The endemic medicinal plants of Northern Balochistan, Pakistan and their uses in traditional medicine

Bibi, Tahira; Ahmad, Mushtaq; Tareen, Niaz Mohammad; Jabeen, Rukhsana; Sultana, Shazia; Zafar, Muhammad; Zain-ul-Abidin, Sheikh

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2015.06.050

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“…Infusions and decoctions were the most common preparation modes and leaves were the most commonly used plant parts used in various countries [8,27,[51][52][53]. Numerous plants store highly active compounds in the leaves, the most important plant part in the present study, and these compounds confer significant antibacterial and antioxidant effects [54][55][56].…”

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“…The phytochemical components present in flavonoids, sapogenins, mucilage, essential oils, and glucoalcohols are used in folk medicine to treat condition fever and rheumatism [48,49] and used as a diuretic, an antispasmodic, a general tonic, a stimulating agent, and an antidepressant [49,50]. After Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Laminaceae were the most dominant families used for medicine by Mexican communities [16,18], as well as in other parts of the world (e.g., Ethiopia [51], Pakistan [27]). …”

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“…This index represents the frequency of plant citations (FC, the number of informants who mentioned the use of the species), divided by the total number of informants participating in the survey (N), regardless of use [27]. In essence, it assesses the cultural importance of individual species.…”

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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in Zacatecas state, Mexico

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Despite the fact that Mexico has vast biocultural biodiversity, there are numerous regions where the traditional medicinal use of plants has not yet been studied. We aimed to document, analyze quantitatively, and preserve medicinal plant knowledge among local people living in over 40 communities in the state of Zacatecas. Ethnobotanical information was collected by semistructured interviews with 132 informants. Data were analyzed using standard quantitative indices such as relative frequency of citation, family importance value, cultural importance index, and informant consensus factor. We recorded 168 medicinal plant taxa belonging to 151 genera and 69 botanical families and used to treat 99 health disorders. The most medicinally important plant families were Asteraceae (20 species), followed by Fabaceae and Lamiaceae (12 species) and Cactaceae (five species). The most culturally important species was Matricaria chamomilla L., mentioned 140 times, followed by Arnica montana L. (62 times) and Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt (48 times). The highest consensus for use was for diseases of the reproductive system. The type of disorder for which there was the highest number of references for use (389; 25% of all uses) and plant species (67) were diseases of the digestive and gastrointestinal system. The present study represents the first quantitative medical-ethnobotanical documentation and analysis of the traditional use of medicinal plants in Zacatecas state. Despite the semiarid climate, this region is botanically highly diverse, and its flora have versatile medicinal uses.

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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in Zacatecas state, Mexico

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“…Furthermore, they have been pointed out as potent remedies to address some human disorders including haemorrhoid (Jaric et al, 2007) and gastrointestinal (Bibi et al, 2015;Martkoplishvili and Kvavadze, 2015) disturbances. They can also be utilized as effective factors in wound healing (Agar et al, 2015).…”

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Chemical composition of the essential oils and extracts of Achillea species and their biological activities: A review

Mohammadhosseini

Sarker

Akbarzadeh

2017

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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“…Among the diverse floras identified, the country has about 400-600 medicinally significant plants. Balochistan, the largest province of Pakistan in terms of land area, is the treasury of medicinal plants specifically the mountainous areas of northern region due to diverse ecological conditions [4]. Medicinal plants have been identified to be a rich source of organic as well as inorganic constituents for a long time.…”

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Determination of mineral and heavy metals in Cousinia stocksii, Eremostachys thyrsiflora and Gaillonia macrantha plants for health safety approaches by atomic absorption and flame photometry techniques

Mengal

Baqi

Saifullah

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Determination of mineral and heavy metals in Cousinia stocksii, Eremostachys thyrsiflora and Gaillonia macrantha plants for health safety approaches by atomic absorption and flame photometry techniques. Pure and Applied Biology. Vol. 8, Issue 2, pp1571-1578. http://dx. AbstractNine different elements (Cu, Co, Ni, Fe, Mn, Cd, Pb, Na and K) were determined in the three plant species i-e Cousinia stocksii, Eremostachys thyrsiflora and Gaillonia macrantha by FAAS and Flame photometer. Digestion of the plant samples were carried out by using tri-acid mixture (HNO3, H2SO4 and HClO4). The distribution order of the elements in the three species were:C. stocksii:Cd≈Pb≈Co

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The endemic medicinal plants of Northern Balochistan, Pakistan and their uses in traditional medicine

Cited by 34 publications

References 43 publications

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in Zacatecas state, Mexico

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in Zacatecas state, Mexico

Chemical composition of the essential oils and extracts of Achillea species and their biological activities: A review

Determination of mineral and heavy metals in Cousinia stocksii, Eremostachys thyrsiflora and Gaillonia macrantha plants for health safety approaches by atomic absorption and flame photometry techniques

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