Sustainable utilization of medicinal plants and conservation strategies practiced by the aboriginals of Purulia district, India: a case study on therapeutics used against some tropical otorhinolaryngologic and ophthalmic disorders

Dey, Abhijit; Nandy, Samapika; Mukherjee, Anuradha; Modak, Biplab Kumar

doi:10.1007/s10668-020-00833-8

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“…All types of diseases are treated with traditional medicine in urban, rural, and areas rich in aboriginal people [49,58]. Pteridophytes were first studied by Caius in India for their medicinal properties [20].…”

Section: Ethnomedicinal Properties Of Pteridophytesmentioning

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Medicinal pteridophytes: ethnopharmacological, phytochemical, and clinical attributes

Bandyopadhyay

Dey

2022

Beni-Suef Univ J Basic Appl Sci

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Background Almost from the very beginning of human existence, man has been interacting with plants. Throughout human history, plants have provided humans with basic needs such as sustenance, firewood, livestock feed, and wood. The world has approximately 3 million vascular plants. The treatment of primary health problems is provided primarily by traditional medicines by around 80% of the world's population. Compared to other vascular plants, pteridophytes remain underexplored in ethnobotanical aspects, despite being regarded as a valuable component of healthcare for centuries. As an alternative medicine, pteridophytes are being investigated for their pharmacological activity. Almost 2000 years ago, humans were exploring and using plant species from this lineage because of its beneficial properties since pteridophytes were the first vascular plants. Main body of the abstract All popular search engines such as PubMed, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, and Scopus were searched to retrieve the relevant literature using various search strings relevant to the topic. Pteridophytes belonging to thirty different families have been documented as medicinal plants. For instance, Selaginella sp. has been demonstrated to have numerous therapeutic properties, including antioxidative, inflammation-reducing, anti-carcinogenic, diabetes-fighting, virucidal, antibacterial, and anti-senile dementia effects. In addition, clinical trials and studies performed on pteridophytes and derived compounds are also discussed in details. Short conclusion This review offers a compilation of therapeutically valuable pteridophytes utilized by local ethnic groups, as well as the public. Graphical Abstract

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Section: Ethnomedicinal Properties Of Pteridophytesmentioning

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Medicinal pteridophytes: ethnopharmacological, phytochemical, and clinical attributes

Bandyopadhyay

Dey

2022

Beni-Suef Univ J Basic Appl Sci

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“…Botanic gardens and seed banks are imperative models for ex-situ conservation and future cultivation. Understanding of geographic location, availability of natural remedies, and practice of traditional knowledge and biological characteristics of particular herb is very important to conserve among local communities [21].…”

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Case study: Awareness of indigenous knowledge associated with traditional herbs for health and sustainable development

Gupta

Raj

Lama

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Background Traditional herbs are renowned from very ancient time due to historical, mythologicaland medicinal significance. In present scenario, traditional herbs are “Necessity of the new era” because they are also effective for deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Methods To explore to pre-existing knowledge of traditional herbs, we investigated good numbers of participants from different location and age group. Most of the participants belong from age group of 18–25 (79.4%) followed by age group 26–30 (11.8%). Remarkably, good number of female candidate (58.8%) was actively involved as compared to male candidates (41.2%). Maximum number of peoples (26.5%) responded from Kathmandu (Nepal) and Mizoram, (India) followed by Nepalgunj (17.6%, Nepal) and Uttar Pradesh (11.8%, India). Results Interestingly, 82.4% peoples were aware about medicinal plants and 73.5% showed interest for learning. However, 64.7% and 35.3% peoples prefer medicinal herbs and pharmaceutical medicines respectively. Some participants explained that medicinal herbs are effective without side effects but very slow and are not helpful in emergencies. As data indicated 76.5% individuals were given the positive attention for medicinal plants farming.Data depicts that 82.4% individuals have been tried the medicinal herbs (turmeric, basil, giloy and aloe vera) in daily life and cured but 17.6% individuals were not cured after application. Besides, 11.8 % peoples were allergic and rest of the 88.2 % peoples was non-allergic to medicinal herbs and feel considerable positive effect (refresh, relax and glowing skin). Good number of the candidates was known to tulsi (70.6%) and aloe vera (64.7%). However, 14.7% peoples were unconvinced for medicinal herbs efficiency. Conclusion Traditional herbs are undervalued due to lack of knowledge/awareness and low availability in market. Therefore, present survey would be useful for society awarenessand daily consumption may improve the physical and mental health. In future, herbs farming would be good choice for extra income source and sustainable development in both rural and urban community.

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“…Around 80% of people in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East have used traditional medicine expertise to manage their healthcare. The high cost of modern medications in contemporary practices and the availability of extremely promising herbal treatments are cited as reasons for the widespread usage of traditional medicine ( Dey et al, 2021 ). To date, knowledge of traditional medicine has been led to the discovery of several novel compounds.…”

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Medicinal plants used for dermatological disorders among the people of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A narrative review

Almoshari

2022

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

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Sustainable utilization of medicinal plants and conservation strategies practiced by the aboriginals of Purulia district, India: a case study on therapeutics used against some tropical otorhinolaryngologic and ophthalmic disorders

Cited by 12 publications

References 82 publications

Medicinal pteridophytes: ethnopharmacological, phytochemical, and clinical attributes

Medicinal pteridophytes: ethnopharmacological, phytochemical, and clinical attributes

Case study: Awareness of indigenous knowledge associated with traditional herbs for health and sustainable development

Medicinal plants used for dermatological disorders among the people of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A narrative review

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