Indigenous knowledge and uses of medicinal plants by local communities of the Kali Gandaki Watershed Area, Nepal

Joshi, Ananda Raj; Joshi, Kunjani

doi:10.1016/s0378-8741(00)00301-9

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“…The root of P. fulgens is cut into small pieces and chewed to treat toothache. Manandhar (1995), Subedi (1998), Joshi and Joshi (2000) and Kunwar et al (2010) reported the use of Potentilla fulgens in dental problems similar to the present finding. The flower of Woodfordia fruticosa was also reported to be used in curing dysentery by Manandhar (1990), Manandhar (1992), Acharya (1996), and Oli et al (2005).…”

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Medico-ethnobotany of Magar Community in Salija VDC of Parbat District, Central Nepal

Thapa¹

2013

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This paper documents the ethno-medicinal use of plant species among the Magar community of Salija Village Development Committee from Parbat District in the central mid-hills of Nepal. The study recorded the use of 75 species of medicinal plants belonging to 46 families and 72 genera for the treatment of 39 different ailments. The most frequently treated illness were gastrointestinal ailments followed by dermatological infection and skeleto-muscular problem. Local healers and the knowledgeable groups were the one who mostly make use of medicinal plant species. The traditional home remedy is less practiced compared to the past years, and also lacks the sharing of knowledge among the practitioners. Documenting such herbal folklore knowledge is useful for further pharmaceutical research.

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Medico-ethnobotany of Magar Community in Salija VDC of Parbat District, Central Nepal

Thapa¹

2013

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“…Many people use traditional medicine derived from plants because of existence of poor health facilities and conventional medicinal services especially in the rural areas (Omwenga et al, 2009;Tene et al, 2007). In Africa, people have continued to rely on medicinal plants because of the belief that traditional therapies are the most efficient ways of treating different ailments (Joshi and Joshi 2000). But there are also an increasing number of studies on their effectiveness following the scientific principles (Ogol et al, 2012).…”

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Diversity of Medicinal Plants and Anthropogenic Threats in the Samburu Central Sub-County of Kenya

Gafna¹,

Dološ²,

Mahiri³

et al. 2017

Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med

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Background: Traditional herbal medicine has been a constant source of substances for curing and preventing a variety of ailments. Biodiversity of medicinal plants and effects of human activities on availability of traditional herbal medicine have continuously received just a cursory treatment. This study sought to determine the biodiversity of medicinal plants and evaluate the effects of human activities on availability of traditional herbal medicine among the Samburu pastoral community in Kenya. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire survey was addressed to 195 randomly stratified household respondents in four villages in Samburu Central Sub-county. Transect walks were carried out in the four villages to determine the diversity of the medicinal plants. Voucher specimens of the medicinal plant species were deposited at Kenyatta University Herbarium. Results: The species richness comprised of 19 medicinal plants, majority of which grew in the wild but were threatened by human activities. 56% of the households reported that fire incidences highly affected availability of traditional herbal medicine, 50% reported that grazing of livestock moderately affected availability of traditional herbal medicine, 46% reported that building and construction activities moderately affected availability, while 43% and 40% reported that firewood collection and growing of crops respectively lowly affected availability of traditional herbal medicine among the Samburu people. Conclusion: Most of the Samburu people use traditional herbal medicine. However, majority of the medicinal plants are threatened by anthropogenic factors. This has led to the continued decline of traditional herbal medicine. There is, therefore need to adopt management strategies that enhance the conservation of these valuable natural resources.

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“…Species like Pterocarpus santalinus, Coscinium fenestratum, Janakia arayalpathra, Cycus circinalis and Saussurea costus are critically endangered in the wild are found in the Eastern Ghats. Tribes dwelling in remote places depends on the forest that includes a rich diversity of flora and fauna to meet their livelihood and healthcare needs (Joshi and Joshi, 2000;Saranraj and Sivasakthi, 2014). Since, the interest in traditional medicine has been increasing, ethno botanical studies have gained prominence to explore the traditional knowledge particularly in developing country (Ragupathy et al, 2008).…”

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Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants from Vellore district, Tamil nadu, India

Saranraj¹,

Bhavani²,

Suganthi³

2016

Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci

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The use of plants and its secondary metabolic products as medicines could be traced as far back as the beginning of human civilization. The earliest mention of medicinal use of plants in Hindu culture was found long years ago in "Rig veda", which was written between 4500 -1600 B.C. and was supposed to be the oldest repository of human knowledge. It is Ayurveda, the foundation of medicinal science of Hindu culture, in its eight division deals with specific properties of drugs and various aspects of science of life and the art of healing. In the present study, ethnobotanical survey was carried out in Vellore district, Tamilnadu, India. Traditional uses of 80 plant species spread over 31 families are described under this study. The medicinal plants used by them are arranged by Scientific name, Common name, Family name, Plant parts used and Therapeutic uses. The plants documented in this survey belong to the families such as Acanthaceae, Amaranthaceae, Apiaceae, Apocyanaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Asteraceae, Cucurbitaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Labiatae, Liliaceae, Malvaceae, Papilionoideae, Verbanaceae, Vitaceae, Solanaceae, Lythraceae, Marsileaceae, Poaceae, Mimosaceae, Sapindaceae, Oxalidaceae, Aizoaceae, Araceae, Cruciferae, Mimosoideae, Rubiaceae, Lamiaceae, Basellaceae, Portulaceae, Fabaceae and Zingibesaceae. The present investigation revealed that the medicinal plants still play a vital role in the primary health care of the people.

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Indigenous knowledge and uses of medicinal plants by local communities of the Kali Gandaki Watershed Area, Nepal

Cited by 181 publications

References 8 publications

Medico-ethnobotany of Magar Community in Salija VDC of Parbat District, Central Nepal

Medico-ethnobotany of Magar Community in Salija VDC of Parbat District, Central Nepal

Diversity of Medicinal Plants and Anthropogenic Threats in the Samburu Central Sub-County of Kenya

Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants from Vellore district, Tamil nadu, India

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