Ethnomedicine in Himalaya: a case study from Dolpa, Humla, Jumla and Mustang districts of Nepal
Ethnomedicine in Himalaya: a case study from Dolpa, Humla, Jumla and Mustang districts of Nepal
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DOI：
10.1186/1746-4269-2-27
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Bussmann, Rainer W.
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作者：
Kunwar, Ripu M.;Nepal, Bal K.;Bussmann, Rainer W.
尼泊尔的传统植物使用已经记录了数千年。植物作为药物的重要性在近代丝毫没有减弱，传统药物仍然是绝大多数人口最重要的保健来源。本文考察了从多尔帕、胡姆拉、这项民族植物学研究的结果表明，有大量的植物物种被用作传统药物。在Dolpa、Humla、Jumla和Mustang区的调查区域，分别有107、59、44和166种重要的民族医学物种。其中，84个常见的物种，至少在两个地区使用，被选中列举其民族医学特性。该药典中常见的药用植物有：大蒜、冬虫夏草、鸭掌根、南方大黄等。三个区共有21种最常见，两个区共有59种。葱属、天南星属、小檗属、黄连属、龙胆属、沙棘属、杜松属和杜鹃花属各有2种具有民族药用价值。唇形科是药用价值最高的科，有5种，其次是天南星科、菊科、百合科、桑科、毛茛科、玄参科和伞形科，各有4种。
Traditional plant use in Nepal has been documented for millennia. The importance of plants as medicine has not diminished in any way in recent times, and traditional medicines are still the most important health care source for the vast majority of the population.This paper examines the ethnobotany and traditional use of plants extracted from the vulnerable alpine zone in the Dolpa, Humla, Jumla and Mustang districts of Nepal.The results of this ethnobotanical study indicate that a very large number of plant species is used as traditional medicines. There were 107, 59, 44 and 166 species of ethnomedicinal importance in surveyed areas of Dolpa, Humla, Jumla and Mustang district respectively. Of these, 84 common species, used at least in two districts, were selected to enumerate their ethnomedicinal properties. The 84 species belonged to 75 genera and 39 families.The commonest species in this pharmacopoeia were: Allium wallichii, Cordyceps sinensis, Dactylorhiza hatagirea, and Rheum australe. A total of 21 species were most common in three districts and 59 in two districts. The genera Aconitum, Allium, Arisaema, Berberis, Corydalis, Gentiana, Hippophae, Juniperus and Rhododendron each possessed two species with ethnomedicinal use. Labiatae was the most medicinally important family with five species used, followed by Araceae, Compositae, Liliaceae, Polygonaceae, Ranunculaceae, Scrophulariaceae and Umbelliferae, each contributing four species.