Herbal medicine in the treatment of poverty associated parasitic diseases: A case of sub-Saharan Africa

Mwangi, Victor Irungu; Mumo, Ruth Mwende; Nyachieo, Atunga; Onkoba, Nyamongo

doi:10.1016/j.hermed.2017.03.002

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“…The knowledge of medicinal species has mostly been transmitted orally from generation to generation [ 27 ]. Cultural practices and local biodiversity are the driving factors of medicinal species are utilization [ 28 , 29 ]. Ethnomedicinal research can serve as the basis for the development of new natural remedies for native plant species [ 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 ].…”

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Quantitative Ethnobotanical Study of Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Plants Used by the Tribal Communities of Gokand Valley, District Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Sulaiman

Shah

Khan

et al. 2020

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The current study on the traditional use of medicinal plants was carried out from February 2018 to March 2020, in Gokand Valley, District Buner, Pakistan. The goal was to collect, interpret, and evaluate data on the application of medicinal plants. Along with comprehensive notes on individual plants species, we calculated Use Value (UV), Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC), Use Report (UR), Fidelity Level (FL), Informant Consensus Factor (FCI), as well as Family Importance Value (FIV). During the current study, a total of 109 species belonging to 64 families were reported to be used in the treatment of various ailments. It included three families (four species) of Pteridophytes, 58 families (99 species) of angiosperm, one family (three species) of Gymnosperms, and two families (three species) of fungi. The article highlights the significance of domestic consumption of plant resources to treat human ailments. The UV varied from 0.2 (Acorus calamus L.) to 0.89 (Acacia modesta Wall.). The RFC ranged from 0.059 (Acorus calamus L. and Convolvulus arvensis L.) to 0.285 (Acacia modesta Wall.). The species with 100% FL were Acacia modesta Wall. and the fungus Morchella esculenta Fr., while the FCI was documented from 0 to 0.45 for gastro-intestinal disorders. The conservation ranks of the medicinal plant species revealed that 28 plant species were vulnerable, followed by rare (25 spp.), infrequent (17 spp.), dominant (16 spp.), and 10 species endangered. The traditional use of plants needs conservation strategies and further investigation for better utilization of natural resources.

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Quantitative Ethnobotanical Study of Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Plants Used by the Tribal Communities of Gokand Valley, District Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Sulaiman

Shah

Khan

et al. 2020

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“…Interest in this species has been increasing, due to J. curcas rapid growth and easy propagation, contributing to its use as an alternative energy source, and the identification of several secondary metabolites in this plant with medicinal importance [1,2]. Crude extracts, essential oils and isolated compounds from J. curcas are used in a wide range of pharmacological activities, such as antiinflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiviral, molluscicide, larvicidal, anticancer, antidiabetic, procoagulant, anticoagulant, hepatoprotective, analgesic, healing and abortifacient [3][4][5][6].…”

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The Mitigating Effect of Jatropha curcas L. Latex against Genotoxicity Induced by Doxorubicin

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Pereira

Silva

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Jatropha curcas (Euphorbiaceae) is a multiple purpose lacticiferous plant with potential for biodiesel production and medicinal uses. There is in the literature different analyses about the toxic and cytogenotoxic effects of J. curcas extracts, but few information about latex toxicity. In addition, few models were employed to evaluate the toxicity response to J. curcas latex, and the toxicity in in vivo mammal’s model has not been tested yet. The cytotoxic, mutagenic and antimutagenic potential of J. curcas latex were investigated using mouse bone marrow erythrocytes. The results indicated a cytotoxic and mutagenic potential of this latex to mammalian cells. But, when J. curcas latex was co-administrated with doxorubicin (DXR – chemotherapy medication), a reduction in the number of micronuclei was observed, indicating an interaction between J. curcas latex and DXR. The interaction of latex with DXR can cause a reduction in the activity of this drug and impair the treatment of its users. Moreover, there is a lack of data on herb–drug interactions, what should be more investigated to safeguard the wellbeing of patients.

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“…From the foregoing discussion, it is clear that there is growing evidence in modern scholarship that therapeutic faith does indeed exert a significant sway on the facets of health and wholeness. Correspondingly, a number of authors have maintained that a necessity exists for spiritual health education amongst all health providers, including hospitals as cited by Bensley (1991), faith healers as cited by Reichle, Vantrease and Fink (1989) and Richardson and Nolan (1984), traditional medicine practitioners (Hoyman 2003), community-based healers (Irungu 2007;Seaward 1991) and the major health providers (Aldridge 1991;Mckee & Chappel 1992). A principal challenge is how to overcome the barriers to collaboration between the aforementioned healing providers, including the lack of trust or even the demonisation of each other.…”

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The therapeutic and integrative significance of faith in the African quest for healing and wholeness

Chiroma¹

2020

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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Herbal medicine in the treatment of poverty associated parasitic diseases: A case of sub-Saharan Africa

Cited by 21 publications

References 70 publications

Quantitative Ethnobotanical Study of Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Plants Used by the Tribal Communities of Gokand Valley, District Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Quantitative Ethnobotanical Study of Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Plants Used by the Tribal Communities of Gokand Valley, District Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

The Mitigating Effect of Jatropha curcas L. Latex against Genotoxicity Induced by Doxorubicin

The therapeutic and integrative significance of faith in the African quest for healing and wholeness

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