Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in Sissala East municipality of the upper West region, Ghana

Dery, George; Dzitse, Selasi; Tom-Dery, Damian

doi:10.1016/j.phyplu.2023.100461

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“…which includes about 8,000 angiospermic plants used in traditional medicine system (Surendran et al 2023). Despite the advances in conventional medicines, the plant based traditional medicine system is well utilized in developing countries (Ayyanar & Ignacimuthu, 2011, Dery et al 2023. The traditional knowledge (TK) of medicinal plants is a viable tool for performing research in discovery of novel drugs with high efficacy (Akhtar et al 2023, Krupa et al 2019, Silambarasan et al 2017, Sureshkumar et al 2018.…”

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Ethnopharmacological importance of commonly used folk medicinal plants among the Malayali tribal community in Jawadhu Hills, Tamil Nadu, India: A review

Raj,

Ayyanar

2024

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Background: The Malayali tribal community residing in the hamlets of Jawadhu Hills in Tamil Nadu, India, is known for their exceptional knowledge of traditional medicine. This ethnobotanical review provides a comprehensive analysis of the diverse array of commonly used folk medicines used by Malayali tribals to address various health ailments and promote well-being using ethnomedicinal plants.Methods: An extensive investigation on key words ethnobotanical/ Jawadhu Hills/ Malayali tribe regarding literatures were collected for a period of 1990 to 2024 from various databases viz., PubMed, Google Scholar, DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct with search terms, Malayali tribes, Malayali tribals, tribes, Jawadhu hills, Javvadhu, ethnobotanical study, ethnobotanical survey, ethnobotanical explorations, and medicinal plants were used for the retrieval. Results:The present review reports a sum of 178 common traditional medicinal plants belonging to 69 families and 146 genera utilized by the Malayali ethnic community. The majority of the plants used are from the family Fabaceae, and they are used to treat various ailments. Conclusion:The folk medicinal plants recorded in the present report are identified with distinct and unique bioactive compounds responsible for various therapeutic effects. With this insight, herbal formulations from these plants can be prepared for vital usage and further suggested for the discovery of novel drugs in treating various diseases.

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Ethnopharmacological importance of commonly used folk medicinal plants among the Malayali tribal community in Jawadhu Hills, Tamil Nadu, India: A review

Raj,

Ayyanar

2024

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“…Medicinal plants have been used for centuries in different cultures and traditional healing systems around the world as a source of healing. [1,2,5,6] These plants contain natural chemical compounds such as alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, and phenolic which possess pharmacological effects on the animal and human body. [3,4] The compounds can interact with physiological processes and help alleviate symptoms or treat various illnesses and diseases.…”

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Phytochemical Profiling, Antimicrobial, Antiproliferative and Apoptotic Effects of Stemodia viscosa Roxb. of Western Ghats Region, India

Anbhule

Moyo

Jagadhane

et al. 2023

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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The present study shows the chemical profile, antimicrobial, antiproliferative, and apoptotic effects of Stemodia viscosa extracts. Thirteen bioactive compounds were identified in the 80 % ethanolic extract by GC/MS analysis. The acetone extract exhibited a higher content of flavonoids and phenols of 805.10 μg QE/mg DW and 89.31 μg GAE/mg DW extracts, respectively. Furthermore, the acetone extract possessed the highest antioxidant activity (IC50=9.96 μg/mL). The 80 % ethanolic extract exhibited significant antimicrobial activity; the highest activity was observed against Staphylococcus aureus with a zone of inhibition of 25±0.51 mm, MIC value of 4 mg/mL, and MBC value of 8 mg/mL. The antiproliferative results revealed the presence of anticancer activity with an IC50=91.562 and 74.362 μg/mL against the B16F10 skin and COLO205 colon cancer cells, respectively. The flow cytometric analysis shows that the plant extracts cause cancer cell death through the induction of apoptosis. Our findings confirmed that Stemodia viscosa is a potential source of biologically active compounds.

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An ethnobotanical survey investigating medicinal plants used by Cape bush doctors to treat dermatophyte infections

Ndlovu,

Klaasen,

Hughes

et al. 2024

Scientific African

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Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in Sissala East municipality of the upper West region, Ghana

Cited by 4 publications

References 24 publications

Ethnopharmacological importance of commonly used folk medicinal plants among the Malayali tribal community in Jawadhu Hills, Tamil Nadu, India: A review

Ethnopharmacological importance of commonly used folk medicinal plants among the Malayali tribal community in Jawadhu Hills, Tamil Nadu, India: A review

Phytochemical Profiling, Antimicrobial, Antiproliferative and Apoptotic Effects of Stemodia viscosa Roxb. of Western Ghats Region, India

An ethnobotanical survey investigating medicinal plants used by Cape bush doctors to treat dermatophyte infections

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