Traditional Herbal Medicine in Mesoamerica: Toward Its Evidence Base for Improving Universal Health Coverage

Geck, Matthias Samuel; Cristians, Sol; Berger-González, Mónica; Casu, Laura; Heinrich, Michael; Leonti, Marco

doi:10.3389/fphar.2020.01160

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“…Thus, inhibiting AGE formation would be beneficial for NCD prevention [ 15 ]. Plant extracts and phytochemicals have a proven potential to inhibit AGEs and glycation reactions; therefore, the consumption of fruits and vegetables offers a promising approach for preventing NCDs [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 16 , 17 , 18 ].…”

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Phytochemicals and In Vitro Bioactivities of Aqueous Ethanolic Extracts from Common Vegetables in Thai Food

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Thiyajai

Chalermchaiwat

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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading global cause of death. The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed the consumption of fruits and vegetables because they are rich in phytochemicals that sustainably ameliorate the occurrence of NCDs. Thai food contains many spices and vegetables with recognized health benefits. Quality control of plant samples encountered a bottleneck in the field and comparative studies of plant control origins including species or cultivar identification, growing area and appropriate harvesting time are limited. To address this issue, all plant samples used in this study were cultivated and controlled by the Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand. The samples were phytochemically screened and determined their health-promoting bioactivities via antioxidant activities and inhibition of NCD-related enzymes including lipase (obesity), α-amylase and α-glucosidase (diabetes), angiotensin-converting enzyme (hypertension), as well as acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase and β-secretase (Alzheimer’s disease). The non-enzymatic reaction toward glycation was also evaluated. The results showed that Senegalia pennata subsp. insuavis (Lace) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger, Citrus hystrix DC. and Solanum melongena ‘Kermit’ extracts exhibited high antioxidant activities. Moreover, Citrus hystrix DC. extract was a potent inhibitor against lipase, angiotensin-converting enzyme and butyrylcholinesterase, while Coriandrum sativum L. and Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC. were potent anti-diabetic agents and Senegalia pennata subsp. insuavis (Lace) Maslin, and Seigler & Ebinger was a potent anti-glycation agent. Our data provide a comparative analysis of ten vegetables to encourage healthy food consumption and development to control NCDs in Thailand in the future.

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confidence: 99%

Phytochemicals and In Vitro Bioactivities of Aqueous Ethanolic Extracts from Common Vegetables in Thai Food

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Thiyajai

Chalermchaiwat

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“…Br. ex Britton & P. Wilson CBS, DS, GUS, NS, PCP, RS Chi, Maz, Mes, Mix, Mxt, Tri, Zap [ 4 , 14 , 16 , 24 , 25 , 32 , 42 , 55 ] Liquidambar styraciflua L. CBS, DS, IP, IPD, MSS, RS Chi, Cui, Maz, Mes, Mix, Zap, Zoq LC / - 46(JF102),[ 13 , 31 , 32 , 57 ] Matricaria chamomilla L. DS, GUS, NS, PCP, RS, CBS Chi, Cho, Mes, Zap LC / - [ 14 , 20 , 25 , 32 , 56 , 58 ] Mimosa albida Humb. & Bonpl.…”

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“…The JF102 inventory of useful ethnoflora from Oaxaca [46] added 139 species of medicinal plants to the record, and the contribution breakdown by ethnic group was 21% for the Mixe ethnic group, 22% for the Chinantec ethnic group, 30% for the Mazatec ethnic group, and 38% for the Nahua ethnic group. In contrast, there was little contribution associated with the Zoque people (6.8%) due to the recent papers of Geck et al [30,31]; with the Mixtec people (3.4%), thanks to recent works by different researchers [4,28,60,67]; or with the Zapotec people (8.9%), which is the most historically studied ethnic group [19,20,22,25,32,34,57,68].…”

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Actualized inventory of medicinal plants used in traditional medicine in Oaxaca, Mexico

