Ethno-Dentistry of Medicinal Plants Used in North Waziristan, Pakistan
Objective: This study aimed at recording therapeutic plant species used by inhabitants to treat dental disorders in the district of North Waziristan, Pakistan. The indigenous people of the studied area are dependent on medicinal plants for their basic health care needs including dental care. Methods...
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| author | Sabith Rehman Zafar Iqbal Rahmatullah Qureshi Taghrid S. AlOmar Najla Almasoud Muhammad Younas Abdur Rauf Muhammad Irfan |
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| description | Objective: This study aimed at recording therapeutic plant species used by inhabitants to treat dental disorders in the district of North Waziristan, Pakistan. The indigenous people of the studied area are dependent on medicinal plants for their basic health care needs including dental care. Methods: Ethnomedicinal data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaires, and in addition 130 local informants were interviewed. The collected data were evaluated using various quantitative indices, including use value (UV), relative frequency of citation (RFC), fidelity level (FL%), and Jaccard Index (JI). Results: A total of 69 plants belonging to 48 plant families used in dental disorders were identified. The Lamiaceae was the leading family that shared 7 species, followed by Solanaceae (4 spp).The dominant life form used was herbs (47.83%), folowed by leaves (43.90%) in preparing remedies for different dental disorders. Decoction was the most common mode of preparation (34.21%), followed by pastes (21.05%). The highest RFC (0.36) was reported for Bergenia ciliata, followed by Salvadora oleoides (0.35). The majority of the plants (36 spp) were utilised as herbal medicine to treat toothache, followed by 13 species for periodontal (gum) infections, 11 species used for teeth cleaning, and 9 species for halitosis (bad breath). Conclusions: This study is the first-ever record of ethnomedicinal applications for the treatment of dental diseases from Pakistan. Some of the forgeoing hebal medications should be further evalauted for the development of pahrmaceutical bio-products for the treatment of dental disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45493dc380e847e881003fb2413b72492024-03-27T04:51:07ZengElsevierInternational Dental Journal0020-65392024-04-01742310320Ethno-Dentistry of Medicinal Plants Used in North Waziristan, PakistanSabith Rehman0Zafar Iqbal1Rahmatullah Qureshi2Taghrid S. AlOmar3Najla Almasoud4Muhammad Younas5Abdur Rauf6Muhammad Irfan7Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; Corresponding author. Department of Botany Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanDepartment of Botany, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourahbint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourahbint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Botany, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Swabi, Anbar, PakistanDepartment of Botany, University of Swabi, Swabi, Anbar, PakistanObjective: This study aimed at recording therapeutic plant species used by inhabitants to treat dental disorders in the district of North Waziristan, Pakistan. The indigenous people of the studied area are dependent on medicinal plants for their basic health care needs including dental care. Methods: Ethnomedicinal data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaires, and in addition 130 local informants were interviewed. The collected data were evaluated using various quantitative indices, including use value (UV), relative frequency of citation (RFC), fidelity level (FL%), and Jaccard Index (JI). Results: A total of 69 plants belonging to 48 plant families used in dental disorders were identified. The Lamiaceae was the leading family that shared 7 species, followed by Solanaceae (4 spp).The dominant life form used was herbs (47.83%), folowed by leaves (43.90%) in preparing remedies for different dental disorders. Decoction was the most common mode of preparation (34.21%), followed by pastes (21.05%). The highest RFC (0.36) was reported for Bergenia ciliata, followed by Salvadora oleoides (0.35). The majority of the plants (36 spp) were utilised as herbal medicine to treat toothache, followed by 13 species for periodontal (gum) infections, 11 species used for teeth cleaning, and 9 species for halitosis (bad breath). Conclusions: This study is the first-ever record of ethnomedicinal applications for the treatment of dental diseases from Pakistan. Some of the forgeoing hebal medications should be further evalauted for the development of pahrmaceutical bio-products for the treatment of dental disorders.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020653923009346Ethno-dentistryTraditional medicineEthnomedicinal applicationsDental disordersFidelity levelNorth Waziristan |
| spellingShingle | Sabith Rehman Zafar Iqbal Rahmatullah Qureshi Taghrid S. AlOmar Najla Almasoud Muhammad Younas Abdur Rauf Muhammad Irfan Ethno-Dentistry of Medicinal Plants Used in North Waziristan, Pakistan International Dental Journal Ethno-dentistry Traditional medicine Ethnomedicinal applications Dental disorders Fidelity level North Waziristan |
| title | Ethno-Dentistry of Medicinal Plants Used in North Waziristan, Pakistan |
| title_full | Ethno-Dentistry of Medicinal Plants Used in North Waziristan, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Ethno-Dentistry of Medicinal Plants Used in North Waziristan, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethno-Dentistry of Medicinal Plants Used in North Waziristan, Pakistan |
| title_short | Ethno-Dentistry of Medicinal Plants Used in North Waziristan, Pakistan |
| title_sort | ethno dentistry of medicinal plants used in north waziristan pakistan |
| topic | Ethno-dentistry Traditional medicine Ethnomedicinal applications Dental disorders Fidelity level North Waziristan |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020653923009346 |
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