Medicinal potions used against infectious bowel diseases in Mayan traditional medicine

Ethnobotanical survey of Purulia district, West Bengal, India for medicinal plants used against gastrointestinal disorders

“…Use of medicinal plants by the traditional people against GDs is a common practice throughout the world. Several ethnobotanical investigations have been carried out at different parts of the globe to explore the indigenous phytotherapy against such disorders (Heinrich et al, 1992;Appidi et al, 2008;Tetali et al, 2009;de Wet et al, 2010;Vera-Ku et al, 2010;Ribeiro et al, 2010). Interestingly, 89% of the reported plants were found to be cited against GDs in other ethnobotanical investigations performed in different parts of the globe (Table 2).…”

Apoptotic effects of non-edible parts of Punica granatum on human multiple myeloma cells

“…Punica granatum L., also known as pomegranate, belonging Punicaceae family, has been documented to confer multiple health benefits in ethnomedicine and in multiple folklore medicinal system, including that of Mauritius [8][9][10][11][12]. It is known as an anti-bacterial, antidiabetic, anti-hypertensive and most importantly antic a r c i n o g e n i c s u b s t a n c e [ 8 ] .…”

Ressignificação cultural e resistência na produção de fitoterápicos em comunidade quilombola

“…Segundo Sommer , apud ŠARÍC-KUNDALÍC et al 2010, restos de pólen de uma espécie de planta medicinal foi encontrado numa tumba de um Neandertal com idade estimada em 60 mil anos, sugerindo a possibilidade de os Neandertais utilizarem plantas para fins medicinais. Os maias, na América Central, tinham um vasto conhecimento sobre utilização de plantas medicinais que ainda é utilizado por seus descendentes (VERA-KU et al, 2010). Na metade do século XIX, 80% dos remédios utilizados eram ervas medicinais.…”