Sivasankari Balayogan, Anandharaj Marimuthu, Gunasekaran Perumal
Department of Biology, Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram 624302, Dindigul District, Tamilnadu, India.
Department of Biology, Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram 624302, Dindigul District, Tamilnadu, India.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2014 Apr 28;153(2):408-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.02.040. Epub 2014 Feb 27.
This study provides significant ethnopharmacological information, both qualitative and quantitative on medicinal plants in the Thoppampatti village, Dindigul district, Tamilnadu, India. There is urgency in recording such data to conserve the traditional medicinal plants. This is the first ethnobotanical study which records the traditional important medicinal plants of Thoppampatti village. To collect, analyze and evaluate the ethnopharmacologic knowledge in Thoppampatti village in order to protect it. This study reports the results of an ethnopharmacological survey on the uses of medicinal plants by inhabitants of the Thoppampatti.
The field study was carried out in a period of about one year (April 2012-May 2013) in Thoppampatti village. The information was obtained through open and semi-structured interviews with 48 (27 males, 21 females) knowledgeable local people and traditional healers (THs). The collected data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. In addition, use value (UV), relative importance (RI) and Jaccard index (JI) was determined.
A total of 139 species of plants, mostly trees and herbs, belonging to 54 families were identified in this study. This is used to treat 142 diseases and ailments. These ailments were categorized into 18 major categories. Leaves were the most frequently used parts, while decoction and juice are the most common method of preparation to treat various diseases. Based on IUCN Red data the identified medicinal plants include 11 least concerned species, 3 vulnerable species and one endangered species. The most important species according to their use value were Cynodon dactylon (0.79), Azadirachta indica (0.73), Ocimum tenuiflorum (0.71), Moringa oleifera (0.68), Coriandrum sativum (0.62), Abelmoschus esculentus (0.61), Acalypha indica (0.59) and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (0.59).
As a result of the present study, medicinal plants play an important role in the health care of Thoppampatti village inhabitants; they rely on medicinal plants to treat various ailments. In addition, the medicinal plants with high RI values might give some useful leads for further pharmacological investigations. Deforestation and overexploitation of a particular plant species leads to extinction so sustainable utilization of medicinal plants is recommended in the study area.
本研究提供了关于印度泰米尔纳德邦丁迪古尔区托潘帕蒂村药用植物的重要民族药理学信息，包括定性和定量信息。记录此类数据对于保护传统药用植物至关重要。这是第一项记录托潘帕蒂村传统重要药用植物的民族植物学研究。旨在收集、分析和评估托潘帕蒂村的民族药理学知识以加以保护。本研究报告了一项关于托潘帕蒂居民使用药用植物的民族药理学调查结果。
实地研究在托潘帕蒂村进行，为期约一年（2012年4月至2013年5月）。通过与48名（27名男性，21名女性）知识渊博的当地人和传统治疗师进行开放式和半结构化访谈获取信息。对收集到的数据进行定性和定量分析。此外，还确定了使用价值（UV）、相对重要性（RI）和杰卡德指数（JI）。
本研究共鉴定出139种植物，主要为树木和草本植物，隶属于54个科。这些植物用于治疗142种疾病和不适。这些疾病和不适被分为18个主要类别。叶子是最常使用的部位，而煎剂和汁液是治疗各种疾病最常用的制备方法。根据世界自然保护联盟红色名录数据，所鉴定的药用植物包括11种无危物种、3种易危物种和1种濒危物种。根据使用价值，最重要的物种依次为狗牙根（0.79）、印楝（0.73）、罗勒（0.71）、辣木（0.68）、芫荽（0.62）、秋葵（0.61）、印度铁苋菜（0.59）和朱槿（0.59）。
本研究结果表明，药用植物在托潘帕蒂村居民的医疗保健中发挥着重要作用；他们依靠药用植物治疗各种疾病。此外，具有高RI值的药用植物可能为进一步的药理学研究提供一些有用线索。森林砍伐和对特定植物物种的过度开发会导致物种灭绝，因此建议在研究区域对药用植物进行可持续利用。
