Exploring threatened traditional knowledge; ethnomedicinal studies of rare endemic flora from Lesser Himalayan region of Pakistan

Majid, Abdul; Ahmad, Habib; Saqib, Zafeer; Rahman, Inayat Ur; Khan, Uzma Rahim; Alam, Jan; Shah, A. H.; Jan, Sohail Ahmad; Ali, Niaz

doi:10.1016/j.bjp.2019.03.005

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“…A large percentage of the population of developing countries depends partially or completely on herbal or traditional medicine to treat an array of ailments [ 1 – 3 ]. In Nigeria, this is attributed to inadequate and unevenly distributed government health care services and the fact that a substantial number of the population (48%) live below the international poverty level [ 4 , 5 ].…”

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Which Plants for What Ailments: A Quantitative Analysis of Medicinal Ethnobotany of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria

Mukaila

Oladipo

Ogunlowo

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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Studies on medicinal ethnobotany in rural areas and communities are important for documentation and generation of indigenous knowledge on the medicinal use of plants, as well as identification of new botanicals of pharmacological significance. This paper presents, for the first time, the quantitative ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The ethnobotanical survey was carried out by conducting semistructured interviews with 70 informants/collaborators. Data were analyzed using various quantitative indices, namely, Ethnobotanical Knowledge Index (EKI), Species Popularity Index (SPI), Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC), Cultural Importance Index (CII), Informant Consensus Factor (FIC), Fidelity Level (FL), and Species Therapeutic Index (STI). A total of 87 plant species belonging to 43 families were documented along with their medicinal uses. Euphorbiaceae is the most implicated family (9%) of the plants documented, and herbs (36%) were the prevalent life form while leaf (46%) was the most used plant part. Fevers are the most common diseases treated with the medicinal plants with 1012 use-reports, followed by skin diseases with 314 use-reports while the most common mode of preparation is decoction (37%). Telfaria occidentalis has the highest SPI and RFC (0.99, 0.99) while Khaya grandifoliola has the highest CII of 1.91. The community has EKI of 0.57 indicating a good knowledge of medicinal plants around them. Species such as Citrus aurantifolia, Khaya grandifoliola, and Ocimum gratissimum have high quantitative indices suggesting that they are effective in the treatment of various diseases in the community and therefore should be considered for pharmacological studies to validate their folkloric usages.

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Which Plants for What Ailments: A Quantitative Analysis of Medicinal Ethnobotany of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria

Mukaila

Oladipo

Ogunlowo

et al. 2021

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“…During field visits, interviews were conducted with local participants conducted in Hindko and Urdu languages, after obtaining their oral prior informed consent, in order to get traditionally important medicinal plants information and their folk recipes [10,15]. A semi-structured questionnaire was developed and filled during interviews from local informants, traditional healers, shepherds, and forest guards for vernacular names, as well as cultural practices of medicinal plants for treating various diseases [56][57][58]. Plant specimens and photographs were also shown to the local inhabitants to elucidate the traditional medicinal uses of plant species ( Figure S1).…”

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Herbal Teas and Drinks: Folk Medicine of the Manoor Valley, Lesser Himalaya, Pakistan

Rahman

Afzal

Hart

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In spite of the remarkable achievements in the healthcare sector over recent decades, inequities in accessibility and affordability of these facilities coexist throughout Pakistan. Thus, we aimed to explore and document the cultural knowledge of herbal teas used medicinally by the local community members of Manoor Valley, Pakistan. Field investigations were undertaken during the summer season of 2015–2017, and cultural practices of medicinal plant usage for treating various ailments were gathered through interviews of the local inhabitants. Ethnomedicinal insights of the medicinal plants used in herbal teas were gained with different indexes. Our results revealed 27 plant species, comprising of herbs (70%), shrubs (26%), and trees (4%), which were used for treating 21 diseases. Plants belonged to 18 families: Asteraceae and Lamiaceae were the leading families used for treating diseases. Diarrhea and gas troubles were the most frequent diseases. Based on indexes values, Cannabis sativa was the dominant species used. The results revealed that 57% of medicinal uses are new to literature. This ethnomedicinal study is providing the first insights into the traditional medication system of Lesser Himalaya, Pakistan, through ethnomedicinal teas.

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“…In Matalaya, as anthelminthic and as liver protectant (Tetik et al 2013), in Pakistan for gastrointestinal problems and sore-throat (Kayani et al 2015). Berberis orthobotrys: Used as sedative, bronchitis, for fever, and as analgesic (Majid et al 2019). Berberis parkeriana: For bone fractures, jaundice, back-ache, as tonic, and high blood pressure (Majid et al 2019).…”

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“…Berberis orthobotrys: Used as sedative, bronchitis, for fever, and as analgesic (Majid et al 2019). Berberis parkeriana: For bone fractures, jaundice, back-ache, as tonic, and high blood pressure (Majid et al 2019). Berberis pseudumbellata: Used to remedy indigestion, typhoid, muscular pain, jaundice, and urinary problems (Kayani et al 2015).…”

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Berberis aristata DC. Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC. Berberis chitria Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don Berberis glaucocarpa Stapf Berberis lycium Royle Berberis orthobotrys Bien. ex Aitch. ssp. orthobotrys Berberis vulgaris L. Berberidaceae

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Ur-Rahman³

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Ethnobotany of the Himalayas

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Exploring threatened traditional knowledge; ethnomedicinal studies of rare endemic flora from Lesser Himalayan region of Pakistan

Cited by 39 publications

References 41 publications

Which Plants for What Ailments: A Quantitative Analysis of Medicinal Ethnobotany of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria

Which Plants for What Ailments: A Quantitative Analysis of Medicinal Ethnobotany of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria

Herbal Teas and Drinks: Folk Medicine of the Manoor Valley, Lesser Himalaya, Pakistan

Berberis aristata DC. Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC. Berberis chitria Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don Berberis glaucocarpa Stapf Berberis lycium Royle Berberis orthobotrys Bien. ex Aitch. ssp. orthobotrys Berberis vulgaris L. Berberidaceae

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