Ethno-gynecological knowledge of medicinal plants used by Baluch tribes, southeast of Baluchistan, Iran

Abstract

Medicinal plant Informant consensus factor Baluch Iran A B S T R A C T The objective of this study was to establish a regional profile of the indigenous knowledge on the treatment of various gynaecological disorders by Baluch Tribes of Iran. The ethical guidelines adopted by the International Society of Ethnobiology were strictly followed during the field survey. Data were collected during 2013-2014 based on interviews, group conversations and close consultation with local informants. Participants were selected using the snowball sampling technique. Secondary methods of data collection were also used for triangulation. A quantitative analysis including the informant consensus factor and use value was performed to evaluate the medicinal plants. A total of 33.3% Baluch women reported high affiliation with herbal remedies for gynaecological problems, while others attribute was also positive for medicinal plants. A total of eighty plant species belonging to 43 botanical families were documented. Levels of Relative frequency of citation decreased as follows: Nigella sativa (0.92), Pistacia atlantica (0.91), Anethum graveolens (0.88), Carum carvi (0.87) and Trigonella foenum-graecum (0.85). Results of the informant consensus factor showed that menstrual problems (0.87) and vaginal infection (0.74) were the most common problems of women in the studied area. The use value and informant consensus factor validated that the relative importance of plant species and shared knowledge of herbal therapies between Baluch womenfolk of this area is still rich.

An ethnopharmacological evaluation of Navapind and Shahpur Virkanin district Sheikupura, Pakistan for their herbal medicines

“…In the study area A. paniculata is being used for cough and influenza while in literature, it was reported for malarial fever and liver complaints [47, 48]. From Shahpur Virkan and NavaPind C. sativum is reported for joints pain while in previous study it was reported as diuretic and for other digestive problems [35, 51]. Present study indicated that A. scoparia is diuretic in nature however it has been reported for earache, cardiac problem, fever and blood pressure [9, 54, 85].…”

An appraisal of ethnobotanical investigation of indigenous flora from a high temperature affected area in the southern Punjab, Pakistan

“…Quantitative ethnobotanical methods have been used to document the indigenous knowledge (Peironi et al, 2010). Used value Index and by adopting minor modifications in the same methods resulted statistically to test various ethnobotanical hypotheses (Rossato & Begossi, 1999;Byg & Balslev, 2001;Kristensen & Balslev, 2003;Khajoei & Khosravi, 2014;Sadeghi & Mahmood, 2014;Bulut et al, 2018;Ahmad et al, 2018). A total 64 of indigenous medicinal plant species belonging to 34 families were being used to treat 08 major diseases categories in the folk medicinal system of district Rajanpur, Punjab province, Pakistan (Table 3).…”

“…Out of 64 medicinal plants, 51 had been used in digestive system problem category with informant census factor (0.76), 46 plants were used in others category (0.77), followed by 31 plants in liver and kidney associated problems (0.73), 28 plants in respiratory system problems (0.80), 24 plants in problems related to skin (0.73), 18 plants in the problems related to sex disorders (0.77), 16 plants in tonic (0.75) and 04 plants in eye, ear and teeth problems category with 0.73 informant census factor (Sadeghi & Mahmood, 2014;Ahmad et al, 2018;Bulut et al, 2018; Table 4).…”

Effects of Pistacia atlantica resin oil on the level of VEGF, hydroxyproline, antioxidant and wound healing activity in STZ-induced diabetic rats

“…Its resin traditionally used as chewing gum, mouth freshener and anti-peptic treatment [9,10]. There are different studies which have examined other properties of Pistacia atlantica oil and they have reported antimicrobial, antifungal, antiparasite, antioxidant and wound healing activi ty of Pistacia atlantica oil [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Pistacia atlantica has been used traditionally for the treatment of hepatic and digestive diseases and also heart and respiratory system disorders [6].…”