Medicinal Plants Used for Treatment of Prevalent Diseases in Northern Pakistan of Western Himalayas

Malik, Khafsa; Ahmad, Mushtaq; Zafar, Muhammad; Sultana, Shazia; Tariq, Athar; Rashid, Naim

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“…Similarly, distilled water extract of X. strumarium showed zone of inhibition with E. faecalis, B. subtilis, P. mirabilis, S. aureus and it was incapable with E. coli and K. pneumonia. The leaf extract of X. strumarium in aqueous, ethanol and n-hexane solvents, inhibited S. aureus and not E. coli, K. pneumoniae and B. subtilis [40] , but in the present study only n-Hexane extract of X. strumarium showed antibacterial effects against S. aureus. The extract of chloroform of X. strumarium inhibited S. aureus, B. subtilis, E. coli and ethyl acetate extract inhibited S. aureus [41] , but no inhibition of any bacterial growth was observed by aqueous extract however we haven't found any activity of chloroform extract of X. strumarium seed against S. aureus and E. coli.…”

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In vitro antimicrobial activity and preliminary phytochemical screening of some plant extracts

Jawalkar¹,

Zambare²,

Kulkarni³

2020

J Pharmacogn Phytochem

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Antimicrobial activity of five solvent extracts of local plants was evaluated in vitro, with four strains of bacteria viz., Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, Shigella flexneri (gram -ve), Staphylococcus aureus (gram +ve) and four strains of fungi viz., Alternaria alternata, Penicillium notatum, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium digitatum microorganism. The in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities were tested by agar disc diffusion method. The most active antibacterial plants were Vitex negundo, Tagetes erecta and antifungal plants were Xanthium strumarium, Vitex negundo and Tagetes erecta, respectively. The significant antimicrobial activities of potent extracts were compared with the standard antimicrobiotics, Ciprofloxacin and Fluconazole for bacteria as well as fungi respectively at 1 mg/ml concentration. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of V. negundo leaf, X. strumarium, M. pruriens, C. bonduc seed and T. erecta flower extracts generally revealed the presence of Alkaloids, Steroids, Terpenoids, Phenols, Saponins, Anthraquinones, Amino acids, Carotenoids, Flavonoids and Tannins at various concentrations. The results obtained in this study suggest that X. strumarium, V. negundo, T. erecta can be used in treating diseases caused by these test organisms.

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confidence: 71%

In vitro antimicrobial activity and preliminary phytochemical screening of some plant extracts

Jawalkar¹,

Zambare²,

Kulkarni³

2020

J Pharmacogn Phytochem

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“…The predominant medicinal plant part (leaves), botanical form (herbs), preparation (decoction), and administration (oral intake) method used were also observed in earlier medicinal plant studies [51][52][53][54]. The widespread medicinal use of leaves is probably due to the fact that they are easily and conveniently harvested [55] but also because they are the site par excellence of biosynthesis and storage of secondary metabolites, responsible for biological plant properties [56,57].…”

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Ethnobotanical characterization of medicinal plants used in Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu territories, Kongo-Central Province in DR Congo

