Abstract

A medicina tradicional é mais barata e facilmente disponível a populaçâo local para cuidar das doenças mais frequentes nas áreas do norte do Paquistäo. Nosso estudo teve como objetivo inventariar medicamentos de plantas locais, documentar seus usos e avaliar seu valor de mercado em 2015-2018 durante as temporadas de primavera, veräo e inverno. Foram feitas 15 viagens, 5 em cada temporada. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com 165 moradores na faixa etária de 20 a 80 anos, com dados analisados por meio de frequéncia relativa de citaçâo (RFC), valor de uso (UV), nivel de fidelidade (FL), fator de consenso de informantes (CIF), e o índice de Jaccard (Jl) para encontrar as espécies utilizadas mais frequentes e conhecidas na área. Um total de 86 espécies pertencentes a 39 familias de plantas vasculares, 33 géneros foram documentados como medicamente importantes. A familia Asteraceae foi observada como a família dominante entre todas as familias com 10 especies, a folha foi a parte mais utilizada e a decocçâo 36% foi o tipo de preparaçâo mais preferido. A erva foi a forma de vida predominante (67%). O UV máximo (0,92) foi demonstrado pelas especies de J. adhatoda L., enquanto A. sativum L. mostra RFC máximo (0,58), o maior valor de ICF representado por diarreia e dermatite 0,92, e alto valor de FL é registrado 100%. De acordo com nossas coleçoes, as especies selvagens foram 45%, as especies invasoras 38% e as cultivadas 17% registradas, as especies dicotiledóneas foram registradas mais 81%. Sete especies medicinais estāo sendo economicamente importantes e exportadas para o mercado local e internacional do mundo, enquanto as especies de P. integrima L. foram as especies mais exportadas de acordo com os comerciantes locais. A área investigada e rural e a populaçâo local depende das plantas da área para suas necessidades de saúde e outros usos como vegetal, lenha, forragem etc. O resultado atual de RFC, UV, ICF, FL e JI mostra que a flora medicinal precisa ser investigada farmacológica e fitoquimicamente para comprovar sua eficácia. A documentaçâo do conhecimento medicinal e importante para preservar esse precioso conhecimento antigo antes que se perca para sempre, devido as mudanças tecnológicas e ambientais do mundo.

Alternate abstract:

Traditional medicine is cheaper and easily available to local people, to care for most frequent diseases in the Northern parts of Pakistan. Our study aimed at inventorying medicine from local plants, documenting their uses, and assessing their market value in 2015-2018 during spring, summer, and winter seasons. A total of 15 trips were made, 5 in each season. Semi-structured interviews with 165 inhabitant's age range between 20-80 years were conducted, analyzed the data is analyzed using Relative frequency of citation(RFC), Use Value(UV), Fidelity Level(FL), Informants consensus factor(lCF), and Jaccard index(Jl) to find the most frequent and well-known used species in the area. A total of 86 species belonging to 39 vascular plant families, 33 genera were documented as medicinally important. Family Asteraceae was observed as the dominant family among all the families with 10 species, the leaf was the most used parts and decoction 36% was the most preferred preparation type. Herb was the predominant life form (67%). The maximum UV (0.92) was demonstrated by J. adhatoda L. species, while A. sativum L. shows maximum RFC (0.58), the highest ICF value represented by diarrhea and dermatitis 0.92, and high FL value is recorded 100%. According to our collections, wild species were 45%, invasive species were 38% and cultivated 17% recorded, dicots species were recorded more 81%. Seven 7 medicinal species is being economically important and export to the local and international market of the world, whereas P. integrima L. species were the most exported species according to the local dealers. The investigated area is rural and the local people depend on the area's plants for their health needs, and other uses like a vegetable, fuelwood, fodder, etc. The current result of RFC, UV, ICF, FL, and Jl shows that medicinal flora needs to be pharmacologically and phytochemically investigated to prove their efficacy. The documentation of medicinal knowledge is important to preserve this precious old knowledge before it is lost forever, due to technological and environmental changes in the world.

Details

Title
Traditional knowledge about medicinal plant in the remote areas of Wari Tehsil, Dir Upper, Pakistan
Author
Shuaib, M 1 ; Hussain, F 2 ; Rauf, A 3 ; Jan, F 3 ; Romman, M 4 ; Parvez, R; Zeb, A; Ali, S; Abidullah, S; Bahadur, S; Shah, A A; Azamh, N; Dilbari, S; Begumj, K; Khank, H; Sajjadl, S; Muhammadj, I; Shahl, N A

 Yunnan University, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Kunming, PR China 
 Cholistan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Bahawalpur, Pakistan 
 Abdulwali Khan University, Department of Botany, Mardan, Pakistan 
 University of Chitral, Department of Botany, Chitral, Pakistan 
Pages
1-28
Section
Original Article
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
ISSN
15196984
e-ISSN
16784375
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2685683431
Copyright
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