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Ethnogynaecological Assessment of Medicinal Plants in Pashtun’s Tribal Society
Joint Authors
Mussarat, Sakina
Tariq, Akash
Adnan, Muhammad
Begum, Shaheen
Abd El-Salam, Nasser M.
Ullah, Riaz
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study was designed to document detailed ethnogynaecological knowledge of selected remote regions of Pashtun’s tribe in northwest Pakistan.
Semistructured questionnaires were designed to collect ethnogynaecological and ethnographic data.
Total of 51 medicinal plants belonging to 36 families were documented that were used by the women of studied regions for the treatment of 9 types of gynaecological complaints.
Majority of the plants (19) were found used against menses followed by 11 plants each for gonorrhea and pregnancy.
Bannu region has high number of gynaecological plants (22) followed by Karak (15).
Women of the regions mostly used whole plants (33%) and leaves (31%) for various ethnomedicinal preparation of gynae.
Fic results showed that all ailments in different areas scored high consensus ranges between 0.6 and 1.00.
Majority of the female respondents (44%) were aged between 61 and 70 years, of which most were illiterate.
Women in the remote regions of Pakistan have tremendous traditional knowledge in utilizing medicinal plants for their reproductive health.
Plants with high Fic values should be cross-checked for their in vitro and in vivo validation.
Young girls should be educated on the importance of ethnogynaecological practices to conserve this valuable knowledge.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Adnan, Muhammad& Tariq, Akash& Mussarat, Sakina& Begum, Shaheen& Abd El-Salam, Nasser M.& Ullah, Riaz. 2015. Ethnogynaecological Assessment of Medicinal Plants in Pashtun’s Tribal Society. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054589
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Adnan, Muhammad…[et al.]. Ethnogynaecological Assessment of Medicinal Plants in Pashtun’s Tribal Society. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054589
American Medical Association (AMA)
Adnan, Muhammad& Tariq, Akash& Mussarat, Sakina& Begum, Shaheen& Abd El-Salam, Nasser M.& Ullah, Riaz. Ethnogynaecological Assessment of Medicinal Plants in Pashtun’s Tribal Society. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054589
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1054589