A Review on Herbal Remedies for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) from Melghat Region of Maharashtra State, India

Abstract

Melghat means "meeting of ghats" region well known for "Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR)" located in the north-western compact block of Amravati district in Maharashtra state, India. This literature review aimed to compile and document the herbal remedies for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) as Gonorrhoea, anti-HIV Leucorrhoea, Sexual Transmitted Diseases (STDs), and Syphilis in Melghat region. A total of 167 medicinal plant species from Melghat distributed among 137 genera, and 66 families have complied for Gonorrhea (103), Syphilis (85), Leucorrhoea (84), anti-HIV (10), and STD (01). Plant families like Lythraceae (17 species), Malvaceae (11 species), Moraceae (8 species), Euphorbiaceae (8 species), Acanthaceae (6 species), Amaranthaceae (6 species), Verbenaceae (6 species), were most frequently occurred in the study. Trees represented 34.13% of species, followed by Herbs (32.33%), Shrubs (20.95%), Climbers (10.17%), Grasses (1.19%), Orchids (0.59%) and Aquatic (0.59%). Leaves were the most commonly used plant parts; it accounts 19% followed by roots (18%), whole plant (13%), bark (13%), seeds (7%), fruits (6%), stem (5%), flowers (5%), etc. Curated data presented as botanical names, families, local names, habitat, floristic area (in Melghat), ailments, part used with relevant ethnobotanical citations were documented and thus offers scope for researchers engaged in herbal drug discovery and development.

Medicinal flora of Melghat for Bronchitis: A Review

“…It also includes information about botanical names, plant families, plant categories, and parts used for Bronchitis with the related reference(s) cited. Pre-defined criteria [27] were taken into consideration for selecting the research articles. The published literature and information obtained from international scientific databases such as PubMed, PubMed Central, Medline, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar, Research Gate, and Web of Science were reviewed.…”

“…During the past several decades, various ethnobotanical surveys [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] have been conducted on an individual and institutional basis to collect traditionally used plant information for various ailments. Recently, "Checklist of Flora of Melghat" [23] and "Digitization of Flora of Melghat" [24,25,26,27] was published. Respiratory infections continue to be ordinary human illnesses like colds, coughs, viral pharyngitis, bronchitis, and influenza [28] .…”

MPdb: Melghat Plant databank

“…Data collection: Pre-defined criteria [7] were considered for selecting the research articles. The published literature and information from international scientific databases such as PubMed, PubMed Central, Medline, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar, Research Gate, and Web of Science were reviewed [8]. The plant's botanical name, synonyms, families, classification, and medicinal uses were verified using authorized books, published research articles, and publicly available online sources [9].…”

GC-MS analysis of phytoconstituents from Ruellia prostrata and Senna tora and identification of potential anti-viral activity against SARS-CoV-2

“…R. prostrata Poir is an annual perennial herb that grows up to 25–40 cm belongs to the Acanthaceae family and is native to the Central African Republic to Eritrea and South Africa, Arabian Peninsula, and the Indian Subcontinent include Bangladesh. 32 The plant extract has been used as herbal medicine for treating humans due to its analgesic, antitussive, hypotensive and anti-inflammatory effects. 32–39 Where, S. tora (L.) Roxb is another herbaceous annual fetid medicinal herb that grows to a height of 1 m in the wastelands and roadsides of tropical Asia includes Bangladesh.…”

“… 32 The plant extract has been used as herbal medicine for treating humans due to its analgesic, antitussive, hypotensive and anti-inflammatory effects. 32–39 Where, S. tora (L.) Roxb is another herbaceous annual fetid medicinal herb that grows to a height of 1 m in the wastelands and roadsides of tropical Asia includes Bangladesh. 38 The extract of the plant was lethal for chloroquine-resistant and chloroquine-sensitive Plasmodium falciparum and frequently used for medicinal purposes, including as components of laxatives, anti-inflammatory agents, cardioprotective, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-arthritic, anticancer, and hepatoprotection.…”