Quantitative Ethnobotanical Analysis of Medicinal Plants of High-Temperature Areas of Southern Punjab, Pakistan
Lack of proper infrastructure and the poor economic conditions of rural communities make them dependent on herbal medicines. Thus, there is a need to obtain and conserve the historic and traditional knowledge about the medicinal importance of different plants found in different areas of the world. I...
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| author | Muhammad Usman Allah Ditta Faridah Hanum Ibrahim Ghulam Murtaza Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar Sajid Mehmood Mohd Nazre Bin Saleh Muhammad Imtiaz Seemab Akram Waseem Razzaq Khan |
| author_facet | Muhammad Usman Allah Ditta Faridah Hanum Ibrahim Ghulam Murtaza Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar Sajid Mehmood Mohd Nazre Bin Saleh Muhammad Imtiaz Seemab Akram Waseem Razzaq Khan |
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| description | Lack of proper infrastructure and the poor economic conditions of rural communities make them dependent on herbal medicines. Thus, there is a need to obtain and conserve the historic and traditional knowledge about the medicinal importance of different plants found in different areas of the world. In this regard, a field study was conducted to document the medicinal importance of local plants commonly used by the inhabitants of very old historic villages in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. In total, 58 plant species were explored, which belonged to 28 taxonomic families, as informed by 200 experienced respondents in the study area. The vernacular name, voucher number, plant parts used, and medicinal values were also documented for each species. Among the documented species, <i>Poaceae</i> remained the most predominant family, followed by <i>Solanaceae</i> and <i>Asteraceae</i>. The local communities were dependent on medicinal plants for daily curing of several ailments, including asthma, common cold, sore throat, fever, cardiovascular diseases, and digestive disorders. Among the reported species, leaves and the whole plant remained the most commonly utilized plant parts, while extracts (38.8%) and pastes (23.9%) were the most popular modes of utilization. Based on the ICF value, the highest value was accounted for wound healing (0.87), followed by skincare, nails, hair, and teeth disorders (0.85). The highest RFC value was represented by <i>Acacia nilotica</i> and <i>Triticum aestivum</i> (0.95 each), followed by <i>Azadirachta indica</i> (0.91). The highest UV was represented by <i>Conyza canadensis</i> and <i>Cuscuta reflexa</i> (0.58 each), followed by <i>Xanthium strumarium</i> (0.37). As far as FL was concerned, the highest value was recorded in the case of <i>Azadirachta indica</i> (93.4%) for blood purification and <i>Acacia nilotica</i> (91.1%) for sexual disorders. In conclusion, the local inhabitants primarily focus on medicinal plants for the treatment of different diseases in the very old historic villages of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Moreover, there were various plants in the study area that have great ethnobotanical potential to treat various diseases, as revealed through different indices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9379735e75e421d97dcd46700707fe22023-11-22T19:41:43ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472021-09-011010197410.3390/plants10101974Quantitative Ethnobotanical Analysis of Medicinal Plants of High-Temperature Areas of Southern Punjab, PakistanMuhammad Usman0Allah Ditta1Faridah Hanum Ibrahim2Ghulam Murtaza3Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar4Sajid Mehmood5Mohd Nazre Bin Saleh6Muhammad Imtiaz7Seemab Akram8Waseem Razzaq Khan9Department of Botany, Government College University, Lahore 54000, Punjab, PakistanDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal, Upper Dir 18000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanInstitute Ekosains Borneo, Universiti Putra Malaysia Kampus Bintulu, Bintulu 97008, MalaysiaFaculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, ChinaDepartment of Forestry, Faculty of Life Sciences, SBBU Sheringal, Upper Dir 18000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanCollege of Environment and Ecology, Hainan University, Haikou 570100, ChinaDepartment of Forestry Science and Biodiversity, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Sri Serdang 43400, MalaysiaSoil and Environmental Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, PakistanDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan 43400, MalaysiaInstitute Ekosains Borneo, Universiti Putra Malaysia Kampus Bintulu, Bintulu 97008, MalaysiaLack of proper infrastructure and the poor economic conditions of rural communities make them dependent on herbal medicines. Thus, there is a need to obtain and conserve the historic and traditional knowledge about the medicinal importance of different plants found in different areas of the world. In this regard, a field study was conducted to document the medicinal importance of local plants commonly used by the inhabitants of very old historic villages in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. In total, 58 plant species were explored, which belonged to 28 taxonomic families, as informed by 200 experienced respondents in the study area. The vernacular name, voucher number, plant parts used, and medicinal values were also documented for each species. Among the documented species, <i>Poaceae</i> remained the most predominant family, followed by <i>Solanaceae</i> and <i>Asteraceae</i>. The local communities were dependent on medicinal plants for daily curing of several ailments, including asthma, common cold, sore throat, fever, cardiovascular diseases, and digestive disorders. Among the reported species, leaves and the whole plant remained the most commonly utilized plant parts, while extracts (38.8%) and pastes (23.9%) were the most popular modes of utilization. Based on the ICF value, the highest value was accounted for wound healing (0.87), followed by skincare, nails, hair, and teeth disorders (0.85). The highest RFC value was represented by <i>Acacia nilotica</i> and <i>Triticum aestivum</i> (0.95 each), followed by <i>Azadirachta indica</i> (0.91). The highest UV was represented by <i>Conyza canadensis</i> and <i>Cuscuta reflexa</i> (0.58 each), followed by <i>Xanthium strumarium</i> (0.37). As far as FL was concerned, the highest value was recorded in the case of <i>Azadirachta indica</i> (93.4%) for blood purification and <i>Acacia nilotica</i> (91.1%) for sexual disorders. In conclusion, the local inhabitants primarily focus on medicinal plants for the treatment of different diseases in the very old historic villages of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Moreover, there were various plants in the study area that have great ethnobotanical potential to treat various diseases, as revealed through different indices.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/10/1974ethnobotanical surveyethnomedicinal plants<i>Poaceae</i>cardiovascular diseaseshealersinformant consensus factor |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Usman Allah Ditta Faridah Hanum Ibrahim Ghulam Murtaza Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar Sajid Mehmood Mohd Nazre Bin Saleh Muhammad Imtiaz Seemab Akram Waseem Razzaq Khan Quantitative Ethnobotanical Analysis of Medicinal Plants of High-Temperature Areas of Southern Punjab, Pakistan Plants ethnobotanical survey ethnomedicinal plants <i>Poaceae</i> cardiovascular diseases healers informant consensus factor |
| title | Quantitative Ethnobotanical Analysis of Medicinal Plants of High-Temperature Areas of Southern Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_full | Quantitative Ethnobotanical Analysis of Medicinal Plants of High-Temperature Areas of Southern Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Quantitative Ethnobotanical Analysis of Medicinal Plants of High-Temperature Areas of Southern Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantitative Ethnobotanical Analysis of Medicinal Plants of High-Temperature Areas of Southern Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_short | Quantitative Ethnobotanical Analysis of Medicinal Plants of High-Temperature Areas of Southern Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_sort | quantitative ethnobotanical analysis of medicinal plants of high temperature areas of southern punjab pakistan |
| topic | ethnobotanical survey ethnomedicinal plants <i>Poaceae</i> cardiovascular diseases healers informant consensus factor |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/10/1974 |
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