Ethnomedicinal evaluation of medicinal plants used against. An alternative for the pesticide treadmill and a way to reduce use of atrisk medicinal plants. Selecting medicinal plants for development of phytomedicine and use in primary health care. The reliance of people on ethnomedicine has been for reasons of costeffectiveness, acceptability, biomedical benefits and. Aromatic and medicinal plants in mexico intechopen. However, many medicinal plants are difficult to identify when they are sold as roots. Natural products derived from plants as a source of drugs ncbi. Evaluation of the medicinal plants for thier efficacy and possible toxicity would be very. Traditionally, burdock has been used as a remedy for acne, measles, arthritis, gout, rheumatism, tonsillitis, sore throat and colds. Systematic list of the medicinal plants occurring within the limits of the state, with notes on their distribution and proper time of collecting the parts used mohr, charles on. Database on medicinal plants comprehensive database on some important medicinal plants having high trade value a project sponsored by national medicinal plants board, department of ayush has been executed by central council for research in ayurvedic sciences successesfully and the data have been displayed in the form of an eportal entitled database on medicinal. Monthly visit and interviews of local and tribal peoples of villages were carried out for gathering the. Field work was conducted between february 2012 and january 20 using semistructured questionnaires.
A study on the medicinal plants used by the local traditional. Preface v this volume of the series medicinal plants of the world. Though it has a wide variety of therapeutic effects it is commonly known to be used for flavor in soups and teas in asian cuisines and an ingredient in many vietnamese and thai foods. Chemical constituents, modern and traditional medicinal usescontains information on 16 plant species and follows the same format as volumes 1 and 2. Projects on highly demandable herbs, medicinal plants.
Kg medicinal use amla t after 4th year emblica officinalis fam euphorbiaceac fruit rs 15 45kg vitamin c, cough. Relying primarily on field surveys, there have been recent efforts to assess the use of ethiopian traditional medicinal plants for treatment of various diseases including cancer. Ethnomedicinal plants have been used since ancient time for human healthcare and still remain the most widely used medication system in developing and least developed nations like ethiopia where over 80% of the population is dependent on traditional medicines. Data on ethnomedicinal plants and ethnographic profile of respondents was documented using semistructured questionnaires. Use of medicinal plants and natural products for treatment.
The results indicate that the studied cultivar is a potent source of phenolics and that the fertilisation increases the plant biosynthetic capacity for polyphenols 159. Rana 2 1 national bureau of plant genetic resources regional station, phagli, shimla hp 171 004, india. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Jackfruit is cultivated in tropical asia and belongs to the mulberry family. Medicinal plants can be cultivated to sustainably supply the market with medicinal plant materials. Some of the plants discussed in volume 3 may be considered. In the present era, plants are still used as a range of treatments to physical problems of the human body. Nov 30, 2012 role of the medicinal plants and natural products on the phases of osteoporotic fracture healing, that is, the reactive, repair, and remodeling phases comparison of the efficacy of the medicinal plants and natural products with the standard antiosteoporotic drugs using animal models or clinical trials. The power medicinal of plants by mandy smith, environmental educator latta plantation nature center medicinal plants plants produce an amazing amount of complex chemicals we can use as medicines to curb and cure disease.
The country possesses a wide range of potentially useful medicinal plants, more extensive indeed than available in many other parts of the world abebe, 1986, yirga, 2010b. This evergreen tree can grow to more than 20 m and has leaves that are oblong with a pointed apex and base. Medicinal plants importance and uses article pdf available in pharmaceutica analytica acta 0310 january 2012 with 72,933 reads how we measure reads. Vast majority of medicinal plants are harvested from the wild, particularly from. There are definitions and properties included for 984 of these constituents in the full book. The most fundamental step in the scientific study of medicinal plants is establishing their botanical identity. Some medicinal plants, such as the opium poppy, have long been recognized and widely used, while others, such as the pacific yew, the original source for the cancer drug, taxol, are relatively new arrivals to mainstream medicine. Poultice softened or mashed herbs, normally fresh, spread and wrapped in a cloth and applied to the body. Of the medicinal plants found in the shops visited, 61% were in the form of roots, 22% in the form of whole plant, 15% in the form of barks, 1% in the form of fruits and the other 1% in the form of leaves. Yet, there is a dearth of available information about the cost of production of these plants. H e a l t h a n d wealth f r o m m e d i c i n a l aromatic p. This is an openaccess article distributed under the.
