Inhibitory activity of 20 traditional medicinal plants were examined and evaluated against jack bean urease activity by berthelot reaction to obtains natural. The present paper deals with the important medicinal plants at the village sabgram under sadar upazila of bogra district were carried out during march 20 to july 2014. Medicinal plants can be propagated from seeds, cuttings or bulbs. It is a recognized fact that plants serve a potent medicine for curing various diseases. View ethnomedicinal plants research papers on academia. 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. Ethnomedicinal survey for important plants of jalalpur. Medicinal plants have been used in virtually all cultures as a source of medicine. The present study reports a high degree novelty in the use, mode of administration of plants among the bagata tribes reflecting the revival of interest in traditional medicine. Mention of the names of firms and commercial products does not imply endorsement by unido or ics.
Ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants in malakand. There are definitions and properties included for 984 of these constituents in the full book. Opinions expressed in the present publication do not. Research and development on medicinal plants require a sustainable supply of quality medicinal plant material. It is the tradition that is of remarkable contemporary relevance for ensuring health security to the teeming millions. This chapter outlines the history and early traditions of medicinal plants in the middleeast. Ethnobotany of medicinal plants in district mastung of balochistan. Determination of amino acids in medicinal plants from. A developing interdisciplinary search for botanical extracts with therapeutic potential. Materials and methods exploration of economically important indigenous medicinal plants species in district shangla was undertaken during 20 and 2014. The oromo community living in the prehistoric harla and dengego valleys has long history of ethnomedicinal knowhow and practice against human and livestock ailments.
However, the medicinal plants used for sexually transmitted infections and data on. Ethnomedicinal evaluation of medicinal plants used against. This volume lists hundreds of the 3157 constituents of medicinal plants in the full bookthe ones starting with a or b. Study of flora and fauna in study area and impacts of projects biological environment ecology is the study of the relation and interactions between organisms and their. Medicinal plant used for the treatment of skin diseases in. An ethnomedicinal study was conducted to document the indigenous medicinal plant knowledge and use by traditional healers in southwestern ethiopia from december 2005 to november 2006. This plant is often used as a medicinal plant and is considered invasive on certain tropical islands.
Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional. This paper is based on an ethnobotanical investigation that focused on the traditional medicinal plants used by local maonan people to treat human diseases in maonan concentration regions. Most dominant family used against gastrointestinal complaints was apiaceae 4 plants followed by cactaceae, euphorbiaceae, malvaceae, and rosaceae 3 plants each and meliaceae, brassicaceae, and solanaceae 2 plants each. Frankincense, otherwise known as boswellia carteri 14 figure 2 is a useful omani traditional remedy for bronchitis, and can be used as a tonic for cleansing the digestive system, a mouth cleanser, for asthma and ulcers, and as a diuretic. Medicinal and aromatic plants the indispensible role of natural products as a source of medicine in treatment of various diseases cannot be overruled owing to its lesser side effects and natural origin. Selected ethnomedicinal plants from kenya with in vitro. The maonan people have relied on traditional medicine since ancient times, especially medicinal plants. Traditional medicines remained as the most affordable and easily accessible source of treatment in the primary health care system among diverse communities in ethiopia. People have been using plants as a traditional medicine for thousand years ago. Pdf the present study deals with the documentation of ethnomedicinal plants belonging to waghai forest, dangs district, gujarat, india.
Traditional plant medicine list of high impact articles. Partii koushik majumdar and b k datta plant taxonomy and palynology laboratory, department of life science tripura university, suryamaninagar, agartala 799, tripura, india. 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. Data were collected from 45 randomly selected traditional healers using semistructured interviews and observations. A total of 119 medicinal plant species belonging to 109 genera and 50 families were collected and recorded for their use in 207 ailments. 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.
However, more research is needed on propagation methods, harvesting and processing techniques, germplasm collection, genetic improvement, quality control and marketing. Page 6 india has one of the richest plant medical traditions in the world. Medicinal plants research in asia bioversity international. Plants have been used for medicinal purposes since time immemorial, and to this day, many of the important and familiar remedies originate in plants. Jmphtr 4 2016 2529 issn 20531826 medicinal plant used for the treatment of skin diseases in edo state, nigeria erhenhi a. Medicinal plants, natural products, ayurveda, cancer, alternative medicine. 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. Identification and traditional uses of some common. Farrukh nisar, abdul majeed, khalid nawaz and khizar hayat bhatti.
In view of the above concerns, a regional expert consultation on promotion of medicinal and. Medicinal plantsscience tracer bulletlibrary of congress. Herbal plants play an important role in preventing and treating of human diseases. Who monographs on medicinal plants commonly used in the.
Readers are cautioned against using these plant drugs for purposes of self medication. Seed propagation of many medicinal plants is however, hampered by various factors such as seed parasitism, low seed viability, low germination rate, etc. Chemical and biological exploration permit to provide solutions to the treatment of diseases. Sources of natural product can be both terrestrial and aquatic which include plants and microorganisms. The study was divided into two parts as ethnobotanical survey of the study area and determination of the economic potential of local plant species. The local people of gaurifunta preferred preparing the medicines by plants either as single or as in a combination with two or several plants and plant parts, since the combination rapidly cures the diseases and also enhance the immunity power of the patients. Page 29 of cancer chemoprevention drug discovery and development.
