Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used in the Management of COVID-19 in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Coronaviruses are infectious respiratory tract illnesses, but they can also affect the digestive tract and infect both humans and animals. The new coronavirus results in complicated health problems all over the world. The most urgent concern of all researchers around the world has been the treatmen...
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| author | Mahmoud D. Abdulrahman Fattma Z. Mohammed Saber W. Hamad Harmand A. Hama Abubakar A. Lema |
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Coronaviruses are infectious respiratory tract illnesses, but they can also affect the digestive tract and infect both humans and animals. The new coronavirus results in complicated health problems all over the world. The most urgent concern of all researchers around the world has been the treatment of the virus. The following study aimed to use quantitative ethnobotany to help scientist in addressing the deadly virus. Expert sampling method was adopted with the aid of an in-depth interview guide. Thirty-nine respondents were interviewed. Eighty-one medicinal plant species from 35 families were documented. Males 25 (64.1%) constitute the greater percentage of the total respondents. Majority of the respondents had formal education. Eighty-one medicinal plant species from 35 families were documented. Leaves are the most utilized 25.8 followed by seed 17.7 and fruits 12.1%, respectively. Relative frequency of citation ranged from 0.5 to 0.9, whereas the FL value ranged from 0.4 to 0.85, revealing how effective the documented plant species are in the management of COVID-19 in the region. A greater amount of research into documented medicinal plants is warranted because of the high likelihood that they contain many active ingredients.
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| spelling | doaj.art-70d76ecbe4e4483bb14df83fb8709a4c2023-08-02T09:14:28ZengKoya UniversityARO-The Scientific Journal of Koya University2410-93552307-549X2022-11-0110210.14500/aro.11042Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used in the Management of COVID-19 in Kurdistan Region of IraqMahmoud D. Abdulrahman0Fattma Z. Mohammed1Saber W. Hamad2Harmand A. Hama3Abubakar A. Lema4Biology Education Department, Faculty of Education, Tishk International University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region – F.R. IraqDepartment of Nursing, College of Nursing, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region – F.R. Iraq(1) Biology Education Department, Faculty of Education, Tishk International University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region – F.R. Iraq. (2) Department of Field Crops and Medicinal Plants, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region – F.R. Iraq.Biology Education Department, Faculty of Education, Tishk International University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region – F.R. IraqDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Al-Qalam University Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria. Coronaviruses are infectious respiratory tract illnesses, but they can also affect the digestive tract and infect both humans and animals. The new coronavirus results in complicated health problems all over the world. The most urgent concern of all researchers around the world has been the treatment of the virus. The following study aimed to use quantitative ethnobotany to help scientist in addressing the deadly virus. Expert sampling method was adopted with the aid of an in-depth interview guide. Thirty-nine respondents were interviewed. Eighty-one medicinal plant species from 35 families were documented. Males 25 (64.1%) constitute the greater percentage of the total respondents. Majority of the respondents had formal education. Eighty-one medicinal plant species from 35 families were documented. Leaves are the most utilized 25.8 followed by seed 17.7 and fruits 12.1%, respectively. Relative frequency of citation ranged from 0.5 to 0.9, whereas the FL value ranged from 0.4 to 0.85, revealing how effective the documented plant species are in the management of COVID-19 in the region. A greater amount of research into documented medicinal plants is warranted because of the high likelihood that they contain many active ingredients. https://aro.koyauniversity.org/index.php/aro/article/view/1042CoronavirusesExpert sampling methodIraqi KurdistanMedicinal plantRelative frequency of citation |
| spellingShingle | Mahmoud D. Abdulrahman Fattma Z. Mohammed Saber W. Hamad Harmand A. Hama Abubakar A. Lema Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used in the Management of COVID-19 in Kurdistan Region of Iraq ARO-The Scientific Journal of Koya University Coronaviruses Expert sampling method Iraqi Kurdistan Medicinal plant Relative frequency of citation |
| title | Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used in the Management of COVID-19 in Kurdistan Region of Iraq |
| title_full | Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used in the Management of COVID-19 in Kurdistan Region of Iraq |
| title_fullStr | Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used in the Management of COVID-19 in Kurdistan Region of Iraq |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used in the Management of COVID-19 in Kurdistan Region of Iraq |
| title_short | Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used in the Management of COVID-19 in Kurdistan Region of Iraq |
| title_sort | medicinal plants traditionally used in the management of covid 19 in kurdistan region of iraq |
| topic | Coronaviruses Expert sampling method Iraqi Kurdistan Medicinal plant Relative frequency of citation |
| url | https://aro.koyauniversity.org/index.php/aro/article/view/1042 |
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