Linking Omics Approaches to Medicinal Plants and Human Health

Kumar, Ajay; Kumar, Sushil; Thomas, T. Dennis; Ramchiary, Nirala; Swamy, Mallappa Kumara; Ahmad, Ilyas

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-7438-8_2

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“…Linking ethnobotany with other disciplines such as phytochemistry, pharmacology, pharmacognosy, and molecular biology can aid in the identification and screening of important plants for their promising role in treating diseases [88]. Furthermore, approaches such as genomics and omics can also be employed to identify the genes underlying the (specialized) metabolites present in the plants characterized by high throughput metabolomics approaches such as gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GCMS), liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LCMS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) [89,90]. The proper identification, utilization, and conservation of medicinal plants can assist in providing better alternative healthcare services in rural areas, especially in developing countries [91,92].…”

Section: Health and Wellbeing Of The People: Blend Of Traditional Knowledge And Modern Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

Role of Traditional Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Indigenous Communities in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

Kumar¹,

Kumar²,

Ramchiary³

et al. 2021

Sustainability

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The sustainable development goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 goals with 169 targets. The Agenda 2030 of the United Nations envisages a holistic approach to achieve these goals by focusing on humankind and the planet. In this review, we analyzed the scientific literature and technical reports of international bodies such as the United Nations and Food and Agriculture Organization relating to traditional ethnobotanical knowledge (TEK). The literature on TEK was mapped with the targets of the SDGs to determine the role of traditional knowledge in the realization of selected goals and targets. Our extensive and systematic reviewing of available literatures suggests that, of the 17 goals, at least seven goals are associated with TEK. To achieve these seven goals, a thorough understanding is required to disentangle the intricacies involving TEK, indigenous people holding TEK, and their future role in achieving the SDGs. Our review points towards the role of TEK in achieving goals linked to poverty, health and wellbeing, responsible consumption and production, climate action, life on land, and partnerships. In summary, we argue that achieving the intended outcomes of the SDGs and the targets requires concerted efforts of all relevant stakeholders, including indigenous communities, common citizens, scientists, policy makers, and world leaders.

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Section: Health and Wellbeing Of The People: Blend Of Traditional Knowledge And Modern Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

Role of Traditional Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Indigenous Communities in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

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Kumar²,

Ramchiary³

et al. 2021

Sustainability

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“…Various indigenous communities rely on traditional food plants including purslane for their nutritional requirements (Kuhnlein and Receveur, 1996;Pieroni et al, 2005;Muthoni and Nyamongo, 2010;Uddin et al, 2014;Pawera et al, 2020). Traditional plants are also used for medicinal purposes in various parts of the world (Mahomoodally et al, 2012;Shikov et al, 2017;Kumar et al, 2019). As discussed, purslane is also one of the most important ethnomedicinal plants among various countries (Ross, 2003;Bosi et al, 2009;Iranshahy et al, 2017).…”

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“…Since purslane is known for its medicinal and nutritional properties due to the synthesis of important nutrients and phytochemicals such as alkaloids, flavonoids, catecholamines, lignans, terpenoids, betalains, carotenoids, vitamins, and ω-3-fatty acids (Oliveira et al, 2009;Mulla and Swamy, 2010;Singh et al, 2011;Patil et al, 2012;Petropoulos et al, 2016;Verma et al, 2016;Fernández-Poyatos et al, 2021) and tolerance toward several stresses such as drought, temperature, salinity, moisture, and heat (Ichimura and Suto, 1998;Yazici et al, 2007;Alam et al, 2014b;Jin et al, 2016;Borsai et al, 2020;Xing et al, 2020), it is attaining greater attention (Sultana and Raheman, 2013;Uddin et al, 2014). Many plant-derived secondary metabolites have been used as drugs in modern times as these compounds have specific biological activities (Kumar et al, 2019). It is important to isolate and identify the genes that govern stress-resilient traits and biosynthesis of metabolites.…”

Section: Genetics Of Phytochemical Nutritional and Stress-resilient Traitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Improvement of a Traditional Orphan Food Crop, Portulaca oleracea L. (Purslane) Using Genomics for Sustainable Food Security and Climate-Resilient Agriculture

Kumar

Sreedharan

Singh

et al. 2021

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) is a popular orphan crop used for its nutritional properties in various parts of the world. It is considered one of the richest terrestrial sources of omega-3 and omega-6-fatty acids (ω-3 and 6-FAs) suggesting its importance for human health. This ethnomedicinal plant is also an important part of traditional healing systems among the indigenous people. Many studies have indicated its tolerance against multiple stresses and found that it easily grows in a range of environmental gradients. It has also been considered one of the important biosaline crops for the future. Despite its huge nutritional, economic, and medicinal importance, it remains neglected to date. Most of the studies on purslane were focused on its ethnomedicinal, phytochemical, pharmacological, and stress-tolerance properties. Only a few studies have attempted genetic dissection of the traits governing these traits. Purslane being an important traditional food crop across the globe can be valorized for a sustainable food security in the future. Therefore, this review is an attempt to highlight the distribution, domestication, and cultivation of purslane and its importance as an important stress-tolerant food and a biosaline crop. Furthermore, identification of genes and their functions governing important traits and its potential for improvement using genomics tools for smart and biosaline agriculture has been discussed.

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“…Secondary metabolites have antioxidant [19][20], antiinflammatory [21][22], antifungal [23][24], hepatoprotective [25] and neurological [26] effects. The uses of plants in cure is too old to date back 1550 BC [27][28]. The increasing demand of secondary metabolites needs the technology of transgenic plant production [29].…”

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Potential of Ethanol Extracted Secondary Metabolites of Plants from Thal Desert (Pakistan) for In vitro Changes in Haematological Indices

Yasin

Mohammed

Mansoor

et al. 2021

JPRI

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Plants are adapted to stressful environments by synthesizing secondary metabolites as antioxidant having either toxicological or medicinal properties. Before utilizations of metabolites one should explore reality about their nature. By testing their in vitro effects on blood, their curing or toxic potential for influence on physiology and health status of an individual can be evaluated. In this experiment, secondary metabolites of some shrubs of Thal desert of Pakistan were extracted in ethanol and used to explore their in vitro effects on some hematological attributes as enlisted in tables. Results were statistically analyzed using Analysis Of Variance. Means of data were compared to control by DMR (Duncan’s multiple range) procedure. Ethanolic extract increased the leucocytes count granulocytes percentage, monocytes lymphocytes MCV, MCH and platelets except extract of Haloxylon stem. HBG were decreased by extract of stems of Leptadenia, Calligonum and Salsola. Leptadenia stem extract also decreased the platelets. Lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils and RBC were increased by most of the plant extracts. The practical application of the plant secondary metabolites needs careful further extensive study.

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Linking Omics Approaches to Medicinal Plants and Human Health

Cited by 6 publications

References 134 publications

Role of Traditional Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Indigenous Communities in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

Role of Traditional Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Indigenous Communities in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

Improvement of a Traditional Orphan Food Crop, Portulaca oleracea L. (Purslane) Using Genomics for Sustainable Food Security and Climate-Resilient Agriculture

Potential of Ethanol Extracted Secondary Metabolites of Plants from Thal Desert (Pakistan) for In vitro Changes in Haematological Indices

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