An ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal survey of traditionally used medicinal plants in Seymour, South Africa: An attempt toward digitization and preservation of ethnic knowledge

Buwa-Komoren, Lisa Valencia; Mayekiso, B.; Mhinana, Zoleka; Adeniran, Ariyo Lateef

doi:10.4103/pm.pm_259_18

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“…It is simply transferred verbally from generation to generation and thus risks the danger of extinction. This mode of knowledge transfer may lead to interrupted knowledge transmission; intergenerational knowledge erosion and its effects are discrepancies between knowledge and actual use of medicinal plants (Srithi et al, 2009;Buwa-komoreng et al, 2019). (Palling & Dwinger, 1993).…”

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Assessment of ethno-veterinary practices in small ruminants in Akinyele local government area, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria

2021

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The application of traditional medicine to veterinary medicine has been termed as ethno-veterinary medicine. Interview survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire to generate data on ethnoveterinary medicinal (EVM) practices used for treating pests and diseases of small ruminants in Akinyele Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria. The multi-stage sampling technique was used to obtain information from one hundred and nine respondents. The data were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics to generate frequencies and percentages. Demographic characteristics of the respondents showed that 62.39% were males and the majority of them fell within 41 – 50 year, married (48.62%), Christians (68.81%), practiced an extensive system of rearing (83.49%) with all of them into goat farming (100%) and 30.28% also having sheep alongside goats. Secondary level education (38.53%) was the most attended by respondents. The majority sourced their EVM from family and relatives (76.15%) whereas the greatest causes of loss, constraint and ill-health were diseases (46.79%), feed resources (35.78%) and PPR (35.78%) respectively. Most of them agreed that EVM has medicinal value (91.74%), is cheaper than orthodox drugs (93.58%), has side effects (52.29%) and easier to administer (77.06%). Eighteen (18) plant products such as fruit, leaf, root and bark were used to treat various diseases such as mange, cough, mastitis, diarrhoea, PPR, anthrax and snake bite. It is therefore recommended that these findings be used as baseline information by identifying the effective herbal remedies for livestock health that can be utilized by veterinarians and pharmacologists for the development of new therapies as well as isolation of bioactive compounds.

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Assessment of ethno-veterinary practices in small ruminants in Akinyele local government area, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria

2021

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“…Nigeria is endowed with many plant species useful in traditional medicine. The method of preparation and part used for herbal remedies vary slightly from one culture to another (Buwa-komoreng et al, 2019). During the survey, it was observed that the Fulani herdsmen exhibited good knowledge of the etiology, clinical signs, and pathology of various animal health conditions.…”

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“…Mostly, ethnoveterinary knowledge is traditionally passed on verbally from generation to generation within the FCT, and as such practitioners depend entirely on memory for their practice. This mode of knowledge transfer may lead to interrupted knowledge transmission; intergenerational knowledge erosion and its effect are discrepancies between knowledge and actual use of medicinal plants (Srithi et al, 2009;Buwa-komoreng et al, 2019). In order to preserve this delicate knowledge, it must be documented.…”

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Medicinal plants used in ethnoveterinary practices in the Federal Capital Territory, North-Central Nigeria

Adeniran¹,

Okpi²,

Anjorin³

et al. 2020

J. Med. Plants Res.

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A survey of medicinal plants used in ethnoveterinary practices (EVP) was conducted in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria to document the indigenous use of this plant in the management of animal diseases. Data were collected from fifty informants which included seven traditional medical practitioners and 43 pastoralists using a structured questionnaire. A total of 31 plant species from 25 families were recorded from the study area. The result showed that 86% of the pastoralist practiced EVP, 64% claimed high proficiency though 75% of the pastoralist age between 20 and 39 years were either low in proficiency in EVP. Also, 58% use EVP regularly while only 14% did not use EVP at all in treating health conditions in their herds. The percentage of plant families used in ethnoveterinary practices in descending order was Fabaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Poaceae, and Solanaceae. Momordica charantia and Carica papaya were mostly cited by the informants with the high relative frequency of citation (RFC), 0.70 and 0.62, respectively. Medicinal plants used in treating diarrhea were having common agreement by most of the informants with informant consensus factor (ICF), 0.90. This study provides plant species used in ethnoveterinary practices in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for further scientific exploration.

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“…The only way to preserve ancient knowledge is to collect, store and document the information collected from the tribal people. 4 Scientific studies of ancient researchers suggested that herbal medicines could be a way to cure human illness because plants generally consist of many active bio-compounds. 2,5 These organic compounds are primarily responsible for curing several health problems such as fever, diarrhea, jaundice, common cold, dysentery, skin diseases, abdominal pain, inflammation, conjunctivitis etc.…”

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Identification And Characterization Of Phenolic Compounds In Root Extract Of Two Ethnomedicinal Plants Curculigo Orchioides And Asparagus Racemosus

Hansda¹,

Mahato²,

Bera³

et al. 2022

Int J Life Sci Pharm Res

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Since early ancient period human being are searching for new drugs with better therapeutic potentials. Traditional medicines are very important because it provide the right direction to the researcher to discover new plant based products against some specific problem and the knowledge has been passed through generation after generation. Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.and Asparagus racemosus Willd. both plants have immune stimulatory properties and are widely used by traditional healers for the treatment of various diseases. The main aim of the present study is to identify the secondary metabolites found in methanolic root extracts of C. orchioides and A. racemosus. Extraction was carried out through standard procedures and the analysis of plant extracts was carried out by using LC-ESI-MS/MS technique in positive and/or negative ionization mode. LC MS study tentatively identified 15 and 19 secondary metabolites from Curculigo orchioides and Asparagus racemosus respectively. Amongst these some were simple phenolic acids such as caffeic acid, quinic acid, p-coumaric acid, sinapic acid, protocatechuic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid and vanillic acid. Some others were phenolic acid esters such as chlorogenic acid, di caffeoylquinic acid, p-coumaroyl quinic acid and some flavonoids such as quercetin, rutin, kaempferol, catechin and apigenin were also tentatively identified. Two phenolics caffeic acid and caffeoyl hexoside were further confirmed by MS MS study. This study supports the ethnobotanical claims done by traditional healers of Purulia and Midnapore districts. Characterized phytochemicals were mainly phenolic and flavonoid compounds. Assured levels of phenolics along with other plant constituents in the studied plants supports the ethnobotanical claim done by traditional healers. Further research is needed on structural analysis and bioactivity assay of the identified compounds.

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An ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal survey of traditionally used medicinal plants in Seymour, South Africa: An attempt toward digitization and preservation of ethnic knowledge

Cited by 21 publications

References 3 publications

Assessment of ethno-veterinary practices in small ruminants in Akinyele local government area, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria

Assessment of ethno-veterinary practices in small ruminants in Akinyele local government area, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria

Medicinal plants used in ethnoveterinary practices in the Federal Capital Territory, North-Central Nigeria

Identification And Characterization Of Phenolic Compounds In Root Extract Of Two Ethnomedicinal Plants Curculigo Orchioides And Asparagus Racemosus

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