PLANT: A bibliographic database about medicinal plants

Abstract

RESUMO: "PLANT -Uma base de dados bibliográfi ca sobre plantas medicinais". Neste artigo nós apresentamos a base de dados bibliográfi ca -PLANT, que vem sendo desenvolvida pela equipe da Biblioteca da Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). A partir desta base de dados, é possível obter informações sobre plantas medicinais presentes em periódicos nacionais, grande parte deles não indexados. O objetivo do PLANT é contribuir para o desenvolvimento de novos fi toterápicos, especialmente com plantas medicinais nativas do Brasil. Unitermos: PLANT, base de dados, plantas medicinais, periódicos brasileiros.ABSTRACT: In this article we presented a bibliographical Database -PLANT, developed by the Library of the Pharmacy School from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). From this database, it is possible to retrieve information on medicinal plants present in the Brazilian bibliography, which in great part are not indexed. The objective of PLANT is to contribute for the development of new herbal products, especially those with Brazilian plants.

Checklist of plants in the University Botanic Garden of Maseno and their significances to the society

“…This plant is however invasive, and in the UBGM, the plant being a climber, intertwines around the Phragmites australis,Vitex doniana, Vitex keniensisSapium ellipticum and many other plants, forming a carpet-like surface. Invasive species are known to cause great economic, health and ecological problems all around the globe [19]. The UBGM is no exception.…”

Challenges in developing medicinal plant databases for sharing ethnopharmacological knowledge

“…Literatures from local or regional publications, in spite of their immense contribution to conserving traditional knowledge, could not be fully assimilated in many of the global level bibliographic databases. There had been some attempts to retrieve information on medicinal plants from regional publications and non-indexed journals (Manha et al, 2008;Soetjipto and Rosario, 2003).…”

“…Several attempts have been made to develop information system for collecting and managing ethnomedicinal plant knowledge at different geographical areas (Babac, 2004;Manha et al, 2008;Natale et al, 2009).…”

European Naturalists and Medicinal Plants of Brazil

“…This period was also characterized by intense fighting and a repression of mysticism, including the traditional use of plants. All of these processes have contributed to a lack of interest in medicinal plants, a situation that was reversed from the 1980s by the influence of the WHO (Manhã et al, 2008). For decades, several native medicinal species have been used by pharmaceutical companies in Brazil to create commercial products.…”