Ethno-ecological Observation of Magar of Bukini, Baglung, Western, Nepal

Sapkota, Prakash

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“…Magar community mostly living in Himalayas or mountains from east to west is one of the least explored community. Only few ethnobotanical studies have been conducted among this community in several parts of Nepal such as; Sapkota 2008, Ale et al 2009, Acharya 2012, Thapa 2012and Singh et al 2018. Among Magar community, Magar (Kham) community of Rolpa district is unmapped community regarding ethnobotanical knowledge, which constitutes 44% of the district (CBS 2011).…”

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Ethno-medicinal survey of plants used by Magar (Kham) community, Rolpa district, Western Nepal

Budha-Magar

Bhandari

Ghimire

2020

Ethnobot. Res. App.

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Background: Medicinal plants (MP) are the primary source of health care in developing countries like Nepal. Specially, indigenous people depend on MP species for their basic livelihood. In this study, we aimed to document MP species and assess their indigenous use among Magar (Kham) community in Western Nepal.Methods: A list of MP species was prepared through empirical ethnobotanical study and their indigenous use was assessed using a set of questionnaires. The data collected was generalized for MP species diversity, use categories, and life forms. Informant consensus factor (Fic), Use Frequency (UF) and Use Value (UV) were used to find the cultural importance of MP species. Results: We recorded 82 MP species, belonging to 45 families and 75 genera of which nine species cited in Magar (Kham) community are ethnobotanically new to Nepal. Informant consensus factor value was found to be high (1) for eight ailment categories; cancer, warts, pneumonia, dandruff, frightening, anesthetic, skin disease, eye irritation and leeches. Based on use value index, the most important ethnomedicinal species were Bergenia ciliata, Swertia chirayta, Acorus calamus and Aconitum gammiei. Conclusions: This study provides complete document of indigenous uses of MP species among Magar (Kham) community of Thabang Rural Municipality (RM), Rolpa district. Nine MP species were reported with new uses for the first time in Nepal. There is further possibility of recording of new use reports in other villages adjoining to the present studied Magar Kham community. The species with high cultural values must be tested further for their pharmacological properties.

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Ethno-medicinal survey of plants used by Magar (Kham) community, Rolpa district, Western Nepal

Budha-Magar

Bhandari

Ghimire

2020

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“…It is not feasible to carry out extensive glucose modulation in vivo studies for such a large number of samples, and because a broad in vitro study of wide range of sources and specific plant parts would narrow down the phenolic‐linked potential for early stage management of hyperglycemia, a comprehensive in vitro study of different plant parts collected from various regions of Nepal was carried out. Traditionally, S. chirayita is used by the local people as an infusion by crushing and steeping it over night in water (Sapkota, ). The extraction for this study was carried out simulating the traditional method of preparation as opposed to using pure non‐polar solvents for extraction to find some of the structure‐function basis for the use of crude extract of S. chirayita collected from different regions of Nepal against type 2 diabetes.…”

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Phenolic‐Linked Biochemical Rationale for the Anti‐Diabetic Properties of Swertia chirayita (Roxb. ex Flem.) Karst.

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Pinto

Barbosa

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Phytotherapy Research

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The crude extract of Swertia chirayita, an important medicinal plant of Nepal, is locally used for many diseases including type 2 diabetes. In this study, crude aqueous and 12% ethanol solution extracts of S. chirayita collected from nine districts of Nepal were analyzed for anti-diabetic-linked anti-hyperglycemia potential using in vitro biochemical assays. There was moderate-to-high positive correlation between antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of both extracts and moderate-to-high α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. Although the anti-diabetic property of S. chirayita is mainly attributed to the phytochemical swerchirin present in its hexane fraction, we propose that the crude extract of this plant used in local healing also has anti-hyperglycemia potential. The crude extracts indicated the presence of three main phytochemicals mainly mangiferin, swertiamarin, and amarogentin and their derivatives. Among the standard compounds (mangiferin, swertiamarin, and amarogentin), mangiferin showed α-glucosidase and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical inhibitory activity indicating anti-hyperglycemia potential.

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“…However, the use of various plants for fever has been mentioned in the ethnomedicinal studies in Nepal by various workers (Coburn, 1984;Shrestha, 1985;Manandhar, 1985Manandhar, , 1993Manandhar, , 1998Mahato, 1998;Dangol and Gurung, 2000;Devkota and Karmacharya, 2003;Shrestha and Dhillion, 2003;Oli, 2003;Rai, 2003;Panthi and Chaudhary, 2003;Rai, 2004;Acharya and Rokaya, 2005;Watanabe et al, 2005;Acharya and Pokhrel, 2006;Baral and Kurmi, 2006;Bhattarai et al, 2006Bhattarai et al, , 2009Burlakoti and Kunwar, 2008;Dangol, 2008;Joshi, 2008;Dhami, 2008;Sapkota, 2008;Acharya and Acharya, 2009;Ghimire and Bastakoti, 2009;Joshi and Singh, 2010;Kunwar et al, 2010;Rokaya et al, 2010;Uprety et al, 2010;Joshi et al, 2011;Singh et al, 2011 a, b, c and2012;). Pharsatikar, P. Amuwa, and Devdaha) in Rupandehi district.…”

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Medicinal Plants as a Source of Antipyretic Agent in Terai Region of Western Nepal

Singh

2013

Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol

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The study was conducted during 2009-2011 using semi-structured, open-ended questionnaires, informal interviews, and group discussions with traditional healers and senior citizens having thorough knowledge about plants and plant based remedies. During present study ten phytotherapeutic practices for management of different types of fever using 50 plant species as antipyretic agent were identified and documented. These species may be used for the development of new, cheap, and effective antipyretic agent of herbal origin. Further investigation of these plant species for herbal antipyretic agents will require safety and efficacy testing. There is an urgent need to formulate suitable conservation strategies for wildly growing medicinal plants to overcome their depletion from natural resources.

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Ethno-ecological Observation of Magar of Bukini, Baglung, Western, Nepal

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Cited by 16 publications

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Ethno-medicinal survey of plants used by Magar (Kham) community, Rolpa district, Western Nepal

Ethno-medicinal survey of plants used by Magar (Kham) community, Rolpa district, Western Nepal

Phenolic‐Linked Biochemical Rationale for the Anti‐Diabetic Properties of Swertia chirayita (Roxb. ex Flem.) Karst.

Medicinal Plants as a Source of Antipyretic Agent in Terai Region of Western Nepal

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