Ethnotaxonomical Approach in the Identification of Useful Medicinal Flora of Tehsil Pindigheb (District Attock) Pakistan

Anti-diabetic potential of alkaloid rich fraction from Capparis decidua on diabetic mice

“…(Family: Capparidaceae) (CD) is a xerophytic shrub, found widely in the western parts of India, Pakistan and some of the Asian countries. The dried fruits are used as an ingredient in anti-diabetic compositions and the green berries are used in food preparations such as pickles owing to the ancient belief that it possesses medicinal properties (Yadav et al, 1997;Hayat et al, 2008;Rastogi and Malhotra, 1991). Studies on alloxan-induced diabetic rats have shown that CD fruit powder causes hypoglycemia, decrease in lipid peroxidation (LPO) and alters superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in erythrocytes, liver, kidney and heart (Yadav et al, 1997).…”

Ethnobotany of the Genus Artemisia L. (Asteraceae) in Pakistan

“…Field methods were drawn from Bridges and Lau (2006), Hayat et al (2008), Jain (1967), Martin (2004) Shinwari and Khan (2000), Trotter (1981), and Vogl et al (2004). Artemisia diversity was surveyed in 43 different localities ( Figure 1, Table 1).…”

“…Ibrar et al (2007) investigated the knowledge of use of Artemisia species by the indigenous people in the Ranyan hills Shangla District of Pakistan. Hayat et al (2008) reported A. scoparia as a purgative and also used to treat burns in Tehsil Pindigheb, (Attock District) Pakistan. Gilani et al (2003) found A. brevifolia as anthelmintic and also used for stomach problems in Kurram Agency, Pakistan.…”

Malva: Food, Medicine and Chemistry

“…Among these synthetic drugs and chemicals, both organic, but mainly inorganic chemicals are widely used, and have some severe adverse effects. 372 376 Use of Malva species for constipation relief is known in most traditional medicines of Asia (M. neglecta 36,41,52,59 , M. parviflora 67 and M. sylvestris 108,110,115 ). This activity is recently investigated by several groups.…”