scholarly journals Medicinal Plants and Their Traditional Uses in Local Communities around Cherangani Hills, Western Kenya

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuvenalis M. Mbuni ◽  
Shengwei Wang ◽  
Brian N. Mwangi ◽  
Ndungu J. Mbari ◽  
Paul M. Musili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Western Kenya ◽  
Therapeutic Uses ◽  
Pharmacological Studies ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Asteraceae Family ◽  
Medicinal Therapy

Medicinal plants are vital sources of easily accessible remedy used in the countryside healthcare system. This study aimed to find and make record of plants that are used for medicinal therapy by three communities living in Cherangani Hills. So far no single study has documented medicinal plants as a whole in the area. Ethnobotanical data were obtained through interviewing informants using semi-structured questionnaires and extracting information from journals and books. Descriptive statistical analysis was applied to describe the data. Overall 296 plant species from 80 families and 191 genera were identified. Asteraceae family was the most dominant, representing 10.7% of the total plant species recorded. Roots (35.9%) represented the most commonly used parts of the plant. The commonly used method of preparation was decoction (54.9%). The reported diseases were classified into 14 diverse ailment groups out of the 81 health conditions on their underlying user reports. Rural communities in Cherangani Hills are rich sources of plants with medicinal properties. Therapeutic uses of the compiled plants provide basic information that can aid scientists to conduct additional research dedicated to conservation of species and pharmacological studies of species with the greatest significance.

Medicinal plants and sustainable livelihood in Pauri district of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India.

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (06) ◽  
pp. 4589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vardan Singh Rawat
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Sustainable Livelihoods ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Total Plant

The present study was conducted in the Thalisain block of Pauri Garhwal to document the medicinal plants used by the local communities. 53 plant species distributed in 38 families were documented. Of the total plant species 49% were herbs, 26% trees, 23% shrubs and 2% climbers. 16 different plant parts were used by local communities for different ailments. Medicinal plants were widely used by major sections of the community against common colds, cough, skin diseases, snake bite, fever, joint pains, bronchitis etc. Women and local healers called vaids have a vital role in environmental management due to traditional knowledge and use of plants as medicine with undocumented knowledge. It has been observed as one of the best option of sustainable livelihoods for the residents of the area.

Medicinal Plants of Morni Hills, Shivalik Range, Panchkula, Haryana

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Acharya Balkrishna ◽  
◽  
Anupam Srivastava ◽  
B.K. Shukla ◽  
Rajesh Kumar Mishra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Local People ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Plant Exploration ◽  
Family Names ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Hills Area

During plant exploration and survey of Morni Hills, Panchkula, Haryana (2017-2018) the authors collected about 2200 field numbers from different localities. Out of them, 323 species belonging to 251 genera and 92 families are medicinal plants. The information about medicinal properties of these plants has been gathered during field trips of Morni Hills from local vaidyas and local people of remote localities. The enumeration is alphabetically arranged, followed by their family names, local/common names, plant parts used for curing diseases and medicinal uses. These plant species are utilized by local people against various diseases in Morni Hills area.

scholarly journals MEDICINAL PLANTS IN RURAL SETTLEMENTS OF A PROTECTED AREA IN THE LITTORAL OF NORTHEAST BRAZIL

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-104
Author(s):  
MICHELE FERNANDA MARQUES DE BRITO ◽  
EDNA ARÉVALO MARÍN ◽  
DENISE DIAS DA CRUZ
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Permutation Test ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Ethnobotanical Survey ◽  
Medicinal Species ◽  
Informant Consensus ◽  
Therapeutic Uses ◽  
Environmental Protection Area ◽  
Protection Area

Abstract The goal of the present study was to conduct an ethnobotanical survey on the knowledge and the use of medicinal plants by five rural communities located within the Tambaba Environmental Protection Area, State of Paraiba. Data were collected by semi structured interviewing 58 key-informants aged 28 and 83 years. A total of 71 medicinal species, from 47 families, was identified and Leguminosae being the most cited. The leaves were the most used parts and the tea was the most common mode of use. Use Value index reveals the group of nine species mostly used by the communities. The Informant Consensus Factor indicated respiratory system disorders as the most commonly treated. The ANOSIM-one way permutation test revealed that the communities are very similar when compared in relation to the species and their therapeutic uses. These communities used medicinal plants as an efficient and immediate alternative to treat various everyday diseases.

scholarly journals Medicinal Plants Used as Antitumor Agents in Brazil: An Ethnobotanical Approach

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joabe Gomes de Melo ◽  
Ariane Gaspar Santos ◽  
Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti de Amorim ◽  
Silene Carneiro do Nascimento ◽  
Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Antitumor Agents ◽  
Pharmacological Study ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Traditional Healers