Lucía

Jacqueline

Alberto

et al. 2021

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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Background Oaxaca is one of the most diverse states in Mexico from biological and cultural points of view. Different ethnic groups living there maintain deep and ancestral traditional knowledge of medicinal plants as well as traditional practices and beliefs about diseases/illnesses and cures. Previous ethnobotanical research in this state has helped document this knowledge, but with the addition of more studies, more records appear. We updated the inventory of medicinal knowledge between the different ethnic groups that inhabit the Oaxacan territory. Methods A database was constructed from two sources: (1) original data from a 3-year project in 84 municipalities of Oaxaca inhabited by eight ethnic groups and (2) different electronic databases. Results Records of 1032 medicinal plants were obtained; 164 families were registered, with Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Rubiaceae being the most commonly used. A total of 770 species were reported in 14 vegetation types; the most important species came from temperate forests. Only 144 species corresponded to introduced species, and 272 were listed in a risk category. Illnesses of the digestive and genitourinary systems as well as culture-bound syndromes were treated with high numbers of medicinal plants. The Mestizo, Mixe, Mixtec, and Zapotec ethnic groups exhibited the greatest number of recorded medicinal plants. The 17 species that were used among almost all ethnic groups in Oaxaca were also used to cure the highest number of diseases. Discussion Inventories of medicinal plants confirm the persistence of traditional knowledge and reflect the need to recognize and respect this cosmovision. Many species are gathered in wild environments. The most important illnesses or diseases recorded in the present inventory are also mentioned in different studies, suggesting that they are common health problems in the rural communities of Mexico. Conclusions Medicinal plants are essential for ethnic groups in Oaxaca. It is necessary to recognize and understand the complex ancestral processes involved in the human-nature interaction and the role of these processes in the conservation of biodiversity and in the survivorship of ethnic groups that have persisted for centuries. Finally, this study serves as a wake-up call to respect those worldviews.

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“…Indeed, all across Africa also use medicinal plants are an important resource, if not the primary source of treatment: Benin, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Africa, and Uganda, for primary health care (Bakare et al 2019;Dassou et al 2020;McGaw et al 2020;Yigezu et al 2014;Sargin and Buyukcengiz 2019). Farmers who live in other regions also use medicinal plants for livestock, such as the South Pacific Islands (Bakare et al 2019), China (Xiong and Long 2020), Pakistan (Abbasi et al 2013;Aziz et al 2018;Khan et al 2019;Raza et al 2014), Turkey (Sargin and Buyukcengiz 2019), Europe (Schnyder et al 2019), and Mesoamerica (Geck et al 2020) and so forth. Among the most important medicinal plants used for treating animal diseases.…”

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Ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants used for cattle treatment in Bojonegoro District, East Java, Indonesia

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Abstract. Pratama AM, Herawati O, Nabila AN, Belinda TA, Wijayanti AD. 2021. Ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants used for cattle treatment in Bojonegoro District, East Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 4236-4245. Bojonegoro is a rural district in Indonesia's East Java Province where farming and cattle rearing are the main economic activities. The Bojonegoro District's cattle producers employ some medicinal plants specifically for the treatment of bovine illnesses. However, no data has been reported thus far. The goal of this research was to find and document ethnoveterinary medicinal herbs for cattle cures in the Bojonegoro District. A total of 41 cattle breeders were interviewed for the study. To collect demographic and ethnoveterinary medicinal plant data, each informant was interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire in the native language of each informant. The stastitical analysis in this study include informant consensus (Fic), Fidelity Level (FL), and Plant Part Frequency (PPF). Approximately 78.00% of the respondents are between the ages of 30 and 50, with 36.59% having only graduated from senior high school. The Peranakan Ongole (PO) is the most common breed preserved by cattle breeders. In the study area, 41 ethnoveterinary medicinal plants were mentioned by male respondents to cure cattle health problems. Digestive illnesses are the most frequent ailments in cattle treated with medicinal plants. Curcuma longa L. was the most commonly mentioned medicinal plant. A majority of the source ethnoveterinary medicinal plants were cultivated on-site and the leaves of these plants were most often used.

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Traditional Herbal Medicine in Mesoamerica: Toward Its Evidence Base for Improving Universal Health Coverage

Cited by 50 publications

References 411 publications

Phytochemicals and In Vitro Bioactivities of Aqueous Ethanolic Extracts from Common Vegetables in Thai Food

Phytochemicals and In Vitro Bioactivities of Aqueous Ethanolic Extracts from Common Vegetables in Thai Food

Actualized inventory of medicinal plants used in traditional medicine in Oaxaca, Mexico

Ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants used for cattle treatment in Bojonegoro District, East Java, Indonesia

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