive information about state and distribution of officinal plants species, about problems of their use and protection accompanied by physiographic, climatic, biogeographical, medical-geographical maps.

International Training Program in Support of Safety Analysis: 3D S.UN.COP—Scaling, Uncertainty and 3D Thermal-Hydraulics/Neutron-Kinetics Coupled Codes Seminars

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Petruzzi ◽  
Francesco D’Auria ◽  
Tomislav Bajs ◽  
Francesc Reventos
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Computer Code ◽  
State University ◽  
Nuclear Facilities ◽  
User Training ◽  
Support Organizations ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
International Training Program ◽  
Current Code

Thermal-hydraulic system computer codes are extensively used worldwide for analysis of nuclear facilities by utilities, regulatory bodies, nuclear power plant designers and vendors, nuclear fuel companies, research organizations, consulting companies, and technical support organizations. The computer code user represents a source of uncertainty that can influence the results of system code calculations. This influence is commonly known as the ‘user effect’ and stems from the limitations embedded in the codes as well as from the limited capability of the analysts to use the codes. Code user training and qualification is an effective means for reducing the variation of results caused by the application of the codes by different users. This paper describes a systematic approach to training code users who, upon completion of the training, should be able to perform calculations making the best possible use of the capabilities of best estimate codes. In other words, the program aims at contributing towards solving the problem of user effect. The 3D S.UN.COP (Scaling, Uncertainty and 3D COuPled code calculations) seminars have been organized as follow-up of the proposal to IAEA for the Permanent Training Course for System Code Users [1]. Five seminars have been held at University of Pisa (2003, 2004), at The Pennsylvania State University (2004), at University of Zagreb (2005) and at the School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona (2006). It was recognized that such courses represented both a source of continuing education for current code users and a mean for current code users to enter the formal training structure of a proposed ‘permanent’ stepwise approach to user training. The 3D S.UN.COP 2006 was successfully held with the attendance of 33 participants coming from 18 countries and 28 different institutions (universities, vendors, national laboratories and regulatory bodies). More than 30 scientists (coming from 13 countries and 23 different institutions) were involved in the organization of the seminar, presenting theoretical aspects of the proposed methodologies and holding the training and the final examination. A certificate (LA Code User grade) was released to participants that successfully solved the assigned problems. A sixth seminar will be organized in 2007 at the Texas A&M University involving more than 30 scientists between lecturers and code developers. (http://dimnp.ing.unipi.it/3dsuncop/2007)

scholarly journals Medicinal plants used by "Passo da Ilha" rural community in the city of Pato Branco, southern Brazil

2009 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 691-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Marchese ◽  
Lin C. Ming ◽  
Lucia de Franceschi ◽  
Rubia C. Camochena ◽  
Greice D.R. Gomes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Field Research ◽  
State University ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cultural Erosion ◽  
The City ◽  
Made In

The scope of this work was to rescue and document the traditional knowledge regarding the medicinal plants used by Passo da Ilha rural community, in Pato Branco, Paraná State, Southern Brazil (26° 11' S, 52°36' W and 760 m high). Structured interviews were made in field research with 16 informants who had the traditional knowledge about medicinal plants. The research was carried out from October to December 2000. The plants were collected in the field, identified and their vouchers were housed at the Herbarium "Irina Delanova De Gemtchjnicov" (BOTU) of São Paulo State University, in Botucatu. A total of 47 botanical families and 114 species of medicinal plants were identified. These plants ere suitable for ore than 30 different edicinal uses. The residents are mainly of European descent, which justify the presence of many exotic plants. The knowledge on how to use medicinal plants properly is held mainly by the females, and decreases in the newer generations, denoting "cultural erosion" in progress.

TAXONOMIC STRUCTURE OF THE EXPOSITION HERBARIUM OF THE MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY EARTH SCIENCE MUSEUM

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 382-388
Author(s):  
Kirill GOGOLEV
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Earth Science ◽  
Science Museum ◽  
Taxonomic Structure ◽  
State University ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Natural Zones ◽  
Plant Samples ◽  
The World ◽  
Moscow State University

The article considers the botanical collections of the exposition herbarium of the Moscow State University Earth Science Museum, presented in the departments “Natural Zones” (halls No. 17-20) and “Physical and geographical areas” (halls No. 21-24). 732 herbarium samples of plants and lichens belong to 583 species (including 549 species of vascular plants, 16 mosses and 18 lichens), 336 genera (319 vascular plants, 11 mosses and six lichens) and 110 families (97 vascular plants, eight mosses and five lichens). As a biocollection of dried plant samples, as a resource for storing and studying biodiversity, and as a component of the natural botanical exposition of the MSU Earth Science Museum, the herbarium demonstrates the richness and diversity of flora and vegetation of Russia and the world, enabling its accessibility for research and the educational activities of the Museum.

Electronic Nose Based on Conducting Polymers for the Discrimination of Medicinal Plants

2014 ◽  
Vol 490-491 ◽  
pp. 1194-1198 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Earl Patrick L. Banal ◽  
Rey Alfred G. Rañola ◽  
Karen S. Santiago ◽  
Fortunato B. Iii Sevilla
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Conducting Polymers ◽  
Electronic Nose ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Mentha Piperita ◽  
Plant Samples ◽  
Sensing Material ◽  
Doped Polymers ◽  
Plectranthus Amboinicus ◽  
Gold Wires

An electronic nose based on chemiresistors employing conducting polymers as the sensing material was developed for the discrimination of medicinal plants. The conducting polymers were synthesized through potentiostatic electropolymerization and deposited between two gold wires set 200 μm apart on a Teflon substrate. The polymers were doped with several counter ions. The resistance of the doped polymers changed upon exposure to the headspace of of finely-chopped leaves of the following medicinal plants: Vitex negundo (Lagundi), Mentha arvensis (Yerba Buena), Mentha piperita (Peppermint), Artemisia dracunculus (Taraggon), Blumea balsafimera (Sambong), and Plectranthus amboinicus (Cuban Oregano). The different plant samples yielded distinct responses from the sensor array. The results were subjected to pattern recognition techniques, such as radar plots, principal component analysis (PCA) and dendrogram analysis (DA). PCA showed good discrimination among plant samples. DA confirmed the observed clustering in PCA.

