Ethnomedicines of Highly Utilized Plants in the Temperate Himalayan Region

Begum, Shaheen; AbdEIslam, Naser M.; Adnan, Muhammad; Tariq, Akash; Yasmin, Azra; Hameed, Rukiya

doi:10.4314/ajtcam.v11i3.20

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“…& Schult.LI 9NoneLess toxic [247]78.Pteridaceae Adiantum venustum D. DonLI 4Adininaneone, adininaonol and Norhopan [248]Nontoxic (Huxley et al, 1992)79.Ranunculaceae Aconitum chasmanthum Stapf ex HolmesLI 2Alkaloids, benzoylmecasonine and mesaconitine [249]Some species are highly poisonous [250]80.Ranunculaceae Aconitum delphinifolium DC.LI 3Alkaloids, benzoylmecasonine and mesaconitine [249]Slightly poisonous when used in access [250]81.Ranunculaceae Aquilegia pubiflora Wall. ex RoyleLI 13NoneNontoxic [251]82.Ranunculaceae Caltha alba CambessLI 25 / Alkaloides, flavonoids, glycosides and triterpenoides [252]Acute toxicity, cytotoxicity [216]83.Ranunculaceae Nigella sativa L.LI 69Flavonoid glycosides quercetin and kaempferol 3-glucosyl [253]Hepatotoxicity [254]84.Rhamnaceae Colubrina oppositifolia Brongn. ex H. MannLI 23None85.Rosaceae Malus pumila Mill.LI 64Triterpenoids and flavonoids [255]Hepatotoxic [148]86.Rosaceae Prunus armeniaca L.LI 82Carbohydrates, phenolic compounds and organic acids [256]Acute and renal toxicity [257]87.Rosaceae Prunus persica (L.) BatschLI 83Phenolics, anthocyanins and flavonoids [258]Toxic side effects [259]88.Rosaceae Rosa chinensis JacqLI 85NoneNone89.Rosaceae Rubus abchaziensis SudreLI 86Diterpene glycosides, phenolic glycoside and Lignan glycoside [260]Cytotoxicity and mitochondrial toxicity [261]90.Rubiaceae Galium abaujense BorbásLI 48NoneNone91.Rubiaceae Gallium aparine L .…”

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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat skin diseases in northern Pakistan

Malik

Ahmad

Zafar

et al. 2019

BMC Complement Altern Med

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Background Skin diseases are a major health concern especially in association with human immune deficiency syndrome and acquired an immune deficiency. The aim of this study was to document the ethnomedicinal information of plants used to treat skin diseases in Northern Pakistan. This is the first quantitative ethnobotanical study of therapeutic herbs utilized by the indigenous people of Northern Pakistan for skin diseases. Methods Interviews were taken to obtain information from 180 participants. Quantitative methods including fidelity level (FL), Frequency of citation (FC), Use-value (UV), Jaccard indices (JI), Family importance value (FIV), Relative frequency of citation (RFC) and Chi-square test were applied. Medicinal plants uses are also compared with 50 national and international publications. Results In this study, we recorded 106 plant species belonged to 56 floral families for treatment of skin ailments. The dominant life form reported was herb while the preferred method of utilization was powder, along with leaf as the most used plant part. RFC ranges from 0.07 to 0.25% whereas the highest FIV was recorded for family Pteridaceae. FL values range from 36.8 to 100%. The study reported 88% of new plant reports for the treatment of skin diseases. Conclusion The present study revealed the importance of several plants used to treat skin diseases by the local communities of Northern Pakistan. The available literature supported the evidence of plant dermatological properties. Plants having high UV and RFC can be considered for further scientific analysis. There is dire need to create awareness among local, government and scientific communities for the preservation of medicinal species and ethnomedicinal knowledge in Northern Pakistan. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12906-019-2605-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat skin diseases in northern Pakistan

Malik

Ahmad

Zafar

et al. 2019

BMC Complement Altern Med

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“…These practices, customs, and beliefs have been linked to preserving crop landraces (Jackson, Pascual, & Hodgkin, 2007), old trees (Salick et al, 2007), and economic plants including those with esthetic, food, and medicinal values (Begum et al, 2014).…”

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Genetic diversity, population structure, and traditional culture of Camellia reticulata

