Application of Ethnobotanical Indices on the Use of Traditional Medicines against Common Diseases
Joint Authors
Tariq, Akash
Adnan, Muhammad
Khan, Imran
Abd El-Salam, Nasser M.
Fouad, H.
Ullah, Riaz
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-21, 21 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
21
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study was aimed at documenting the detailed ethnomedicinal knowledge of an unexplored area of Pakistan.
Semistructured interviews were taken with 55 informants randomly chosen regarding detailed ethnomedicinal and sociocultural information.
The study exposed 67 medicinal plant species used to prepare 110 recipes and the major modes of herbal formulation were decoction and powdering (20% each).
The disease categories with the highest Fic values were gastrointestinal and dermatological (0.87 each).
The study determined 3 plant species, i.e., Acacia modesta Wall., Caralluma tuberculata R.Br., and Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal with a FL of 100%.
DMR results showed that Olea ferruginea (Sol.) Steud.
ranked first, Morus alba L.
ranked second, and Melia azedarach L.
ranked third.
Among the 55 informants, the male concentration was high (61%) and most of them were over 40 years old while a leading quantity of respondents (45%) was uneducated.
There is a dire need to take necessary steps for the conservation of important medicinal plants by inhibiting overgrazing and providing alternate fuel resources.
Young generations should be educated regarding the importance of ethnomedicinal knowledge and plants with high Fic and FL values should be further checked chemically and pharmacologically for future exploration of modern medicine.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khan, Imran& Abd El-Salam, Nasser M.& Fouad, H.& Tariq, Akash& Ullah, Riaz& Adnan, Muhammad. 2014. Application of Ethnobotanical Indices on the Use of Traditional Medicines against Common Diseases. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018772
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khan, Imran…[et al.]. Application of Ethnobotanical Indices on the Use of Traditional Medicines against Common Diseases. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018772
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khan, Imran& Abd El-Salam, Nasser M.& Fouad, H.& Tariq, Akash& Ullah, Riaz& Adnan, Muhammad. Application of Ethnobotanical Indices on the Use of Traditional Medicines against Common Diseases. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018772
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1018772