Identification of medicinal plants of Urmia for treatment of gastrointestinal disorders

Observations on traditional usage of ethnomedicinal plants in humans and animals of Kangra and Chamba districts of Himachal Pradesh in North-Western Himalaya, India

“…The most common method was grinding of plant parts of various species along with other ingredients like jaggery, carom seeds, black pepper, onion, wheat flour, alum, sugar etc. Anti-cancerous, antimicrobial, antimalarial, anthelmintic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiscorbutic, astringent, natriuretic, antispasmodial, diuretic, nerve stimulant, cure diarrhea, cough, cold, congestion, fever, hemorrhages, leucorrhea, ophthalmia and sclerosis (Saini, 2008;Malviya et al, 2011) Alkaloids, saponin, anthraquinone, tannin, flavonoids and cardiac glycosides (Deshpande and Kadam, 2013) Achillea millefolium L., Asteraceae Anti-inflammatory, blood coagulant, cure toothache, hemorrhoids, hematuria, insomnia, visual disturbances, epilepsy, acute and chronic gastritis, fatigue, menstrual disorders, heart attack, kidney stones, neurasthenia, hysteria, epilepsy and hysterogenic colic (Zargari, 1994;Arzi and Akhavan, 2001;Sharma et al, 2004;Jalali et al, 2012;Bahmani et al, 2014) Sterols, azulene, achilloic acid, alkaloid achilleine, triterpenes, tannins, glycosides, tannin, flavonols, flavonoids, proanthocyanidin, alhagitin and alhagidin (Khory and Katrak, 1984;Khushbaktova et al, 1992;Atta and El-Sooud, 2004) Achyranthes bidentata Blume, Amaranthaceae Blood purifier, astringent, haemostatic, treat kidney disorders, body pain, swelling, cough, bites of poisonous insects, wasps and bees, expulsion of placenta, bleeding piles, toothache, mouth ulcers and water borne foot disease (Singh and Kumar, 2000;Sharma et al, 2012;Kumar and Choyal, 2013;Sehgal and Sood, 2013;Sharma and Sood, 2013;Kumar and Sharma, 2014;Shil et al, 2014) Alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, sterols, glycosides, phenols, saponins and terpenoids (Rafiqkhan and Saranya, 2013) Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle* # , Ranunculaceae Hysteria, liver dysfunction, throat infections, dyspepsia, abdominal pain, diabetes, malaria, fever, joint pain, diarrhea, cough, stomachache and snake bite (Choudhary et al, 2005;Kayani et al, 2015) Alkaloids including astine, heteratisine, heterophyllistine, heterophylline, atidine and hetidine (Sharma et a...…”

A Review Study on Punica granatum L

“…[68][69][70] Therefore, the medicinal properties of pomegranate, at least in part, can be attributed to its components with antioxidant activities. If it is true, other medicinal plants with antioxidant activity [71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89] might have the same properties.…”

Trifoliumspecies – the latest findings on chemical profile, ethnomedicinal use and pharmacological properties

“…Red clover, the most recognized of the Trifolium species, has been widely described in regard of both agricultural relevance and pharmacological action (estrogenic effects, in particular). A broad range of ethnomedicinal recommendations for use of this plant has been recently extended by reports confirming its traditional use in the treatment of bronchitis, burns, sedation, polycystic ovarian syndrome and heart disorders or as antidiabetic drug and laxative . Besides the therapeutic use, flowers of red clover are listed as one of the wild plant foods traditionally consumed in Bologna (Italy); eating nectar from the flowers in Slovakia has been also reported.…”