Pathy

Flavien

Honoré

et al. 2021

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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Background The phytotherapeutic knowledge of the Kongo people in the territories of Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu in Kongo-Central Province (DR Congo) is rapidly eroding. To document the remaining knowledge, we conducted an ethnobotanical survey on the most important medicinal plant species and diseases treated with them, as well as plants with therapeutic potential. We also checked for the cultural similarity in medicinal plant knowledge between the two territories and how knowledge about Kongo medicinal plants differs between different social groups. Methods From June 2017 until February 2018 and from February 2019 until April 2019, we conducted a survey with 188 phytotherapists, selected using the snowball method and surveyed using semi-structured interviews. Voucher specimens were taken for identification. Ethnobotanical data were analyzed using medicinal use value (UVs), informant agreement ratio (IARs), informant consensus factor (ICF), and species therapeutic potential (STP). Rahman’s similarity index was used for ethno-cultural comparison of medicinal plant knowledge between the two communities. Medicinal knowledge between different social groups was analyzed using non-parametric tests and Poisson regression. Results A total of 231 plants (i.e., 227 botanical species, representing 192 genera and 79 families) were reportedly used to treat 103 diseases. Most abundant taxa were reported for the Fabaceae family (including 11.9% of species and 10.9% of genera). Most reported species (45.0%) were from anthropized areas. Leaves (39.4%), herbs (37.1%), decoction (41.7%), and oral ingestion (72%) were the most frequently cited plant part, botanical form, preparation, and administration method, respectively. Four of all inventoried species showed high UVS (> 0.05), whereas eight had an IAR of one. According to ICF, 31 diseases were mentioned. Highest ICF (≥ 0.4) was observed for hemorrhoids (0.44), amoebiasis (0.43), and itchy rash (0.42). Fifty-four plant species were identified as likely possessing an interesting therapeutic potential. Low ethno-cultural similarity in medicinal knowledge (RSI = 16.6%) was found between the two territories. Analysis of the Kongo medicinal plant knowledge showed that the mean number of reported species and diseases vary considerably depending on gender, type, and residence of therapists (P < 0.05). Conclusion Results prove that the Kongo phytopharmacopeia makes use of interesting medicinal plant species that could be further studied for conservation and pharmacological applications.

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“…The predominant medicinal plant part (leaves), botanical form (herbs), preparation (decoction) and administration (oral intake) method used were also observed in earlier medicinal plant studies [51][52][53][54].…”

Section: Medicinal Plant Usementioning

confidence: 94%

Ethnobotanical characterization of medicinal plants used in Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu territories, Kongo-Central Province in DR Congo

Kembelo

Bakwaye

Katula

et al. 2020

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Background: The phytotherapeutic knowledge of the Kongo people in the territories of Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu in Kongo-Central Province (DR Congo) is rapidly eroding. To document the remaining knowledge, we conducted an ethnobotanical survey on the most important medicinal plant species and diseases treated with them, as well as plants with therapeutic potential. We also checked for the cultural similarity in medicinal plant knowledge between the two territories and how knowledge about Kongo medicinal plants differs between different social groups.Methods: From June 2017 until February 2018 and from February 2019 until April 2019, we conducted a survey with 188 phytotherapists, selected using the snowball method and surveyed using semi-structured interviews. Voucher specimens were taken for identification. Ethnobotanical data were analyzed using medicinal Use Value (UVs), Informant Agreement Ratio (IARs), Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) and Species Therapeutic Potential (STP). Rahman’s similarity index was used for ethno-cultural comparison of medicinal plant knowledge between the two communities. Medicinal knowledge between different social groups was analyzed using non parametric tests and Poisson regression.Results: A total of 231 plants (i.e. 227 botanical species, representing 192 genera and 79 families) were reportedly used to treat 103 diseases. Most abundant taxa were reported for the Fabaceae family (including 11.9 % of species and 10.9% of genera). Most reported species (45.0%) were from anthropized areas. Leaves (39.4%), herbs (37.1%), decoction (41.7%) and oral ingestion (72%) were the most frequently cited plant part, botanical form, preparation and administration method, respectively. Four of all inventoried species showed high UVS (> 0.05), whereas eight had an IAR of one. According to ICF, 31 diseases were mentioned. Highest ICF (≥ 0.4) was observed for hemorrhoids (0.44), amoebiasis (0.43) and itchy rash (0.42). Fifty-four plant species were identified as likely possessing an interesting therapeutic potential. Low ethno-cultural similarity in medicinal knowledge (RSI = 16.6%) was found between the two territories. Analysis of the Kongo medicinal plant knowledge showed that the mean number of reported species and diseases vary considerably depending on gender, type and residence of therapists (P < 0.05).Conclusion: Results prove that the Kongo phytopharmacopoeia makes use of interesting medicinal plant species that could be further studied for conservation and pharmacological applications.

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Medicinal Plants Used for Treatment of Prevalent Diseases in Northern Pakistan of Western Himalayas

Cited by 14 publications

References 39 publications

In vitro antimicrobial activity and preliminary phytochemical screening of some plant extracts

In vitro antimicrobial activity and preliminary phytochemical screening of some plant extracts

Ethnobotanical characterization of medicinal plants used in Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu territories, Kongo-Central Province in DR Congo

Ethnobotanical characterization of medicinal plants used in Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu territories, Kongo-Central Province in DR Congo

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