Medicinal plants from Sundarbans used for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases: A pragmatic randomized ethnobotanical survey in Khulna division of Bangladesh

Mollik, Mohammed Ariful Haque; Faruque, M.R.; Badruddaza, M.; Chowdhury, Md. Arifur Rahman; Rahman, M.S.

doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2009.08.018

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“…Very few studies have been done in this region to preserve the ethnobotanical knowledge inherited by generations. In 2009, Nawaz et al listed 26 plant species from 22 families used in ethno-medicine from Khulna and Jessore, Mollik et al, (2009) identified 33 species in folk medicine from Khulna division and Ray and Mandol (2018) describe 25 species from Shyamnagar, Satkhira near Sundarbans. However, at present studies, 136 species of 114 genera under 52 families were identified, of which 45 species have been reported to be used in folk medicine.…”

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Indigenous knowledge of plant uses by the community of Batiaghata, Khulna, Bangladesh

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Limon

Tuhin

et al. 2020

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Southwestern region of Bangladesh is very rich in floral diversity, and their diversified uses. An extensive survey was conducted to investigate ethnobotanical applications of botanical species by the community of Khulna, Bangladesh. We focused on plants and community relationships, identify the most important species used, determine the relative importance of the species surveyed and calculated the Fidelity level (FI) and Cultural Significance Index (CSI) concerning individual species. In total, we have listed 136 species of 114 genera under 52 families, of which 32% (45 species) were used for folk medicine. Inheritance of traditional knowledge of medicinal plants was the primary source of knowledge acquisition through oral transmission over the generations. However, only 34% of the informants were traditional herbal practitioners. Most of the medicinal uses are primly associated with anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, antiseptic, expectorant, antidote, fever reduction, and pain relief.

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Indigenous knowledge of plant uses by the community of Batiaghata, Khulna, Bangladesh

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Tuhin

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“…The bark is applied by the local people in Nalgonda and Warangal districts of Andhra Pradesh, India for the treatment of cough (Sreeramulu et al, 2013). In the Khulna division, Bangladesh it is used for its curative properties in folk medicine for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases (Mollik et al, 2009). Traditional healers in Bangladesh apply the plant for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders: 250 mg of powdered seeds are taken every 4 h with a little sugar and water (Kadir et al, 2013).…”

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Phytochemistry and pharmacology of the genus Drypetes: A review

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Wandji

Sewald

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Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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Plants of this genus have offered bioactive samples, both from crude extracts and pure compounds, partly validating their effectivity in traditional medicine. However, most of the available scientific literatures lacks information on relevant doses, duration of the treatment, storage conditions and positive controls for examining bioefficacy of extract and its active compounds. Additional toxicological studies on the species used in local pharmacopeia are urgently needed to guarantee safe application due to high toxicity of some crude extracts. Interestingly, this review also reports 10 pimarane dinorditerpenoids structures with the aromatic ring C, isolated from the species collected in Asia Drypetes littoralis (Taiwan), D. perreticulata (China), and in Africa D. gerrardii (Kenya), D. gossweileri (Cameroon). These compounds might turn out to be good candidates for chemotaxonomic markers of the genus.

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“…H. fomes possesses significant antioxidant [21], antinociceptive, antihyperglycemic [22], antimicrobial [23], and anticancer activities [24]. It is also useful in cardiovascular diseases [25]. Though most of the findings have focused on these several bioactivities, endophytic fungi of the plant were never identified and characterized.…”

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Molecular identification and antimicrobial activity of endophytic fungi isolated from Heritiera fomes (Buch. -Ham), a mangrove plant of the Sundarbans

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Sarwar²,

Sabrin

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Beni-Suef Univ J Basic Appl Sci

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Background Endophytic fungi play a vital role in plant defense system by secreting various antimicrobial agents. To evaluate the antimicrobial activity of the endophytic fungi of the mangrove plant Heritiera fomes (Buch. -Ham), plants were collected from the Sundarbans, Bangladesh. The endophytic fungi were subsequently isolated and identified. Results Fifty-five endophytic fungi were isolated from the leaves, root, and bark of H. fomes (Buch. -Ham). Genomic DNA was extracted for PCR (polymerase chain reaction) by specific primers to multiply ITS region and sequences were determined. Nucleotide sequence data were submitted to the Genbank and accession number for each fungal strain was obtained. Antimicrobial activity of the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) and methanolic extracts of eleven species from both fermentation and mycelium, respectively, were analyzed by microtiter plate-based antimicrobial assay incorporating resazurin as an indicator of cell growth against two Gram-positive bacteria namely Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 12981 and Micrococcus luteus NCTC 7508, two Gram-negative bacteria namely Escherichia coli NCTC 12241 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCTC 12903, and a fungus Candida albicans ATCC 90028. All the endophytic fungal extracts exhibited antimicrobial activities against more than one-tested pathogenic microbial strains. Overall, methanolic extracts showed greater activity than EtOAc extracts. Pseudopestalotiopsis camelliae-sinensis, Pestalotiopsis microspora, and Penicillium copticola were the most active endophytic fungal strains and exhibited strong inhibitory activity against the microorganisms under investigation and their MIC values ranged from 0.0024 to 5.0 mg/mL. Methanolic extracts of both P. camelliae-sinensis and P. microspora showed the highest antibacterial activity (MIC value of 0.0024 mg/mL) against P. aeruginosa NCTC 12903. Conclusion This study showed that the isolated and identified endophytic fungi from H. fomes (Buch. -Ham) could be potential sources of antimicrobial agents.

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Medicinal plants from Sundarbans used for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases: A pragmatic randomized ethnobotanical survey in Khulna division of Bangladesh

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Indigenous knowledge of plant uses by the community of Batiaghata, Khulna, Bangladesh

Indigenous knowledge of plant uses by the community of Batiaghata, Khulna, Bangladesh

Phytochemistry and pharmacology of the genus Drypetes: A review

Molecular identification and antimicrobial activity of endophytic fungi isolated from Heritiera fomes (Buch. -Ham), a mangrove plant of the Sundarbans

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