A survey of medicinal plants in mangrove and beach forests from sating Phra Peninsula, Songkhla Province, Thailand

Abstract

This study aimed to survey medicinal plants in mangrove and beach forests from Sating Phra Peninsula, Songkhla Province. Three representative districts including Sing Ha Nakhon, Sating Phra and Ranode were selected. Semi-structured interview was conducted to six local healers for asking about local names, parts of use, preparation and properties. Plant specimens also were collected. Identification was done and the specimens were deposited at The Prince of Songkla University herbarium (PSU). A total of 110 species belonging to 100 genera and 51 families was found. Among them, 69 species were only found in the beach forests, 35 species were only found in the mangrove forests and 6 species could be found in both areas. Fabaceae was the most important family in term of species used. Herb was the most frequently used habit of plants. Most plant species were used for curing fever (18.52%), skin diseases (10.65%) and gastrointestinal tract problems (10.19%), respectively. Interestingly, 34 species relate to pharmacological activities, while 13 species have never been investigated. Therefore, their biological activity should be investigated to support utilization of herbal medicine.

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“…According to habitat, plants from sandy forests were found more species than swamp (71 and 28 species respectively). This result is consistent to the study from nearby area, Sating Phra peninsula, Thailand (Neamsuvan et al, 2012) which revealed more plant species from beach forests than wetland areas.…”

“…Comparison to related studies This study was compared to a survey of adjacent areas in mangrove and beach forests from Sating Phra Peninsula, Songkhla province, Thailand (Neamsuvan et al, 2012). It was found that 13 medicinal species are similar used.…”

“…It is consistent with the world large plant families with ranking of Asteraceae and Fabaceae in the top five groups (Clayton and Renvoize, 1986). This result depicts that people likely to use natural resource in their circumstance (Neamsuvan et al, 2012). In addition to favorite family, Euphorbiaceae is one of widely distributed family, and it is worldwide important medicinal plants (Mwine and van Damme, 2010).…”

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“…They produce small sized fruits pinkish in colour. Their leaves are traditionally used as cardiotonic, antenatal care and rhizome are used as a treatment for fever, malaria and jaundice [24].…”

“…Thetree has multiple uses of all its parts. Leaves are used to treat fever, inflammation, ulcer, induce lactation and rheumatic pains, meanwhile root or stem are used to relieve joint and muscle pain [24], [41], [42].…”