Tong

Huang

Riek³

et al. 2017

Ecology and Evolution

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Camellia reticulata is an arbor tree that has been cultivated in southwestern China by various sociolinguistic groups for esthetic purposes as well as to derive an edible seed oil. This study examined the influence of management, socio‐economic factors, and religion on the genetic diversity patterns of Camellia reticulata utilizing a combination of ethnobotanical and molecular genetic approaches. Semi‐structured interviews and key informant interviews were carried out with local communities in China's Yunnan Province. We collected plant material (n = 190 individuals) from five populations at study sites using single‐dose AFLP markers in order to access the genetic diversity within and between populations. A total of 387 DNA fragments were produced by four AFLP primer sets. All DNA fragments were found to be polymorphic (100%). A relatively high level of genetic diversity was revealed in C. reticulata samples at both the species (H sp = 0.3397, I sp = 0.5236) and population (percentage of polymorphic loci = 85.63%, H pop = 0.2937, I pop = 0.4421) levels. Findings further revealed a relatively high degree of genetic diversity within C. reticulata populations (Analysis of Molecular Variance = 96.31%). The higher genetic diversity within populations than among populations of C. reticulata from different geographies is likely due to the cultural and social influences associated with its long cultivation history for esthetic and culinary purposes by diverse sociolinguistic groups. This study highlights the influence of human management, socio‐economic factors, and other cultural variables on the genetic and morphological diversity of C. reticulata at a regional level. Findings emphasize the important role of traditional culture on the conservation and utilization of plant genetic diversity.

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“…Earlier reports also have similar account of the highest priority of plants for the medicinal use [28,49,50,51,52]. Sharma et al [53] studied ethnobotanical uses of floristic diversity in Himachal Pradesh and reported that 82% of plant species had medicinal importance.…”

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Ethnobotany as A Science of Preserving Traditional Knowledge: A Case Study of Herbal Uses of Plants in Trans-Himalaya (Ladakh), India

Haq

Calixto

Malik³

et al. 2020

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Background - The sixth anthropocene mass extinction in the last 540 million years indicates that human activities including illegal trade is the fundamental threat to the endangered species, their habitats and to the global biodiversity as well. In this context, it is paramount keeping in view the role of hotspot regions in the conservation of biodiversity and their varied potential of ethnobotanical services.The present study quantified the traditional ethnobotanical usage and people’s choices of plants and evaluated the composition, distribution, trade and conservation of plants in Ladakh region, India.Methods - During 2018-2019, ethnobotanical documentation of the plants growing in Ladakh (a part of trans-Himalaya), India, was carried out to collect information regarding different usages of plant species growing in the region through open and close-ended questionnaire surveys and interviews. Multivariate ecological community analysis was used to find the relationship between ethnobotanical usage and plant species.Results - Floristically, a total of 103 species belonging to 80 genera and 38 families were reported to be used as medicine, food, fodder, fuelwood, fragrance, dye, flavor and oil. Asteraceae was the largest family with 20% species, followed by Ranunculaceae (10% species) and Fabaceae (7% species). Three plant usage clusters were determined at a vertical distance value of 0.4 where the clusters are distinctly separated. Preference analysis showed the highest priority of local people for medicinal use of plants followed by fodder and fuelwood. The most frequently used plant parts were leaves followed by roots and flowers. Local Amchis and elderly people had great familiarity with medicinal plants and their ethnic usage. The plant species harvested were sought for self-consumption (65%) and for commercial purposes (35%).Conclusions - The present study provides unique information regarding the ethnobotanical knowledge in Ladakh region and baseline data for future researchers, policymakers, public, land managers, and the other stakeholders to develop scientifically-informed strategies for conservation of natural resources and sustainable use of plant diversity in hotspot regions like trans-Himalayas and other similar biodiversity-rich sites.

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Ethnomedicines of Highly Utilized Plants in the Temperate Himalayan Region

Cited by 36 publications

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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat skin diseases in northern Pakistan

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat skin diseases in northern Pakistan

Genetic diversity, population structure, and traditional culture of Camellia reticulata

Ethnobotany as A Science of Preserving Traditional Knowledge: A Case Study of Herbal Uses of Plants in Trans-Himalaya (Ladakh), India

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