Tetali P, Waghchaure C, Daswani P G, Antia N H, Birdi T J
Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research, Gat No. 431, Lawkim Ltd. Campus, Shindewadi, Shirwal Post, Satara District - 412 801, Maharashtra, India.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2009 Jun 22;123(2):229-36. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.03.013. Epub 2009 Mar 24.
Maharashtra is the third largest state in India with a large tribal population. Documentation of traditional knowledge through ethnobotanical studies is important for conservation and utilization of indigenous knowledge. Diarrhoeal diseases are the second largest cause of morbidity in rural India. Medicinal plants given by the traditional healers of Parinche in Pune district, Maharashtra are known to be efficacious for many common ailments, including diarrhoeal diseases.
Ethnobotanical survey of antidiarrhoeal plants from Parinche valley towards the documentation and conservation of traditional knowledge.
Interviews and inquiries were conducted amongst traditional healers, indigenous communities and village elders.
One hundred and eighty two plants used by tribes and natives for different ailments were documented of which 28 flowering plants were for diarrhoea. Leaf was the most preferred plant part. Amongst the 28 plants, antidiarrhoeal activity of five plants viz., Caesalpinia sepiaria, Dioscorea pentaphylla, Launaea pinnatifida, Syzygium rubicundum and Ziziphus jujuba has not been reported previously. Two species viz., Ziziphus xylopyra and Syzygium rubicundum are endemic to India.
Parinche valley is an ethnobotanically rich area with abundant availability and knowledge of medicinal plants that can serve as a model for low cost health care.
马哈拉施特拉邦是印度第三大邦，拥有大量部落人口。通过民族植物学研究记录传统知识对于本土知识的保护和利用至关重要。腹泻疾病是印度农村地区发病率的第二大原因。已知马哈拉施特拉邦浦那区帕林切的传统治疗师所提供的药用植物对包括腹泻疾病在内的许多常见疾病有效。
对帕林切山谷的止泻植物进行民族植物学调查，以记录和保护传统知识。
对传统治疗师、本土社区和村庄长者进行了访谈和询问。
记录了部落和当地人用于治疗不同疾病的182种植物，其中28种开花植物用于治疗腹泻。叶子是最常用的植物部位。在这28种植物中，五种植物即印度云实、五叶薯蓣、羽裂劳恩苣荬菜、红润蒲桃和枣的止泻活性此前尚未见报道。两种植物即木质枣和红润蒲桃是印度特有的。
帕林切山谷是一个民族植物学资源丰富的地区，有丰富的药用植物资源和相关知识，可作为低成本医疗保健的典范。
