An Updated Review on Xeromphis uliginosa: An Underutilised Plant
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Xeromphis uliginosa (Retz) Maheshwari, an underutilised potential plant of the family Rubiaceae. The plant is distributed in dry and moist deciduous forests, native to Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The ethnic communities uses the parts of the plants as a vegetable and curing various ailments like cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, eye complaints, pimples, diuretic, tonic properties, biliousness etc. The unripe fruit is astringent. It is also used as colour intensifier in dying and leaves are good fodder for cattle and deer. Efforts have been made by researchers to verify the claims for curing various ailments. The present updated review is an attempt to highlight the various ethnobotanical, ethnomedicinal uses as well as phytochemical and notable pharmacological reports of the plant.Keywords:
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The present investigation is an attempt to find out ethnopharmacological application of medicinal plants to cure skin diseases and in folk cosmetics. The information regarding the usage of medicinal plants for curing skin diseases and as cosmetics were collected by discussing the elder’s in tribal communities and herbal healers in the Kolli hills. A total of 34 plant species have been documented. The parts of the plant used for medicinal purposes are leaves, root, stem, fruits, the complete aerial parts, the whole plant, barks and flowers. However, leaves were found most frequently used part. We recommended for further research to isolate the bio active properties responsible for the treatment of skin diseases and as cosmetics.
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Traditional medicines remained as the most affordable and easily accessible source of treatment in the primary health care system among diverse communities in Ethiopia. The Oromo community living in the prehistoric Harla and Dengego valleys has long history of ethnomedicinal know-how and practice against human and livestock ailments. However, this rich ethnomedicinal knowledge had been remained unexplored hitherto. This study focus on the comprehensive ethnomedicinal investigation in an attempt to safeguard the deteriorating ethnomedicinal knowledge that can be used as a steppingstone for phytochemical and pharmacological analysis. Fifty five (44 male and 11 female) systematically selected informants including ten traditional herbalists (key informants) were participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews, discussions and guided field walk constituted the data collection methods. Factor of informant consensus (Fic), frequency of citation (F%), and binomial test were employed in data analysis. Medicinal plant specimens were collected, identified and kept at Herbarium of Haramaya University (HHU). A total of 83 traditional medicinal plant species against human ailments in 70 genera and 40 Families were recorded. Twelve medicinal plants were marketable in open market places of the nearby towns. Formulations recorded added to 140 remedies for 81 human ailments. Concoction accounts 50.7% of the total preparations followed by fluids extraction (10.7%) and infusion (6.4%). Fifteen different plant parts were used for remedies preparation wherein leaves accounted 46.4%, stem 9.2%, fruits and roots each 7.8%. Most of the remedies (90.7%) were prepared from single plant species like, aphrodisiac fresh rhizome of Kleinia abyssinica (A. Rich.) A. Berger chewed and swallowed few hours before sexual performance for a man having problem of erectile dysfunction. The Fic value ranges between 1.0 (gastritis and heartburn/pyrosis) and 0.77 (swollen body part). Aloe harlana Reynolds was reported to be used for the highest number of ailments treating swollen body part locally called GOFLA, colon cleaner, snake bite, liver swelling, spleen swelling/splenomegaly, fungal infections and inflammation of skin. Such documentation of comprehensive ethnomedicinal knowledge is very valuable and needs to be scaled-up so that it could be followed up with phytochemical and pharmacological analyses in order to give scientific ground to the ethnomedicinal knowledge.
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A survey was performed over the Khasia tribe of Sylhet region to find out their ethnomedicinal knowledge and plant parts utilization for curing various ailments. A total of 26 species were identified. The data revealed that the Khasia tribes rely extensively on herbal medicine for treating 29 different ailments. They frequently used these species to retrieve from different common ailments like, fever, cough, dysentery, diarrhoea, joint ache, indigestion and others. For medicinal purposes they mostly used tree species (53%) followed by some herbs (27%), shrubs (8%), creepers (8%) and palm (4%). For medicinal preparations they mainly used green leaves, fruit, root/rhizome, bark, seed, flower, whole plant and resin. Since the shrinking of natural forest areas increasingly limits the indigenous people's ability to access in traditional plant-based medicines throughout the tropics. Introduction of culturally important medicinal plants (MPs) outside their natural habitats could ensure their sustainable supply as well as ex situ conservation.
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The present study documents the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants that are in use in Seshachalam hill ranges in Cuddapah district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Ethnomedicinal uses of 48 plant species along with botanical name, vernacular name, family and mode of administration are presented. They belong to 44 genera and 30 families. These plants used to cure 32 types of ailments. Most remedies were taken orally, accounting for 78% of medicinal use. Most of the remedies were reported to have been from trees and climber species. The most widely sought after plant parts in the preparation of remedies in the study area are the leaves and root. High number of medicinal plant species available for the treatment of skin diseases and indigestion. The study emphasizes the potentials of the ethnobotanical research and the need for the documentation of traditional knowledge pertaining to the medicinal plant utilization for the greater benefit of mankind.
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An ethnomedicinal survey was carried out to document medicinal plants used by the people of Gumel Town, Jigawa State, Nigeria. 100 questionnaires were distributed to herbal sellers and old people with traditional medicine knowledge. The result of the research reported 43 plants species belonging to 25 different families used by the people of the study area for the treatment of various ailments. Most of the plants reported belong to the family Fabaceae with 10 species followed by Malvaceae and Moraceae with 3, Apocynaceae, Meliaceae and Rubiaceae each with two species while the rest of the other families were represented with a single species each. Leaves and stem bark were recorded as the plant part mostly use in the treatment of various ailments. Most of the plants surveyed are trees (65.12%), others are shrubs (30.23%) while a few are herbs (4.65%). Some of the plants documented like Azadirachta indica and Ziziphus abyssinica are used in the treatment of more than one ailment. Majority of the traditional medicine practitioners were males of over 50 years of age and with no formal education. This is a serious problem that may lead to the disappearance of this important knowledge and so public awareness, further researches, documentation and preservation of the indigenous knowledge is recommended. Keywords: Ethnomedicine, Medicinal plant, Pile, Ailment, Diarrhea.
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