In this study, we describe the medicinal plants that have been reported to be antitumor agents and that have been used in ethnobotanic research in Brazil to answer the following questions: what is the abundance of plants reported to be antitumor in Brazil? Have the plant species used for tumor treatment in traditional Brazilian medicine been sufficiently examined scientifically? Our analysis included papers published between 1980 and 2008. A total of 84 medicinal plant species were reported to be used for cancer and tumor prevention or treatment; 69.05% of these were cited as being used for the treatment of tumors and cancer in general and 30.95% for specific tumors or cancers. The plants that were cited at a higher frequency wereAloe vera,Euphorbia tirucalli, andTabebuia impetiginosa. At least, one pharmacological study was found for 35.71% of the species. Majority of the studies selected were conducted in rural communities and urban areas and in areas with traditional healers in Brazil. We found the following molecules to be the most studied in vitro and in vivo: silibinin, β-lapachone, plumbagin and capsaicin. The species addressed here constitute interesting objects for future studies to various professionals in the field of natural products.

scholarly journals AN UPDATED PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW ON GYNURA PROCUMBENS

2019 ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAMRAN ASHRAF
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Therapeutic Uses ◽  
Pharmacological Studies ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Effective Drugs

Nowadays, the use of medicinal plants increased significantly for the aim of producing more effective drugs with fewer side effects. Gynura procumbens (family Asteraceae) is a high value medicinal plant with different properties that are considered less, regardless of having great therapeutic potential in traditional medicine. Many pharmacological studies have established the ability of this plant to exhibit antimicrobial, antioxidant, hepatoprotection, antigenotoxic, antiplasmodial, cytotoxic, cardioactive, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, etc. The aim of this study was to review the updated phytochemical, pharmacological investigations as well as the traditional and therapeutic uses of G. procumbens. Important and different experimental data have been addressed along with a review of most of the phytochemicals identified in this plant.

scholarly journals Local indigenous knowledge about some medicinal plants in and around Kakamega forest in western Kenya

F1000Research ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nickson Erick Otieno ◽  
Caleb Analo
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Service Planning ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Western Kenya ◽  
Kakamega Forest ◽  
Key Species

Kakamega forest is Kenya’s only rainforest and is distinguishably rich in biodiversity but threatened by agricultural encroachment and other forms of human activity. It is also one of Kenya’s Important Bird Areas and a significant source of natural products to neighboring rural communities, such as medicinal plants, food, wood and other fibers. By using structured questionnaires for direct interviews, local indigenous knowledge was tapped through involvement of a focal group of elderly key informants in three blocks of the forest. Forty key species of medicinal plants used by local people were identified and recorded. Fifty-five percent of these were shrubs, thirty-two percent trees, seven-and-a-half percent lower plants such as herbs or forbs while five percent were climbers. About seventy percent of the medicinal plants occurred inside the forest itself and thirty percent around the edge and the immediate surroundings outside the forest. Thirty-eight (95%) of the plants were indigenous to Kenya and two (5%) exotic. Such extensive indigenous knowledge of the medicinal uses of the plants, including their distribution trends in the forest, may be tapped for decision support in rural health service planning, policy formulation for conserving the forest, tracking and mitigation of climate change impacts.

scholarly journals Pavonia odorata- An Overview of Traditional, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vani Mamillapalli ◽  
Haripriya Tondepu ◽  
Padmalatha Khantamneni
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Docking ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Docking Studies ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Sesquiterpene Alcohol ◽  
Alternative Systems ◽  
Pharmacological Studies ◽  
Phytochemical Studies

Medicinal plants are of great use in sustaining human health. The plant Pavonia odorata commonly called as fragrant swamp mallow, sugandhabala belonging to family Malvaceae is used traditionally for the treatment of haemorrhage, inflammation, fever, urinary disorders etc in traditional and alternative systems of medicine. The plant was known to contain sesquiterpene alcohol panonenol. The review article describes various pharmacological studies conducted on the plant species. Apart from that, molecular docking studies performed, and studies carried out in Ayurveda and Siddha systems of medicine on this plant species are also discussed in the manuscript. The study indicates that the plant has undergone fewer phytochemical studies, needs to be explored further.

scholarly journals Taxonomic Enumeration of Angiosperm Flora of Sreenagar Upazila, Munshigang, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-172
Author(s):  
Zakia Mahmudah ◽  
Md Muzahidul Islam ◽  
Tahmina Haque ◽  
Mohammad Zashim Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Calotropis Procera ◽  
Poisonous Plant ◽  
The Status ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Passiflora Foetida ◽  
Trees And Shrubs

