Hudaib Mohammad, Mohammad Mohammad, Bustanji Yasser, Tayyem Rabab, Yousef Mohammed, Abuirjeie Mustafa, Aburjai Talal
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2008 Oct 30;120(1):63-71. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.031. Epub 2008 Aug 3.
Medicinal plants are an important element of indigenous systems in Jordan. These resources are usually regarded as part of a culture's traditional knowledge. Therefore, the aim of this study is to collect information from local population concerning the use of medicinal plants of the Mujib region; identify the most important medicinal plants used; determine the relative importance of the species surveyed and calculate the informant consensus factor (F(ic)) in relation to medicinal plant use.
Qualitative tools were used for data collection and to record the interviewee's personal information and topics related to the medicinal use of specific plants. The collected data were used to calculate the F(ic) and the plant use values.
Fifty-eight plants were identified to be still in use in traditional practice in Mujib. Our results showed that the highest use values were recorded for the species Artemisia sieberi Bess. and Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn., while the highest F(ic) was cited for digestive problems. Anthropologically, women were the primary gatherers while healers were reported to be both females, predominantly, and males; yet, herbalists are deficient in this local community.
药用植物是约旦本土医药体系的重要组成部分。这些资源通常被视为一种文化传统知识的一部分。因此，本研究的目的是收集当地居民关于穆吉卜地区药用植物使用情况的信息；确定所使用的最重要的药用植物；确定被调查物种的相对重要性，并计算与药用植物使用相关的信息提供者共识因子（F(ic)）。
使用定性工具收集数据，并记录受访者的个人信息以及与特定植物药用相关的话题。收集到的数据用于计算F(ic)和植物使用价值。
确定有58种植物仍在穆吉卜地区的传统实践中使用。我们的结果表明，西伯蒿（Artemisia sieberi Bess.）和水飞蓟（Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.）的使用价值最高，而消化系统问题的F(ic)最高。从人类学角度来看，女性是主要采集者，据报道治疗者主要是女性，但也有男性；然而，当地社区缺乏草药医生。