Selecting medicinal plants for development of phytomedicine. Increasing role of the who monographs on selected medicinal plants over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous increase in the use of herbal medicine. Medicinal plants of the north cascades specific to the nci environmental learning center of all forms of life, plants are the most vital to all others. The primary goal of this journal is to advance the understanding for the use of. Ethnomedicinal plant knowledge and practice of the oromo. Study area the study was conducted from september 2009 to april 2010 in gindeberet district, west shewa zone of oromiya regional state of ethiopia fig. Ethnomedicinal plants used to treat human ailments in the. Bc, plants like sage, chamomile and sweet basil were believed to cure sore throats and 4headaches 446. Medicinal plants can be propagated from seeds, cuttings or bulbs. Although a number of common names may be in use for a given plant, only one scientific name is used. This book continues as volume 4 of a multicompendium on edible medicinal and nonmedicinal plants. Chemical and biological exploration permit to provide solutions to the treatment of diseases.
An overview of ethiopian traditional medicinal plants used. This multicompendium is a comprehensive, illustrated and scientifically uptodate work covering more than a thousand species of edible medicinal and nonmedicinal plants. Germination response of four south african medicinal plants to a range of temperatures and treatments. Plants, or preparations there from, were chewed, applied topically, ingested, used for bathing, or they might have been used exclusively in ceremonial practices.
Page 7 traditional and medicinal uses of carica papaya aravind. Barros 2012 were also considered, respecting the significant differences of knowledge and social context of the medicinal plants use, including possibly involved medical rationalities. The following paragraphs focus on the further work carried out during the last 5 years. Molecular identification of commercialized medicinal plants in.
Pdf bamboo and cane based projects pdf banana products. Medicinal plants play an important role in human life to combat diseases since time immemorial. However, this rich ethnomedicinal knowledge had been. As of 2012, more than 29,000 species of plants are listed in the convention on international trade in endangered. Market news service mns international trade centre unctadwto palais des nations, 1211 geneva 10, switzerland tel. Long peeper pippali c after two to three years peeper longum fam. Fam family, t tree, h herb, c climber, s shrub plant common name maturity period botanical name or family parts used average price rs.
Research and development on medicinal plants require a sustainable supply of quality medicinal plant material. Nootropics various extracts derived from the seeds of pongamia pinnata karanj decreased pentobarbitone sleeping. Ethiopia, is a country characterized by a wide range of climate and ecological conditions, possesses enormous diversity of fauna and flora pankhurst, 2001. Scientific names are also given to simplify proper identifi cation of plants. Comparison of the efficacy of the medicinal plants and natural products with the standard antiosteoporotic. Khan region contained high number of medicinal plants 19 for gastrointestinal ailments followed by bannu 18, kohat 15, lakki marwat, and karak 8. May 31, 2015 in studied regions 52 plants belonging to 36 families table 1 were found to be used against gastrointestinal ailments. Publications native plant ethnobotany research program. It is reported to have more than 424 species of medicinal plants which have strong traditional system of medicines in sikkim.
This work will be of significant interest to scientists, researchers, medical practitioners, pharmacologists. Theories and major hypotheses in ethnobotany volweb. Plants are being used for medicinal purposes by local inhabitants since earliest times. Domestication of medicinal plants in east africa, for example, has been seen as a way of increasing income and availability of the products to traditional healers and other resource users dery et al.
Day by day there is an increase in ethnobotanical, taxonomic, or phytochemical studies, providing an encouraging picture of research in mexico and to support its use in traditional medicine. The objective of present study was to document and preserve ethnomedicinal knowledge use to treat different human ailments by traditional healers of dera ismail khan region, pakistan. Box 2035, mekelle, ethiopia b mekelle university, department of biology, p. More than,000 plants have been studied during the last 5 year period. To subscribe to the mns medicinal plants and extracts report or learn more about the many other mns services provided by itc please contact. Medicinal plant resources sikkim himalaya represents an extremely unique ecosystem rich in medicinal plant wealth associated with ayurveda, folk medicine, homeopathy, siddha, amchi tibetan and unani system of medicines. Box 3072, mekelle, ethiopia received 31 august 2010. Traditional medicines remained as the most affordable and easily accessible source of treatment in the primary health care system among diverse communities in ethiopia.
Medicinal and aromatic plants in mexico have been studied and explored through history. Ethnomedicinal plants of chamba district, himachal pradesh. Balick, phd plants are the primary source of medicine for most of the world. Aromatic plants and there is a high demand in export markets for certain medicinal aromatic plants. Thus, uses of medicinal plants have been separated in. Medicinal plants and antimicrobial activity sciencedirect. In the present paper, we analyze the past, present and future of medicinal plants, both as potential antimicrobial crude drugs as well as a source for natural compounds that act as new antiinfection agents. Journal of diseases and medicinal plants jdmp publishes bimonthly papers in the areas of pharmacology, toxicology, neuroscience, pathology, plant biochemistry, animal biochemistry, biochemistry, bioorganic chemistry and medicinal chemistry. Various parts of plants roots, stems, leaves, flowers, bark, etc. Makoi h kakamachi with in one year solanum nigrum fam. Ethnomedicinal plants diversity of bhadrawati tahsil of. In the past few decades, the search for new antiinfection agents has occupied many research groups in the field of ethnopharmacology. Medicinal plants with each constituent are listed, often with the exact amounts of these constituents.
