Ethnomedicinal Evaluation of Medicinal Plants Used against Gastrointestinal Complaints.

Publisher: Hindawi Pub. Co Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101600173 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2314-6141 (Electronic) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Biomed Res Int Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: New York, NY : Hindawi Pub. Co.

Diarrhea/*drug therapy ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/*drug therapy ; Medicine, Traditional/*adverse effects ; Plants, Medicinal/*adverse effects; Apiaceae/adverse effects ; Apiaceae/chemistry ; Azadirachta/adverse effects ; Azadirachta/chemistry ; Diarrhea/pathology ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/pathology ; Humans ; Pakistan ; Phytotherapy

Aim of the present study was to document ethnomedicinal plants used against gastrointestinal complaints in five selected remote regions of Pakistan and to select potential medicinal plants for further in vitro and in vivo investigation. Data on ethnomedicinal plants and ethnographic profile of respondents was documented using semistructured questionnaires. The present study revealed utilization of 52 medicinal plants for the treatment of different gastrointestinal infections in studied regions. Apiaceae was the most dominant family reported to be used for the treatment of these infections (4 plants). Among all the plant parts fruit (24%), whole plants and leaves (23% each) were the most preferred plant parts used by the healers. Dosage of recipe was found to be related with the age of the patient. Highest degree of informant consensus was reported for vomiting, nausea (0.92 each), abdominal pain (0.9), and diarrhea (0.89). Withania coagulans scored highest FL value (86%) followed by Mentha longifolia and Melia azadirachta ranked second with FL value (75% each). Young generation was found to possess little traditional knowledge about utilizing plant recipes against these infections. Plants with high Fic and FL values should be subjected for further phytochemical and pharmacological investigation for scientific validation.

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Date Created: 20150627 Date Completed: 20160318 Latest Revision: 20240324

20240324

PMC4465652

10.1155/2015/892947

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