Healthcare Choices and Use of Medicinal Plants: An Ethnobotanical Study in Kanda Area of Bajhang District, Kailash Sacred Landscape, Nepal

Adhikari, Kapil; Pyakurel, Dipesh; Thagunna, Krishna Singh; Bhatta, Laxmi Dutt; Chaudhary, Ram Prasad

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-55494-1_18

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“…19 Phytochemicals derived from herbs have demonstrated anticancer properties with minimal side effects and low toxicity, offering a potential alternative to conventional cancer treatments and overcoming some of their limitations. 20 Herbal products offer a safe and cost-effective alternative with a diverse range of biological activities. 21 These activities include immune system stimulation, antibacterial and antiviral effects, antihepatotoxic and anti-ulcer properties, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant actions as well as antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic properties.…”

Section: Herbal-based Drug Delivery Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Harnessing Nanotechnology for Optimized Herbal Cancer Treatment: A Comprehensive Review of Nanoscale Drug Delivery Systems

Sadat Razavi,

Ahmadi,

Ebrahimnejad

et al. 2024

Pharm Sci

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Cancer is widely recognized as the second leading cause of death on a global scale. In recent years, nanotechnology has emerged as a promising strategy in the field of cancer therapy. Nanoscale drug delivery systems, a category of innovative technologies, harness the potential of various nanoparticles and nanomaterials to efficiently transport chemotherapeutic drugs, revolutionizing cancer treatment. The use of natural products has shown substantial promise in both the prevention and therapy of cancer. Herbal medicines, in particular, have gained widespread use due to their inherent therapeutic advantages and notably fewer adverse effects compared to modern drugs. However, their hydrophobic nature has presented a challenge, limiting their bioavailability and therapeutic efficacy. To overcome these limitations, researchers have developed nanocarriers tailored for the delivery of therapeutic agents to specific target cells. The combination of nanocarriers with herbal remedies results in improved bioavailability, enhanced pharmacological activity, and increased stability, all while minimizing systemic toxicity in cancer treatment. This review provides a comprehensive discussion of novel nanocarriers that find application in cancer treatment, with a specific focus on herbal medicine. The amalgamation of these innovative approaches offers promising prospects for the future of cancer therapy.

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confidence: 99%

Harnessing Nanotechnology for Optimized Herbal Cancer Treatment: A Comprehensive Review of Nanoscale Drug Delivery Systems

Sadat Razavi,

Ahmadi,

Ebrahimnejad

et al. 2024

Pharm Sci

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“…Quiroga et al (2012) point out that, in indigenous communities in Bolivia, there are diseases preferentially treated by allopathic medicines (respiratory diseases, diarrhea, and parasitosis in children under 5 years old) and others for which the use of traditional medicines is preferred (gastrointestinal diseases). There are records of communities giving preference to traditional medicines (Ssegawa & Kasenene 2007, Withers et al 2018, Oliveira et al 2020, Chali et al 2021, giving preference to allopathic medicines even in isolated places in the Amazon (Brierley et al 2014, Williamson et al 2015, and preferring mixed use of these medicines (Adhikari et al 2021). In Pakistan, the ethnobotanical study of the Okara region concluded that, unfortunately, traditional knowledge about medicinal plants is decreasing day by day as the young generation depends on allopathic medicines (Munir et al 2022).…”

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Discourse of the collective subject of river dwellers in the Brazilian Amazon regarding the transmission of knowledge about medicinal plants

NOVAIS,

MOTA,

KFFURI

et al. 2023

An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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This paper investigates the perception of river dwellers in the Brazilian Amazon region about factors that influence the transmission of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) regarding medicinal plants. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 43 residents of Vila Franca community (Pará, Brazil). The data were analyzed using the methodological strategy of the Discourse of the Collective Subject. The determining factors in the transmission of TEK were found to be: illness, family coexistence, and necessity, which were represented in the discourses as the most important factors for the acquisition of TEK. In the community context, the locally developed Natural Remedies Project, the beneficial effects of natural remedies, and the lack of resources to purchase allopathic medicines were cited as collaborative factors in the maintenance of TEK. Finally, the most significant determining factors in the decrease or loss of transmission of TEK found in the interviews were: lack of commitment, disbelief, and the valorization of allopathic medicines. A complex network of interactions between the villagers and their natural environment affects the transmission of TEK about medicinal plants. However, we found that the perpetuation of TEK is being threatened by various socio-economic and cultural factors.

