Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants around Mt.Yinggeling, Hainan Island, China

Zheng, Xiongfei; Xing, Feifei

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2009.04.042

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“…In the present study, only 50 traditional medicinal plant species were recorded in Ledong, the largest county of Hainan Province. This appears to be less than other ethnobotanical investigations conducted in the Li ethnic group [22][23][24]. Plant diversity in Ledong was compared with that of (Fig.…”

Section: Possible Factors Accounting For a Decrease In The Use Of LI mentioning

confidence: 89%

“…Among the 50 plant species used by Li people, 24 species (48%) were found to have never been documented in the ethnobotanical investigation of Li ethnic group of Hainan Island [22][23][24]. On the other hand, the 26 remaining species (52%) like Andrographis paniculata, Dracaena angustifoli, Celosia argentea, Rauvolfia verticillata, Bryophyllum pinnatum, Equisetum ramosissimum, Antidesma montanum, Tadehagi triquetrum, Asparagus cochinchinensis, and Melastoma candidum have been previously documented in the literature.…”

Section: Comparative Study Of LI Medicinal Plants With Previous Reportsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Among the 26 documented species, the medicinal application methods of 17 species were similar meanwhile nine new application methods were recorded. According to previous studies [22][23][24], herbaceous species were the most used among all plants recorded. Similarly, the most common utilized mode of treatment was by oral ingestion, and medicinal plants were primarily used to treat injuries, rheumatism, and infections.…”

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Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants used by Li people in Ledong, Hainan Island, China

Huang

Liu

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Acta Soc Bot Pol

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The paper documents on the uses of traditional medicinal plants used for treating human ailments in three villages of Ledong, a county inhabited by Li ethnic group in the southwest of Hainan Province, China. Semi-structured interviews, key informant interviews and participatory observations were used to collect ethnobotanical data from February to March 2012 and in July 2013. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Thirty native knowledgeable people were interviewed. The Li community uses 50 plant species in 36 families for medicinal purposes. The most common medicinal plant families were Leguminosae (14%), Compositae (6%), and Euphorbiaceae (6%), and the most common preparations methods were decoction (84%), crushing (38%), and poultice (34%). The traditional medicinal plants were mainly used for hemostasis (12.9%), body pains (11.4%), gastrointestinal disorders (11.4%), and trauma (10%). Twenty-four species of medicinal plants (48%) have never been reported in the literature of Li medicines. In addition, 22 species (44%) have already been studied by researchers and their extracts or compounds were good bio-actives. However, the rapid socioeconomic development in the county is the main threat to the conservation of Li medicine and has resulted in the decrease in the abundance and use of medicinal plants and associated traditional knowledge. Other factors accounting for a decrease in the use of Li medicinal plants like loss of plant diversity, change of land use, and threatened traditional knowledge were equally discussed.

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Section: Comparative Study Of LI Medicinal Plants With Previous Reportsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Comparative Study Of LI Medicinal Plants With Previous Reportsmentioning

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“…Different parts of this plant are utilized by traditional medicine in Bangladesh for treating a large number of affections. According to Zheng and Xing, the leave of the plant is used in the treatment of wounds and hematochezia (fresh blood found in or with stools) [34]. Another area where branches of this plant find use is oral hygiene as toothpicks.…”

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“…leaves-treatment of wounds and hematochezia [34]; branchesoral hygiene as tooth picks; bark of the tree -skin diseases, dyspepsia, gout, dysentery [38], bruises, injuries, burns, ulcers, dry eyes, swellings and bodily pain [39], skin eruptions, teeth aches [42]; leaves and rootstomach aches [35]; leaves decoction -local swellings and painful places [36,37] Manihot escculenta Crantz (Euphorbiaceae) --degenerative effect through growth of lysosomal activity [65] treatment of ringworm, tumor, conjunctivitis, sores and abscesses, inflammation [32] Nicotiana glauca (Solanaceae) --convulsions, dyspnea and hallucinations [66,65] treatment of dizziness, migraines and headaches [32] PAGE | 174 |…”

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Phytotherapeutical implications in pain perception - focusing on schizophrenia

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Compaore³

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A b s t r a c tSc varying from abolition to lack of any kind of changes compared to normal controls and even hypersensitivity. In this way, the hypothesis of amending schizophrenia enhanced the importance of pain medication. But managing pain phenomenon in schizophrenia has large and unknown implications. Nevertheless, pharmacological interactions between the medications for these two entities are unknown and mos side option. ancient knowledge and current scientific pr To our best of knowledge, this is the first time when pain, plants and schizophrenia are discussed together. In this way, it seems that by replacing fully synthesized chemical products, the risk of side have curing effects on the psychotic activities in schizophrenia. Therefore, through this mini ethonopharmacological approaches in pain conditions in the context of schizop highlighted some cases of inappropriate usage of plants in traditional therapy.

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Secondary Metabolites and Biological Properties of Gesneriaceae Species

Verdan

Stefanello

2012

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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The family Gesneriaceae comprises ca. 150 genera and 3000 species, distributed in the tropics around the world. It is constituted of herbs, lianas, or shrubs, frequently with ornamental potential, due to the beauty of their flowers. Some species have been used in traditional medicine, mainly against fever, cough, colds, snakebite, pains, and infectious and inflammatory diseases. Although Gesneriaceae are a large family, only few species were chemically investigated, and this took place mainly in the last decade. In the present work, chemical and pharmacological studies on Gesneriaceae are reviewed based on original articles published. Altogether 300 compounds have been reported in Gesneriaceae species, including flavonoids, terpenes and steroids, phenolic glucosides, simple phenolics, quinones, lignans, xanthones, and compounds with unusual skeletons. Several species had been used in folk medicine, and some constituents have shown biological activities, such as antimicrobial, anti-inflamatory, antioxidant, and antitumor properties.

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Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants around Mt.Yinggeling, Hainan Island, China

Cited by 149 publications

References 16 publications

Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants used by Li people in Ledong, Hainan Island, China

Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants used by Li people in Ledong, Hainan Island, China

Phytotherapeutical implications in pain perception - focusing on schizophrenia

Secondary Metabolites and Biological Properties of Gesneriaceae Species

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