Study of flora and fauna in study area and impacts of projects. Plants are being used for medicinal purposes by local inhabitants since earliest times. About 60,000 traditional health practitioners in rustic. Phylogenetic exploration of commonly used medicinal plants in s. Besides descriptions of 126 medicinal plants of the. Pdf on mar 30, 2018, tadesse abiyot and others published ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human ailment in guduru district of oromia regional state, ethiopia find, read. Compendium of medicinal plants, volume 219701979 by ram p. Ethnomedicinal plants used by the bagata tribes of paderu. Aromatic and medicinal plants in mexico intechopen. Applications, trends, and prospects highlights the therapeutic potential of plants for treating malaria. Medicinal plants are common and medicinally important to treat various diseases. The widespread use of herbal remedies and healthcare preparations is described in the vedas and the bible. A total of 30 plant taxa belonging to 20 families pertaining to 26 genera were reported. Selected ethnomedicinal plants from kenya with in vitro activity against major african livestock pathogens belonging to the.
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. European red list of medicinal plants european commission. In the past few decades, the search for new antiinfection agents has occupied many research groups in the field of ethnopharmacology. Publications native plant ethnobotany research program. Medicinal plants serve as one of the major sources of income for high. Ethnobotanical study of medicinal flora utilised by traditional healers. Ecological status of high altitude medicinal plants and their. Antimicrobial test of five ethnomedicinal plants in an ancestral forest area m. Viii by g s levekar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Plant derived medicines have made significant contributions towards human health and plants and are a great source of novel drug compounds. Ethnobotany of medicinal plants in district mastung of balochistan provincepakistan. Field work was conducted between february 2012 and january 20 using semistructured questionnaires. 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.
Mehrotra and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Relative popularity level of medicinal plants in talagang, punjab. Data on ethnomedicinal plants and ethnographic profile of respondents was documented using semistructured questionnaires. Antimicrobial activity of three medicinal plants artemisia indica, medicago falcata and tecoma stans tahir javid 1, muhammad adnan1, akash tariq1,basreen akhtar, riaz ullah2, naser m. Ethnomedicinal plants used to treat human ailments in the. Contains information on 203 native species, illustrated with line drawings and maps.
Traditional medicinal plants used by local people at the. Future source of new drugs arvind kumar shakya abstract india has a long history and strong base for ayurveda, which is the traditional herbal medical system. Socrates received it from him with great calmness, without fear or change of countenance, and regarding the man with his usual stern aspect, he asked, what say you of. Data was collected from 120 traditional healers through questionnaire survey. The red list status of selected european medicinal plants at the european and. Since 1999, who has published four volumes of who monographs on selected medicinal plants, totaling 116 monographs.
Identification and traditional uses of some common medicinal plants in ezinihitte mbaise l. Pdf ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to. This study on the medicinal plant securidaca longepedunculata fres, was carried out in order to assess its efficacy, as a prospective local aphrodisiac, on some 20 white or albino rats in two groups of 10 5 males 5 females plus a control group making a total of two groups. Herbal healing traditions of south louisiana methods and sources c. A guide to medicinal plants of appalachia usda forest service. 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. Over 60% of the clinically used anticancer drugs are of natural origin and most of.
A study on ethnomedicinal usage of plants among the. Traditional plant medicine high impact list of articles ppts journals 5353. Antimicrobial activity of medicinal plant extracts n g r am et iv b c ada zwetlana, nandini m, kusuma dorcas abstract various types of antibacterial substances are present in higher plants. Plants continue to be a major source of medicines, as they have been throughout human history. Database on medicinal plants used in ayurveda and siddha. Plant rubbed on bee and wasp stings to relieve pain and swelling. Use of ethnomedicinal plants by the people living around. Page 186 only when you have drank the poison, yon are to walk about until a heaviness takes place in your legs. Dept of biotechnology2 okere slyvester and nwoko magnus c. Antimicrobial test of five ethnomedicinal plants in an. Ethnomedicinal plant knowledge and practice of the oromo. Medicinal plants and antimicrobial activity sciencedirect.
The fabaceae family was the most commonly used plant family representing 43. Solanum incanum 29,30 is known as sharinjiban or mazi and used to treat hemorrhoids and. Aasrfc 296 pelagia research library a study on the medicinal plants used by the local traditional healers of dhemaji district, assam, india for curing reproductive health related disorders tarun chandra taid 1, ratul chandra rajkhowa 2 and jogen chandra kalita 3. Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants used by maonan.
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. These folk medicinal plants were mostly used for treatment of. It collates useful information on malaria, current prevention and treatment, and scientific research carried out. The rich floral diversity of pakistan contains approximately 1572 genera and about 6000 wild plant species. Medicinal plants with each constituent are listed, often with the exact amounts of these constituents. Rubus ulmifolius, family rosaceae known as blackberry or mulberry it has the following properties. Phylogenetic exploration of commonly used medicinal plants in south africa. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Opinions expressed in the present publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the united nations industrial development organization unido or the international centre for science and high technology ics. With changes in environmental conditions, structure, density and composition of plants, animals also undergo changes. Abdelsalam3 1 department of botany, kohat university of science and technology, kohat, pakistan. Edible medicinal and non medicinal plants volume 9, modified. Edible medicinal and non medicinal plants volume 8, flowers.