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“…The juice is used as a moth repellent and dried leaves (or flower) decoction is used in intestinal pain and liver diseases (Tiwari et al 2014, Semwal et al 2013, Semwal et al 2010. Further, the different parts and whole plant is also documented for the treatment of body pain, cut, hypertension, headache, gastritis, bile problem, carminative, indigestion, sinusistis, skin diseases, mumps, leech removal, and as source of cash income , Khajuria et al 2021, Sharma 2012, Adhikari et al 2021, Khakurel et al 2021, Tiwari et al 2010, Ong et al 2018, Miya et al 2020, Singh & Attri 2014, Handa et al 2006, Pande et al 2007, Bhattarai et al 2010, Joshi & Siwakoti 2012, Kapale 2012, Paudyal & Singh 2014, Sah et al 2020, Sørnes et al 2021, Bhandari et al 2021 wallichii was in practice by Vaidyas, Palsi and others for prevention and treatment of several ailments including indigestion and dysentery as reported in Kedarnath Valley of Uttarakhand, India (Semwal et al 2010).…”

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Ethnomedicinal and traditional application of Allium wallichii Kunth (Himalayan Onion): An unexplored and underutilized nutraceutical plant foods from Himalayan regions.

Rana¹,

Sethiya

Duseja³

et al. 2022

Ethnobot. Res. App.

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Background: Allium wallichii Kunth (Family: Amaryllidaceae), commonly known as "Himalayan onion" is well recorded as popular ethnomedicine for medicinal and nutritional uses by different people and communities native to Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Southwestern China.Methods: Despite the wide ethnomedicinal and pharmacological studies on A. wallichii, there are no concise elaborated article comprising reviews of published literature. So, herein we designed this review article to discuss the potential health benefit in both traditional ethnopharmacology and modern pharmacology. To achieve this exhaustive literature searches using A. wallichii as keywords for screening of relevant information online databases such as Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, SciELO, Scopus and SpringerLink were performed.Results: Only few published studies relevant to our objective was found and presented under different section of the current work. It was observed that different parts of A. wallichii was recorded in different regions of the Asia for health, economical and nutraceutical benefits such as dysentery, cholera, cold, cough, blood cholesterol levels, itching, to remove maggots from wounds, leech remover, antidote, cut, wounds (finger and toe infections), gastric problems, bile complaints, moth repellent, body ache, sinusitis, carminative, dizziness, mumps, hypertension, intestinal pain, liver diseases, indigestion for children, high altitude sickness, condiment for curries, pickles, soup and vegetable source for cash income. Major bioactive phytochemicals such as 1,2 bis (methylthio) ethene, diosgenin, 2,4 dimethyl thiophene, tigogenin, dimethyl disulfide and trisulfide were reported. However, in modern pharmacology anti-microbial, antioxidant, and anti-cancer activities was established.Conclusion: It was concluded that A. wallichii need special attention for protected cultivation and conservation in near future for maximum output and utilization are required. Moreover, A. wallichii could be considered as an excellent source of safe and effective medicinal and nutritional herbal remedies for human and animal consumption after only careful investigation.

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Healthcare Choices and Use of Medicinal Plants: An Ethnobotanical Study in Kanda Area of Bajhang District, Kailash Sacred Landscape, Nepal

Cited by 6 publications

References 31 publications

Harnessing Nanotechnology for Optimized Herbal Cancer Treatment: A Comprehensive Review of Nanoscale Drug Delivery Systems

Harnessing Nanotechnology for Optimized Herbal Cancer Treatment: A Comprehensive Review of Nanoscale Drug Delivery Systems

Discourse of the collective subject of river dwellers in the Brazilian Amazon regarding the transmission of knowledge about medicinal plants

Ethnomedicinal and traditional application of Allium wallichii Kunth (Himalayan Onion): An unexplored and underutilized nutraceutical plant foods from Himalayan regions.

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