Study of essential and toxic elements content in medicinal herbs harvested in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 6055-6060
Author(s):  
Pawel Konieczynski ◽  
Roman Lysiuk ◽  
Marlena Kopistecka ◽  
Marek Wesolowski
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Medicinal Herbs ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Plant Samples ◽  
European Union Commission ◽  
Elemental Contents ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: Medicinal plants can origin both from their cultivation, and from collection in natural locations, therefore investigation of their chemical composition is indispensable for assuring the appropriate quality. Thus, the aim of the studies was evaluation of medicinal plants collected in natural locations in Ukraine in the light of their elemental contents, taking into consideration both essential elements - P, Cu, Zn, Fe, and toxic – Cr, Pb, Cd and Ni. Methods: The microwave-assisted digestion was applied for preparation of the samples prior to analysis of plant samples to quantitative determination of investigated elements by the flame technique of atomic absorption spectroscopy. Results: The results of studies show that there is a large differentiation of medicinal herbs originating from Ukraine from the point of view of their elemental contents. In many cases, e.g. birch leaves, the impact of botanical plant species on the level of elements was crucial. Hence, the loadings of principal components confirmed that the highest influence on the differentiation of studied plant samples had the concentrations of Cr, Zn, Cd and Fe. The impact of a place of growth on the level of selected elements such as Cd and Fe in St John’s wort was noticed, too. The analysis of toxic metals concentration in all studied plant samples has also shown that Pb and Cd level didn’t exceed the norms established by the European Union Commission in 2006. Conclusion: It is recommended to monitor heavy metals concentrations in medicinal herbs originating from Ukraine available in the European pharmaceutical market.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF SEED PRIMING METHODS ON THE GERMINATION OF DETARIUM MICROCARPUM

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
A Abdulrahman ◽  
M Atiku ◽  
A.S Ambursa ◽  
I Umar ◽  
M Muhammed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tap Water ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
State University ◽  
Detarium Microcarpum ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Completely Randomized Design ◽  
Pre Treatment

This study was carried out at Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Kebbi State, to determine the effect of seed priming methods on the germination of Detarium microcarpum. The study was carried out in the Forestry Laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture. The effectiveness of nine (9) different seed priming methods was assessed, control inclusive. Treatment 1 (TRT1) seeds were soaked in tap water for 48 hours, Treatment 2 (TRT2) seeds were mechanically scarified opposite to microphyle, treatment 3, 4, and 5 (TRT3, TRT4, TRT5) seeds were immersed in H2SO4 for 5, 10 and 15 minutes respectively, treatment 6, 7 and 8 (TRT6, TRT7 and TRT8) seeds were soaked in hot water (100oC) for 5, 10 and 15 minutes respectively and untreated seeds (CNTRL). Completely Randomized Design with three (3) replications was used. The data obtained were analyzed using one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).The result revealed that seeds of D. microcarpum subjected to TRT2, TRT4, TRT5 and TRT8 recorded with highest Final Germination Percentage (FGP 100%) and was found to differ significantly (P<0.05) with other treatment and CNTRL recorded the lowest FGP (60%).Thus, TRT2 was significantly (P<0.05) enhanced the seed and germination rate of D. microcarpum with the highest FGP (100%), lowest MGT (6.67), highest GRI (15.05), highest GE (12.01), lower FDG (5.67) with maximum GI value (900). Based on the result, pre-treatment of T. indica seeds with H2SO4 is recommended for effective germination.

scholarly journals Detarium microcarpum, Guiera senegalensis, and Cassia siamea Induce Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest and Inhibit Metastasis on MCF7 Breast Cancer Cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismail Abiola Adebayo ◽  
Haladu Ali Gagman ◽  
Wasiu Gbolahan Balogun ◽  
Mowaffaq Adam Ahmed Adam ◽  
Rafedah Abas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Stem Bark ◽  
Mcf7 Cells ◽  
Cassia Siamea ◽  
Antiproliferative Effects ◽  
Cycle Arrest ◽  
Detarium Microcarpum ◽  
Guiera Senegalensis

Despite the availability of anticancer drugs, breast cancer remains the most death-causing tumor-related disease in women. Hence, there is a need for discovery and development of efficient alternative drugs, and sources such as plants need to be explored. In this study, antioxidant capacities and inhibitory effects against MCF7 cells of the extracts of stem bark of three Nigerian medicinal plants (Detarium microcarpum, Guiera senegalensis, and Cassia siamea) were investigated. The D. microcarpum extracts had the highest antioxidant and antiproliferative effects, followed by that of G. senegalensis, and the C. siamea extracts had minimal effects. The IC50 values of the methanol and aqueous extracts from the three plants that inhibited the proliferation of MCF7 cells ranged from 78–> 500 μg/ml. Moreover, all the plant extracts but the aqueous extract of Cassia siamea exhibited antimetastatic action and induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in MCF7 cells. Liquid chromatography/time-of-flight/mass spectrometry profiling revealed that the five potent extracts contain many phenols and omega-6 fatty acids, and some of the identified compounds (isorhamnetin, eupatorin, alpinumisoflavone, procyanidin B3, syringin, and gallic acid) have been reported to have antiproliferative effects on cancer cells. Hence, the stem bark of these plants could be potential sources of antibreast cancer agents.

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