Ethno-medicinal study of plants used for treatment of human ailments, with residents of the surrounding region of forest fragments of Paraná, Brazil

Ethnomedicinal plants of Kathua district, J&K, India

“…The high values of ICF indicate high level of consensus among the informants for an ailment category (Sharma et al, 2012). The high level of consensus among the informants about the usages of medicinal plants for the treatment and prevention of these diseases and ailments prevalent in the study area also suggests that the ethnomedicinal uses of plants are currently in practice in the study area (Bolson et al, 2015).…”

“…sustainable collection, conservation, domestication, small scale (home garden for personal use) as well as large scale (for trade) cultivation of medicinal plants. This will also improve the socio-economic condition of the inhabitants as well as reduce pressure on natural resources (Bolson et al, 2015).…”

The antiulcer and antioxidant mechanisms of the butanolic fraction extract obtained from Bauhinia forficata leaves: A medicinal plant frequently used in Brazilian folk medicine

“…forficata plant extracts are used in Brazilian traditional medicine for several diseases associated with oxidative stress; some studies have attributed significant antioxidant activity to this plant (Khalil et al, 2008). Ethnopharmacological studies have shown that, this plant is often popularly used to the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases (Bieski et al, 2015;Bolson et al, 2015). Moreover, in a previous study, we demonstrated that the aqueous extract obtained from B. forficata leaves displayed preventive anti-ulcerogenic activity in in three mouse ulcer models.…”

“…The presence of distinct ecosystems means that Brazil has the greatest biodiversity on the planet (Bolson et al, 2015). Moreover, government policies in Brazil stimulates the use of medicinal plants as a strategy to extend through standardized clinical protocols, the use of the Brazilian biodiversity and public access to herbal medicines (Brasil, 2006).…”

“…B. forficata is used in popular medicine in Brazil. Some studies have shown that the leaf and stem bark preparations of this plant can be used in traditional medicine for the treatment of rheumatism, local pain, uric acid, uterine problems, diuretic, tonic, blood depurative and elephantiasis (Ferreres et al, 2012) and also, popularly used for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, including gastric pain (Peroza et al, 2013;Bieski et al, 2015;Bolson et al, 2015).…”