Integration of traditional herbal medicines among the indigenous communities in Thiruvarur District of Tamil Nadu, India

Krupa, Jayaraj; Sureshkumar, Jeyalatchagan; Silambarasan, Rajendran; Priyadarshini, Kanagaraj; Ayyanar, Muniappan

doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2017.07.013

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“…Ingredients provided by plants have a wide range of medicinal properties [6][7][8][9]. Globally, about 60-80% of the people rely on herbal medicine as for primary healthcare needs [10][11][12]. Subsequently, the number of plants being recommended for use as herbal medicines has increased [13,14].…”

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An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya

Wanjohi

Sudoi

Njenga

et al. 2020

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Traditional plant knowledge and uses of medicinal wild plants were investigated among the Marakwet community in Kenya. Data were collected through interviews with seven traditional healers and 157 questionnaires for local community members. Traditional names of the plants by traditional healers and local community members were prepared as a checklist. Loss of traditional medicinal names of plants was ascertained with up to 60% overlapping in their nomenclature. The traditional medicinal plants treated 41 diseases within the region, of which local community members understood common ones for treating stomachache (94.8%), diarrhea (70.7%), chest problems (65.5%), and typhoid (63.8%). It was also clear that there was low knowledge index of medicinal plants by the local community members (23.6%) based on knowledge of traditional healers. Clearly, medicinal plants for treatment of malaria, diabetes, tetanus, and pneumonia were recognized by over 40% of the local community members, while plants treating arteriosclerosis, meningitis, arthritis, trachoma, smallpox, rheumatic fever, and gout were known by less than 10% of the respondents. Among plants, the use of roots for treatment was known by over 67% of the local community members compared to fruits, bark, bulb, and flowers (<10%). This low traditional medicinal knowledge in a community relies on the traditional medicinal plants, calling for an urgent need to document the information and perpetuate this knowledge from one generation to another. This can be achieved by collecting the information and developing a database of medicinal plants for future research and potential development of new drugs.

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An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya

Wanjohi

Sudoi

Njenga

et al. 2020

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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“…Cancer cachexia (anorexia, weight loss, loss of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle) is reported in 30%-80% cancer patients and causes 20% of all cancer deaths [379]. Worldwide, some 60%-80% people depend on alternative medicines [380][381][382], which is also true for nearly 40% to 70% European [383,384], 50% Italian, 40% Korean, 30% British [385] and up to 87% of Australian cancer patients [386]. Use of unapproved/ unlabeled/wrong herbal treatment is not uncommon [387,388] and also drug interactions reported phytotherapeutics in oncology [389].…”

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Clinical Pharmacists in Chronic Care

Mohiuddin¹

2019

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Pharmacy practice has changed significantly lately. The professionals have the chance to contribute straightforwardly to patient consideration so as to lessen morbimortality identified with medication use, promoting wellbeing and preventing diseases. Healthcare organizations worldwide are under substantial pressure from increasing patient demand. Unfortunately, a cure is not always possible particularly in this era of chronic complications, and the role of physicians has become limited to controlling and palliating symptoms.The increasing population of patients with longterm conditions are associated with high levels of morbidity, healthcare costs and GP workloads. Clinical pharmacy took over an aspect of medical care that had been partially abandoned by physicians. Overburdened by patient loads and the explosion of new drugs, physicians turned to pharmacists more and more for drug information, especially within institutional settings. Once relegated to counting and pouring, pharmacists headed institutional reviews of drug utilization and served as consultants to all types of health-care facilities. In addition, when clinical pharmacists are active members of the care team, they enhance proficiency by: Providing critical input on medicine use and dosing. Working with patients to solve problems with their medications and improve compliance.

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“…While seeds are applied to cure heart diseases (Jadeja et al, 2005) and bark is employed to heal poisonous injuries (Khare, 2008;Matthew, 1983;Morton, 2013). Leaves are used to treat urinary tract disorders, constipation, skin diseases, heart ailments, vomiting, indigestion, dysentery, and hiccups (Chatterjee, 2000;Krupa et al, 2019;Kyaw et al, 2018;Manohar et al, 2016). On the other hand, roots, resin, and fruits are included in some preparations applied to manage diabetes in Sri Lankan Siddha Medicine (Sathasivampillai et al, 2018;2017;.…”

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Medicinal Values of A Food Plant - Limonia Acidissima Groff

Sathasivampillai¹,

Sebastian

2021

Black Sea Journal of Health Science

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Limonia acidissima Groff is a tree that fits into the Rutaceae family and it is distributed in Asia. This is a food plant and it is also used for medicinal purposes. Its various parts have been using to treat several ailments in ethnomedicines including liver, heart, kidney, eye, and gastric ailments. So far, there is no systematic review available for bioactivities of L. acidissima parts. Hence, this work aims to analyze, summarize, and document the bioactivities and bioactive compounds identified from this plant species. Electronic databases including the Web of Science, Scopus, and ScienceDirect were used to detect published articles linked to bioactivities of L. acidissima from 1900 to October 2020. To date, only in vitro and in vivo level of scientific evidence are available for bioactivities. More investigations have been carried out for anticancer, antifungal, and antioxidant activities. Four bioactive compounds have been identified only for antifungal and cardioprotective activities. Only traditional medicinal treatments for tumors, diabetes, diarrhea, heart disorders, urinary tract illnesses, wound healing, and liver diseases have scientific evidence at present. This work analyzed, summarized, and documented the bioactivities of the extracts and compounds isolated from L. acidissima.

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Integration of traditional herbal medicines among the indigenous communities in Thiruvarur District of Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract: Plants with highest use values in the study indicates possible occurrence of valuable metabolites and should be investigated for associated pharmacological activities which leads to development of potential new drugs to treat various ailments.

Cited by 27 publications

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An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya

An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya

Clinical Pharmacists in Chronic Care

Medicinal Values of A Food Plant - Limonia Acidissima Groff

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