Ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants for respiratory disorders among the inhabitants of Gallies - Abbottabad, Northern Pakistan
Ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants for respiratory disorders among the inhabitants of Gallies - Abbottabad, Northern Pakistan
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jep.2014.08.005
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发表时间：
2014-10-28
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Yaseen, Ghulam
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作者：
Kayani, Sadaf;Ahmad, Mushtaq;Yaseen, Ghulam
民族药理学相关性：在研究区域，丰富的药用植物可及性为当地社区提供了低成本的呼吸系统疾病医疗保健。这是第一次报告调查的目的是记录民族知识的使用民间草药的呼吸系统疾病之间的地方社区的加利阿伯塔巴德，北方巴基斯坦使用定量ethnobotical方法。2012年3月至2014年3月在研究区。民族医学数据是通过对当地社区的访谈收集的。文献数据进行评估，使用价值（UV）和相对频率Citation.Results（RFC）：共有120种植物，隶属于90属，51科，被报道用于治疗25种不同的呼吸系统疾病的民族医学。叶是最常用的植物部分，大多数草药都以口服形式制备。根据其利用价值，最重要的物种是弗吉尼亚茄（5.00）、蜀葵（3.00）、钝叶旋覆花（3.00）、虎耳草（3.00）和红芥（3.00）.结论：这项研究首次报道了传统草药在加利地区用于治疗呼吸系统疾病，北方巴基斯坦仍然是当地社区的共同做法。一些新的民族植物学索赔记录在这项调查中，应进一步探讨临床。本研究中记录的具有最高使用价值的药用植物可能标志着可能存在有价值的植物化学化合物，需要寻找有前景的新药来治疗许多呼吸系统疾病。(C)2014爱思唯尔爱尔兰有限公司版权所有。
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Rich accessibility of medicinal plants in the study area provides low cost health care for respiratory disorders to local communities. This first report survey was commenced with an aim to document ethnic knowledge regarding the use of folk herbal medicine for respiratory diseases among the local communities of Gallies Abbottabad, Northern Pakistan using quantitative ethnobotanical approaches.Method: Field survey was carried out over the period of 2 years i.e., March 2012-March 2014 in study area. The ethnomedicinal data was collected through interviews among the local communities. Documented data was evaluated using use value (UV) and Relative Frequency Citation (RFC).Results: A total of 120 species of plants belonging to 90 genera of 51 families were reported to be used ethnomedicinally for the treatment of 25 different respiratory disorders. Leaves were the most commonly used plant parts and most of the herbal medicines were prepared in the form of decoctions and administered orally. The most significant species according to their use value were Solanum virginianum (5.00), Althea officinalis (3.00), Inula obtusifolia (3.00), Saxifraga hirculus (3.00) and Sisymbrium erysimoides (3.00).Conclusion: This study reported traditional herbal medicines for the first time to be used against respiratory disorders in the Gallies, Northern Pakistan are still in common practice by the local communities. Some of the new ethnobotanical claims documented in this investigation should need to be further explore clinically. The medicinal plants with highest use values recorded in this study may signpost the probable existence of valuable phytochemical compounds that requires a search for prospective new drugs to cure many respiratory disorders. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.