Ethnophytotherapy Practices for Wound Healing among Populations of District Haripur, KPK, Pakistan

Siddique, Zeeshan; Shah, Ghulam Mujtaba; Ahmed, Hiwa M.; Nisa, Sobia; Khan, Abdullah; Idrees, Muhammad; Naz, Shumaila; Hassan, Syed Waqas; Mohiuddin, Muhammad

doi:10.1155/2019/4591675

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“…The overharvesting of underground parts or whole plants should be discouraged, especially in the case of threatened species, as this practice causes elimination and dwindling of the plant’s status in the wild [ 43 , 63 ]. Our findings are also supported by Ahmad et al [ 64 ], Sharif et al [ 65 ], Siddique et al [ 66 ], Anwer et al [ 67 ], and Manduzai et al [ 68 ] from the Pakistan Himalayas; and Debbarma et al [ 45 ] and Krupa et al [ 69 ] from India. Asif et al [ 28 ] and Haq et al [ 48 ] from the Kashmiri Himalayas, India; Pala et al [ 46 ] from the Eastern Himalayas; Singh et al [ 70 ] from the Western Himalayas, India; and Tiwari et al [ 71 ] from the Kumaun Himalayas, India.…”

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Plant Resources Utilization among Different Ethnic Groups of Ladakh in Trans-Himalayan Region

Haq

Yaqoob

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Biology

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The nomadic pastoral indigenous communities of the Ladakhi people share roots with Tibetan culture in terms of food, clothing, religion, festivals, and habits, and rely widely on plant resources for survival and livelihood. This survey was conducted during 2019–2021 to document the indigenous knowledge about plant resources of the Balti, Beda, and Brokpa communities of the Ladakh region, trans-Himalayas. Open- and close-ended semi-structured interviews (N = 184) and group discussions (N = 17) were used to collect the data. Quantitative data was further analyzed using various statistical tools. A total of 105 plant species belonging to 82 genera and 39 families were used as medicine, fuel wood, fragrance, oil, food, flavor, fodder, decoration, and dye. Among these, medicinal use was most prevalent, with 70% of use reports, followed by fodder and fuel wood. Leaves (27%) were the most preferred plant part used, followed by roots and flowers. The principal component analysis revealed five clusters of ethnobotanical usage, i.e., food, medicine, fuel wood, fodder, and fragrance, oil, dye, and flavor. The maximum number of plant species used was reported by the Brokpa, while the Beda reported the minimum number of plant species uses. Delphinium brunonianum, Waldheimia tomentosa, and Juniperus indica played a significant role in the cultural and religious ritual aspects, whereas Allium przewalskianum, Waldheimia tomentosa, Juniperus indica, and Hippophae rhamnoides were commonly used as a livelihood source among Ladakhi communities. The local people collected most plants (65%) for self-consumption, while the rest (35%) were sold in markets as a source of income. The sustainable utilization and management of plant resources by local people is a strategy to boost livelihoods and food security and alleviate poverty.

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Plant Resources Utilization among Different Ethnic Groups of Ladakh in Trans-Himalayan Region

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Yaqoob

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Biology

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“…Horticulture is the fundamental wellspring of business of the provincial populace of the region. District Haripur has distinct geographical significance as its boundary touches seven districts, namely, Abbottabad, Attock and Rawalpindi, Buner, Mansehra, Swabi, Torghar and also Federal Capital Islamabad in the south (Siddique et al., 2019 ).…”

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“…Haripur district is located in Hazara division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa territory of Pakistan (Figures 1 and 2) at latitude 33 (Siddique et al, 2019).…”

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“…In addition, nearly 6000 species of wild floras are available in which around 600 medicinal plants have been reported to be used in the traditional medicinal system and about 50,000 physicians of folk medicine registered in Pakistan (Hamayun, 2005). The area is under enormous pressure from locals because of the overuse of valuable plants, overgrazing, poor collection and storage, non‐sustainable policy by government and non‐government organisations (Siddique et al., 2019 ). It is a farming nation (ul Hassan et al., 2014 ) and depends on conventional medicines (Tariq et al., 2014 ).…”

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Herbal medicinal uses and their practices in human health care and livestock from district Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Siddique

