The role of herbometallic preparations in traditional medicine – A review on mica drug processing and pharmaceutical applications

Wijenayake, Apsara; Pitawala, H.M.T.G.A.; Bandara, Ratnayake; Abayasekara, C. L.

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.051

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“…TM includes medication therapies and non-medication therapies. Whereas the latter are carried out primarily without the use of medication, the first involve the use of herbal medicines [ 4 – 6 ], animal parts [ 7 – 10 ], and minerals [ 11 , 12 ].…”

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Traditional knowledge on herbal drinks among indigenous communities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Rashid

Gbèdomon

Ahmad

et al. 2018

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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BackgroundTraditional knowledge about the use of medicinal plants for herbal drinks (HDs) is not well documented in the Azad Kashmir region despite their widespread use. This study highlights the taxonomic diversity and traditional knowledge on medicinal plants used for HDs while examining the diversity of diseases treated with HDs in the study area.MethodsIndividual discussions were conducted with 255 informants (84 women and 171 men). Data gathered included (i) informant age and gender, (ii) HD species and respective plant parts used, (iii) health disorders treated, and (iv) mode of preparation and utilizations. Quantitative ethnobotanical indices including relative frequency of citation (RFC), informant consensus factor (ICF), and use value (UV) were used for data analyses.ResultsAltogether, 73 medicinal plants belonging to 40 families and 66 genera were reported to be used in HD preparations, with Asteraceae being the richest family. The average number of HD species cited was 9.09 ± 0.17 per informant and did not vary either by age or gender. In addition, men and women, and adults and the young used the same pool of species (dissimilarity nearly zero). The most used plant parts were leaves (20.00%), roots (17.25%), and fruits (16.47%). Based on UV, the top five most used species were Valeriana jatamansi, Isodon rugosus, Onopordum acanthium, Acacia nilotica, and Viola canescens; and the UV was similar among gender and age categories too. The most utilized herbal preparation forms included decoctions, infusions, and tea. One hundred and eleven diseases grouped into 13 ailment categories were reported to be cured using HDs. The main category of disease treated with HDs was gastrointestinal (GIT) disorders (RFC = 17.43%). Relatively few species were used by a large proportion of informants for each category of ailment (ICF ≥ 0.60). Only one species was used for “glandular disorders” and “eye diseases” (ICF = 1).A novelty of about 22% (16 species) was recorded for HD species in the present work.ConclusionThe diversity of medicinal plant species used as HDs and the associated traditional knowledge are of considerable value to the indigenous communities of the Azad Kashmir region. Therefore, there is a need for conservation and preservation of medicinal HD species as well as the wealth of indigenous knowledge. The conservation effort should be high for species in the ailments categories glandular disorders and eye diseases. The therapeutic uses of HDs have provided basic data for further research focused on phytochemical and pharmacological studies and conservation of the most important species.

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Traditional knowledge on herbal drinks among indigenous communities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Rashid

Gbèdomon

Ahmad

et al. 2018

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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“…7 . AB is also considered as an excellent cell regenerator and as a nervine tonic, thus used in many rejuvenation formulations 8 . Recently, the efficacy of AB on the proliferation of germinal epithelium in rats exposed to heat stress has been established 9 .…”

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Effect of Abhrak Bhasma on the Physiology and Behaviour of Drosophila Melanogaster.

Subedi¹,

Vartak²,

GKale³

2017

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“…'Detoxification procedures' are employed in the preparation procedures while using some of these substances. For example mica (Wijenayake et al, 2014). Clearly such practices are of major concern and toxicological risks need to be addressed.…”

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Plants used to treat diabetes in Sri Lankan Siddha Medicine – An ethnopharmacological review of historical and modern sources

Sathasivampillai

Rajamanoharan

Munday

et al. 2017

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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Cite this article as: Saravanan V. Sathasivampillai, Pholtan R.S. Rajamanoharan, Michael Munday and Michael Heinrich, Plants used to treat diabetes in Sri Lankan Siddha Medicine -an ethnopharmacological review of historical and modern sources, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.jep.2016.07.053 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Abstract Introduction and background:In recent decades diabetes mellitus has become a considerable health problem in countries like Sri Lanka and results in an increasing economic burden hampering the social and economic development of these countries. About 60 to 70 % of the rural population in Sri Lanka rely on indigenous medicinal systems as their main source for primary health care. Siddha (Tamil) Medicine is one of the four Sri Lankan traditional medicinal systems and it is practised mostly in the eastern and northern provinces of Sri Lanka where the majority of Tamils reside. Aim:The foundation of this study is a documentation of plant species recorded in historical and modern Sri Lankan Siddha Medical documents used to treat diabetes. Based on the systematic documentation and analysis of Siddha concepts about diabetes and its signs and preparations used to treat diabetes in Sri Lankan Siddha Medicine, the plant species included in these preparations (excluding globally or very widely used, very well studied species) were evaluated in terms of the current stateof-the-art about these species' pharmacology and effectiveness in order to lay a foundation for their further development. Method:Historic and modern Sri Lankan university texts books in Tamil were used as sources for information on diabetes Siddha concepts and antidiabetic Sri Lankan Siddha Medicine preparations. Information on the known antidiabetic effects of extracts and compounds obtained from these species were used in order to assess the current state of the art of these species. Results and discussion: Information of ingredients, preparation methods, amount of ingredients used, and dosages of 60 antidiabetic Sri Lankan Siddha Medicine preparations were obtained. Animal parts including marine organisms, inorganic substances, and plants are the three types of ingredients used. Overall 171 plant species in 73 families were documented. Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb. (Fabaceae) was identified as the most frequently cited species. Globally distributed and very well studied plants were excluded in the pharmacological and clinical literature review which includes 123 plant species. The majority (48 %) of the plant species reviewed were studied up to in vivo level as...

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The role of herbometallic preparations in traditional medicine – A review on mica drug processing and pharmaceutical applications

Cited by 26 publications

References 44 publications

Traditional knowledge on herbal drinks among indigenous communities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Traditional knowledge on herbal drinks among indigenous communities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Effect of Abhrak Bhasma on the Physiology and Behaviour of Drosophila Melanogaster.

Plants used to treat diabetes in Sri Lankan Siddha Medicine – An ethnopharmacological review of historical and modern sources

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