The present article focuses the status of angiosperm flora of Sreenagar upazila under Munshiganj district. The study was done from July 2015 to June 2016. A total of 219 plant species of angiosperms was identified belonging to 165 genera and 70 families. Among them 38 species were monocotyledons and 181 plant species were dicotyledons. Herbs were the largest life forms among the angiosperms and contained about 58% of total plant species occurring in this area. Trees and shrubs occupied 23% and 12% respectively. Climbers were 6% but epiphytes (1%) were very negligible in number in the study area. About 51 medicinal plants were recorded from this study. The following species viz. Lasia spinosa, Calamus tenuis, Tinospora crispa, Passiflora foetida and Calotropis procera were recorded only once and hence considered as rare species in Sreenagar upazila. An invasive poisonous plant Parthenium hysterophorus was also found in Sreenagar. Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 43(2): 161-172, December 2017

scholarly journals Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants Used in Democratic Republic of Congo: A Critical Review of Ethnopharmacology and Bioactivity Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Félicien Mushagalusa Kasali ◽  
Justin Ntokamunda Kadima ◽  
Emanuel L. Peter ◽  
Andrew G. Mtewa ◽  
Clement Olusoji Ajayi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Antidiabetic Activity ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Therapeutic Uses ◽  
Antidiabetic Plants

Several studies have been conducted and published on medicinal plants used to manage Diabetes Mellitus worldwide. It is of great interest to review available studies from a country or a region to resort to similarities/discrepancies and data quality. Here, we examined data related to ethnopharmacology and bioactivity of antidiabetic plants used in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Data were extracted from Google Scholar, Medline/PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, the Wiley Online Library, Web of Science, and other documents focusing on ethnopharmacology, pharmacology, and phytochemistry antidiabetic plants used in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2005 to September 2021. The Kew Botanic Royal Garden and Plants of the World Online web databases were consulted to verify the taxonomic information. CAMARADES checklist was used to assess the quality of animal studies and Jadad scores for clinical trials. In total, 213 plant species belonging to 72 botanical families were reported. Only one plant, Droogmansia munamensis, is typically native to the DRC flora; 117 species are growing in the DRC and neighboring countries; 31 species are either introduced from other regions, and 64 are not specified. Alongside the treatment of Diabetes, about 78.13% of plants have multiple therapeutic uses, depending on the study sites. Experimental studies explored the antidiabetic activity of 133 plants, mainly in mice, rats, guinea pigs, and rabbits. Several chemical classes of antidiabetic compounds isolated from 67 plant species have been documented. Rare phase II clinical trials have been conducted. Critical issues included poor quality methodological protocols, author name incorrectly written (16.16%) or absent (14.25%) or confused with a synonym (4.69%), family name revised (17.26%) or missing (1.10%), voucher number not available 336(92.05%), ecological information not reported (49.59%). Most plant species have been identified and authenticated (89.32%). Hundreds of plants are used to treat Diabetes by traditional healers in DRC. However, most plants are not exclusively native to the local flora and have multiple therapeutic uses. The analysis showed the scarcity or absence of high-quality, in-depth pharmacological studies. There is a need to conduct further studies of locally specific species to fill the gap before their introduction into the national pharmacopeia.

scholarly journals PLANTS OF GANDHAMARDAN IN MATERNAL CARE: AN ETHNOBOTANICAL APPROACH

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-73
Author(s):  
SONALIKA DAS ◽  
SULAGANA MOHATY ◽  
SHEETISWAPNA NAYAK ◽  
KALPITA BHATTA
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Maternal Care ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Synthetic Drugs ◽  
Photo Documentation

Objective: The traditional use of plants in herbal medicine has paved the way for drug discovery. With a view of this, the present study was carried out in Gandhamardan hills which are a rich source of medicinal plants. However, there are copious reports about the plants used in maternal care. Therefore, an attempt has been made to record and document the plants of these hills utilized in maternal care. Methods: The ethnobotanical information on applications of different plant species to cure diseases and ailments of pregnancy, birth (parturition), and postpartum (puerperium) were documented through personal discussions, interviews with focused groups combined with field visits, voice recordings, and photo documentation. Results: The study showed that 24 vascular plant species belonging to 24 genera and 22 families have been used in maternal care. Most of the species were herbs (50%) followed by trees (32.5%), climbers, and herbs (20%). It was observed that among all the parts, generally leaves were widely used. Conclusion: This ethnobotanical study documented the use of plants among the local community. It also revealed that the medicinal plants of the hills are a cheap source of herbal drugs for the rural communities. The information gathered can be used for further scientific investigation to develop new plant-based commercial drugs as they will be safer than synthetic drugs.

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