Ahmed

Hussein

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Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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Background In light of the increasing need, for global health care, traditional medical knowledge is receiving considerable attention in order to fulfil the public health needs not only for human health but also animal health. Objectives Thus, the aim of the study is to explore ethnomedicinal uses of plants in human and livestock health care of the study area. Methods Data were gathered through arranged surveys and meeting techniques by focusing on 80 sources in the investigation region during 2018–2020. Quantitative ethnobotanical indices were calculated. Results Eighty plant species (33 herbs, 21 shrubs, 24 trees and 2 climbers) belonging to 50 families, distributed in 74 genera, were being used in the study area. Forty‐nine medicinal plants in the treatment of 42 human diseases under 52 natural recipes and 40 plants in 34 livestock diseases under 40 recipes were used, in which 9 plants are used commonly in ethnopharmacy and veterinary medicine. Jaccard index was used to predict the similarity and dissimilarity among cities of Pakistan and reflected the novel use of medicinal plants. Results showed that Boerhavia diffusa, Centella asiatica, Morus nigra, Nasturtium officinale, Rumex hastatus and Sageretia thea have the higher use value (UV). Comparative analysis with other studies strongly reflected the novel use of these plants because of the deep‐rooted and unique sociocultural setup of study area. Conclusions Our research shows that the wild plants used in the study area are extremely varied, both in terms of species and function, and folk medicine is one of the main health care systems in the area.

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“…Out of these 6000 plant species, about 600 to 700 plant species have remarkable medicinal and therapeutic values that are mostly known to indigenous communities (Ahmad and Husain 2008). The indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants has been documented by various researchers in many parts of Pakistan, including Haripur (Siddique et al 2019), Namal Valley (Shah et al 2018), Nara Desert (Qureshi et al 2001), Sahiwal (Hussain et al 2008), Dir Valley (Hazrat et al 2007), Azad Kashmir (Qureshi et al 2007), Hafizabad (Umair et al 2017), Kotli, (Qaseem et al 2019;Saqib et al 2014), Swat (Akhtar et al 2013;Khan et al 2015), Layyah (Ahmed et al 2014) and many other sites. In all ethnobotanical surveys it was noticed that local communities used plant species in different ways for therapeutic purposes based upon their cultural beliefs since many generations.…”

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Medico-botanical plants from Phulgran village, Islamabad, Pakistan

2021

Asian J Agric Biol

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The present study was conducted to document ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants used by local residents of Phulgran -a village located in the north of Islamabad. Phulgran is blessed with a great diversity of medicinal plants, but unfortunately there was sporadic information on its ethnobotanical information. For collection of ethnobotanical information, survey was conducted in study area for two consecutive years and ethnobotanical data was collected from 50 local inhabitants using semi-structured and open ended questionnaires. A total of 49 plant species belonging to 46 genera and 31 families were utilized for the treatment of various human diseases. Solanaceae was most exploited plant family (4 spp.). Majority of plant species were utilized for treatment of abdominal pain (9.85%) followed by earache (5.30%), constipation, dysentery and indigestion (4.5% each). The diseases treated in study area were classified into thirteen categories based on International classification of diseases (ICD), and digestive system problems (K00-K93), (R00-R99) were cured by highest number of plant species (42), followed by diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99) (14 species), and diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99) (12 species). Most common parts of plant utilized in herbal formulations were leaves (25 species) and herbal medicines were most commonly administered orally. Among all documented plants Adhatoda zeylanica was used to treat highest number of diseases followed by Aloe barbadensis, Bombax ceiba, and Calotropis procera. The present study showed that local people of study area still rely on traditional herbal medicines. There is huge medicinal knowledge in study area that can be exploited for drug development along with conservation of valuable ethnoflora of study area.

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Ethnophytotherapy Practices for Wound Healing among Populations of District Haripur, KPK, Pakistan

Cited by 11 publications

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Plant Resources Utilization among Different Ethnic Groups of Ladakh in Trans-Himalayan Region

Plant Resources Utilization among Different Ethnic Groups of Ladakh in Trans-Himalayan Region

Herbal medicinal uses and their practices in human health care and livestock from district Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Medico-botanical plants from Phulgran village, Islamabad, Pakistan

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