Yarrow by Parts: An Ethnobotanical, Pharmacological, and Metabolomics Analysis of One of North America's Most Important Medicinal Plants

Kachura, Alexandra; Lee, T; Sanchez, Marisol; Rheaume, E.; Zaghrini, W; Liu, R; Haddad, Peter; Overy, DP; Harris, CS

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1644917

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“…represented nearly 25% and 10% of total technological uses among Anthemideae and Asteraceae, respectively, driving the selection observed in the current meta-analysis (data not shown). The therapeutic potential of both genera are also supported by pre-clinical studies characterizing their bioactivity and associated phytochemicals (Bora and Sharma 2011;Ali et al 2017;Kachura et al 2018).…”

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An ethnobotanical meta-analysis of North American medicinal Asteraceae

Kachura

Harris

2022

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The Asteraceae is the largest family of plants in North America and widely used as medicine by Indigenous peoples. This study investigated the medicinal ethnobotany of North American Asteraceae to identify taxa that appear preferentially selected or avoided for general and specific medicinal uses. Asteraceae-specific ethnobotanical reports recorded in the Native American Ethnobotany Database were compiled and, using residual and binomial analyses, 14 tribes were compared and ranked as either over- or under-selected for medicine, food or technology, and for different categories of medicinal applications. Statistical analysis supported the hypothesis that selection of species for ethnobotanical purposes is non-random and does not depend on the size of the flora. The Anthemideae tribe was identified as over-selected for all types of applications, including most therapeutic categories, most significantly as pulmonary and orthopedic aids. Subsequent analysis revealed that the over-representation of this tribe was attributed mainly to Achillea millefolium and Artemisia spp.. The significance of Anthemideae, particularly of Achillea and Artemisia species, as highly-selected medicinal taxa emphasizes their cultural importance to Indigenous North Americans. Residual and binomial statistics generally provided parallel results but supplementary statistical methods, more in-depth investigation of other use categories, and inclusion of plant distribution data may provide greater insight into traditional uses of Asteraceae in North America.

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