Pakistan medicinal plants III

Hocking, George M.

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“…In the early 1950s, up to 84% of Pakistani population was dependent on indigenous medicines for traditional health practices [ 5 ], but now this is practiced only in the remote rural areas [ 6 ]. Due to modernization, people are getting far from this treasure and this knowledge is eroding at a much faster rate [ 7 ].…”

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Use of Ethnomedicinal Plants by the People Living around Indus River

Mussarat

AbdEl‐Salam

Tariq

et al. 2014

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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The objective of present study was to document and preserve ethnomedicinal knowledge use to treat different human ailments by traditional healers of Dera Ismail Khan region, Pakistan. Field work was conducted between February 2012 and January 2013 using semistructured questionnaires. Data was collected from 120 traditional healers through questionnaire survey. Traditional healers in the study area use 70 plant species mostly herbs (57%) for ethnomedicinal and other purposes. The highest FIC values (0.80) were obtained each for gastrointestinal and kidney problems followed by respiratory infections (0.72) and skin infections (0.73). There was a significant correlation (r 2 = 0.950; p < 0.01) between the age and traditional knowledge of respondent. Direct matrix ranking indicated Morus alba and Dalbergia sissoo as highly multipurpose and threatened species in the study area. The results showed high dependency of local inhabitants on medicinal plants in meeting their primary health care needs. Moreover, the traditional knowledge has been restricted to elder people. Protection measures should be taken in order to conserve precious multipurpose species that are facing overexploitation. Medicinal plants treating major ailments in the region may be subjected to phytochemical and pharmacological investigations for the identification of bioactive compounds.

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Use of Ethnomedicinal Plants by the People Living around Indus River

Mussarat

AbdEl‐Salam

Tariq

et al. 2014

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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“…About 400–600 medicinal plant species out of 5700 are estimated to exist in Pakistan. In early 1950 almost 84% of the Pakistani population mainly dependent on traditional medicines as a primary health care source [ 1 ] but nowadays this dependency is limited only to the remote areas due to rapid change in lifestyle and modernization [ 2 ]. However, the Northern Pakistan is still considered to be one of the richest regions in the country in terms of its biodiversity and culture of utilization of unique medicinal plant resources [ 3 ].…”

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Quantitative ethnomedicinal study of plants used in the skardu valley at high altitude of Karakoram-Himalayan range, Pakistan

Bano

Ahmad

Hadda

et al. 2014

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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BackgroundThe tribal inhabitants of the Skardu valley (Pakistan) live in an area of great endemic botanic diversity. This paper presents the first quantitative ethnomedicinal spectrum of the valley and information on the uses of medicinal plant. This paper aims to analyze and catalogue such knowledge based on Relative Frequency Citation (RFC) and Use Value (UV) of medicinal plants in addition to the configuration of the Pearson correlation coefficient.MethodsThe field study was carried out over a period of approximately 2 years (2011–2013) using semi-structured interviews with 71 informants (most of the informants belonged to an age between 50 and 70 years) in six remote locations in the valley. Ethnomedicinal data was analyzed using frequency citation (FC), relative frequency of citation (RFC) and use value (UV) along with a Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC). Demographic characteristics of participants, ethnobotanical inventory of plants and data on medicinal application and administration were recorded.ResultsA total of 50 medicinal plants belonging to 25 families were reported to be used against 33 different ailments in the valley. The maximum reported medicinal plant families were Asteraceae (7 report species), Lamiaceae (6) , Polygonaceae (4) and Rosaceae (4), the most dominant life form of the species includes herbs (38) followed by shrubs and subshrubs (12), the most frequent used part was leaves (41%) followed by root (26%), flower (14%), fruit (9%), seeds (8%), bulb (1%) and bark (1%), the most common preparation and administration methods were infusion (32%), decoction (26%), paste (18%), herbal juice (17%) and powder drug (7%). The Pearson correlation coefficient between RFC and UV was 0.732 showing highly positive significant association.ConclusionsIn this study, we have documented considerable indigenous knowledge about the native medicinal plants in Skardu valley for treating common ailments which are ready to be further investigated phytochemically and pharmacologically which leads to natural drug discovery development. The study has various socioeconomic dimensions which are associated with the local communities.

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“…Local communities have centuries of traditional knowledge and practice relating to plants of their regions that have been transmitted from generation to generation [ 12 ]. About 84% of the country’s population was dependent on traditional medicines in the early 1950’s [ 13 ]; however, the practice is now confined to remote areas [ 14 ].…”

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Ethnomedicine use in the war affected region of northwest Pakistan

Adnan

Ullah

Tariq

et al. 2014

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

128

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BackgroundNorth-West of Pakistan is bestowed with medicinal plant resources due to diverse geographical and habitat conditions. The traditional use of plants for curing various diseases forms an important part of the region’s cultural heritage. The study was carried out to document medicinal plants used in Frontier Region (FR) Bannu, an area affected by the “War on Terror”.MethodsFieldwork was carried out in four different seasons (spring, autumn, summer and winter) from March 2012 to February 2013. Data on medicinal plants was collected using structured and semi-structured questionnaires from 250 respondents. The voucher specimens were collected, processed and identified following standard methods.ResultsOf the 107 species of ethnomedicinal plants reported, fifty percent species are herbaceous. The majority of the reported species were wild (55%) but a substantial proportion are cultivated (29%). For most of the plant species (34%), leaves are the most commonly used part in the preparation of ethnomedicines. The most common use of species is for carminative purposes (14 species), with the next most common use being for blood purification (11 species). The main methods used in the preparation of ethnomedicinal recipes involves grinding and boiling, and nearly all the remedies are taken orally along with ingredients such as water, milk or honey for ease of ingestion. Traditional healers prepare plant remedies using one or more plants. There was a significant correlation (r2 = 0.95) between the age of local people and the number of plants known to them, which indicates that in the coming 20 years, an approximate decrease of 75% in the indigenous knowledge may be expected.ConclusionTraditional medicines are important to the livelihoods of rural communities in the region affected by the Global war on Terrorism. The medicinal recipes are indigenous; however, there is a threat to their future use on account of rapid modernization and terrorist activities. Documentation of medicinal plants and recipes may help in the conservation of the regional indigenous medicinal knowledge for future generations and to provide a baseline for further studies.

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Pakistan medicinal plants III

Cited by 9 publications

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Use of Ethnomedicinal Plants by the People Living around Indus River

Use of Ethnomedicinal Plants by the People Living around Indus River

Quantitative ethnomedicinal study of plants used in the skardu valley at high altitude of Karakoram-Himalayan range, Pakistan

Ethnomedicine use in the war affected region of northwest Pakistan

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