Contributions of medicinal plants to care and health. Medicinal plants have been used in virtually all cultures as a source of medicine. Highlights 26 species of medicinal plants were collected and identified for treating 36 human ailments. The most commonly used plant parts for herbal preparations were leaves and roots followed by barks and fruits. Medicinal plantsscience tracer bulletlibrary of congress. Medicinal plants at risk center for biological diversity. H e a l t h a n d wealth f r o m m e d i c i n a l. Lemon grass is an herb native to tropical southeast asia.
The widespread use of herbal remedies and healthcare preparations is described in the vedas and the bible. The main target audience for these booklets are people and organizations that provide advisory, business and technical support services to resourcepoor smallscale farmers and local communities in low and middleincome countries. Plant taxonomy for preclinical and clinical medicinal plant researchers bradley c. The revised version of the report includes substantially more information on the. Systematic list of the medicinal plants occurring within the limits of the state. Ethnomedicinal plants of chamba district, himachal pradesh, india. Medicinal plants research in asia continues to receive significant. The traditional use of medicinal plants for curing and preventing illnesses, including the promotion of both physical and spiritual wellbeing among human beings. The present paper is an overview of the literature reporting the use of these plants for cancer treatment.
Burdock has many medicinal properties and has been used in many herbal remedies. Medicinal edible and medicinal wetland plants of the. It has been documented that a great amount of traditional knowledge about the uses of medicinal plant. It encompasses selected species from the following families. Information regarding the different types of plants used, parts of the plants, mode of administration was collected from 16 villages of the district. Cultivated plants, flora of the northeastern united states, and state experiment station bulletins. Most dominant family used against gastrointestinal. Camels hay, geranium grass, cochin grass,takrai, tanglad, melissa grass, capimcidrao, sereh, fever tea description. These plant defense theories are based on the premise that plants produce chemicals to protect themselves from. Assurance of the safety, quality, and efficacy of medicinal plants and herbal products has now become a key issue in industrialized and in developing countries. Identification and traditional uses of some common medicinal. Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in gindeberet. Plants continue to be a major source of medicines, as they have been throughout human history.
List of plants covered in medicinal plants of the world volumes 1 and 2 volume 1 1. Ethnoveterinary medicine generally means the folks beliefs, knowledge skills, methods and practices pertaining to the health of animals, which play a vital role in rural areas as chief source of medicine being used to. This volume lists hundreds of the 3157 constituents of medicinal plants in the full bookthe ones starting with a or b. The most fundamental step in the scientific study of medicinal plants. Through photosynthesis plants convert solar energy into chemical energy which is then carried up the food chain to the top where homo sapiens are found. Data was collected from 120 traditional healers through questionnaire survey. The traditional knowledge about the plants for treating the common diseases was collected from peoples, especially traditional healers and village medicinemen from january 2012 to december 2012. Role of the medicinal plants and natural products on the phases of osteoporotic fracture healing, that is, the reactive, repair, and remodeling phases. Aim of the present study was to document ethnomedicinal plants used against gastrointestinal complaints in five selected remote regions of pakistan and to select potential medicinal plants for further in vitro and in vivo investigation.
According to newman and cragg 2012, the utility of natural products as sources of novel structures is still alive and well. Piperaccac fruit, root rs 100 150 per kg root 150 per kg appetizer, enlarged spleen, bronchities, cold, antidote. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 634k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. The plant parts most preferred in medicinal plants are roots. In 2012, the whole sales of chinese herbal medicines reached more. Liniment plants soaked in rubbing alcohol to be used externally. It is a recognized fact that plants serve a potent medicine for curing various diseases. With elements of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and sugars plants create compounds such as terpenes, alkaloids and. Use of ethnomedicinal plants by the people living around.
Use of medicinal plants and natural products for treatment of. Apart from utilizing garden plants for a wide diversity of. Information regarding the different types of plants used, parts of the plants, mode of administration. Ointment petroleum jelly, beeswax, or lanolin used as a base for salves applied externally. Assurance of the safety, quality, and efficacy of medicinal plants and herbal products has now. Page 9 g and an excellent source of vitamin c ascorbic acid. The oromo community living in the prehistoric harla and dengego valleys has long history of ethnomedicinal knowhow and practice against human and livestock ailments. Plants believed to have medicinal qualities were used to treat many human illnesses, oftentimes in conjunction with the performance of healing ceremonies or prayer. The medicinal plant preparations were administered through oral, dermal and nasal routes. Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in gindeberet district, western ethiopia s. Medicinal plants, infusion, decoction, leaf, root, bark. Medicinal plants play a golden role not only as traditional medicine but also as trade.
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