The modern pharmacognosy and the ethnopharmacological approach on natural products research

Leitão, Suzana Guimarães; Oliveira, Danilo Ribeiro de

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“…Ethnobotany and ethnopharmaclogy are useful strategies for drug discovery 93 and searching for potent drugs based on traditional use has proven to be more predictive. [94][95][96] The current review identified 146 medicinal plant species find applications traditionally to treat urological and urogenital disorders. The finding in this review revealed that there is high species diversity of medicinal plants across the regional states in Ethiopia.…”

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Traditional Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Urological and Urogenital Diseases in Ethiopia: A Review

Feyisa¹,

Balcha²,

Girma³

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Urinary tract disease refers to any problems anywhere in the urinary system, including benign prostate hyperplasia, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, enuresis (urinary incontinence) and renal failure. 25,[27][28][29][30] Urinary tract infections and urogenital disorders like syphilis and gonorrhea are prevalent throughout the world as well as in Ethiopia. Urogenital problems are important because of their magnitude and their interaction with sexual transmitted diseases. 31,32 N. gonorrhea and Syphilis

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Traditional Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Urological and Urogenital Diseases in Ethiopia: A Review

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Girma³

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“…The search for new and effective drugs and candidates based on ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological approaches has proven to be more predictive when compared to random screening approaches. Hence, ethnopharmacological use of plants is a basis for phytochemical and phytopharmacological investigation [130][131][132].…”

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Medicinal plants utilized for hepatic disorders in Ethiopian traditional medical practices: a review

Muluye

Ayicheh

2020

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Background: Ethiopia is among the top floral biodiversity rich countries in the world. More than 7000 species of plants, 15% of they are endemic, are reported in the country. Accessibility, cultural enrichment, and cheapness make 80% of the Ethiopian people used indigenous plants for various health ailments and diseases in their traditional medical practices. Therefore, the current review examined the use patterns of medicinal plants utilized for hepatic disorders in Ethiopian traditional medical practices for further scientific investigations. Methods: Ethnobotanical and related studies on medicinal plants utilized for hepatic disorders in Ethiopia were reviewed. Ethiopian university websites, Google, Google Scholar, PubMed, Medline, and other online internet search engines were used to access literature articles. The number of plant species and families, used parts, used conditions, modes of preparation, and routes of administration were tabulated and summarized using Excel spreadsheet and descriptive statistics, respectively. Results: The current review showed that 276 plant species belonging to 89 families were used for hepatic disorders in Ethiopian traditional medical practices. The commonly utilized plant families were Asteraceae (10.14%), Fabaceae (9.08%), Euphorbiaceae (7.61%), Laminaceae (4.35%), Solanaceae (3.99%), and Aloaceae (2.90%). Justicia schimperiana (34.34%), Croton macrostachyus, and Phytolacca dodecandra (each 20.20%), Cordia africana, Cucumis ficifolius, and Rumex abyssinica (each 10.10%) were among the most utilized plant species. They were mainly distributed in Oromo (58%), southern (36%), and Amhara (35.5%) regions. Herbs (47.10%), shrubs (26.09%) and trees (20.65%) were their primary growth forms, while leaves (34.30%) and roots (33.06%) were their commonly utilized parts. Pounding (24.59%), decoction (19.67%), powdering (9.84%), and concoction (9.13%) were their major modes of preparations. Water was the most utilized solvent (48.26%) for the remedy preparations, which were mainly administered orally (76.35%). Conclusions: This review showed that many claimed medicinal plants were utilized for the treatment of hepatic disorders in Ethiopian traditional medical practices. Hence, further experimental investigation is recommended to standardize their quality and phytochemistry and validate their safety and efficacy. Documentation and conservation of indigenous herbal knowledge have also been strengthened.

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The modern pharmacognosy and the ethnopharmacological approach on natural products research

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Traditional Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Urological and Urogenital Diseases in Ethiopia: A Review

Traditional Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Urological and Urogenital Diseases in Ethiopia: A Review

Medicinal plants utilized for hepatic disorders in Ethiopian traditional medical practices: a review

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