Department of Botany, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat-26000, Pakistan.
Arriyadh Community College, King Saud University, Arriyadh-11437, Saudi Arabia.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2014;2014:212634. doi: 10.1155/2014/212634. Epub 2014 Mar 20.
The objective of present study was to document and preserve ethnomedicinal knowledge use to treat different human ailments by traditional healers of Dera Ismail Khan region, Pakistan. Field work was conducted between February 2012 and January 2013 using semistructured questionnaires. Data was collected from 120 traditional healers through questionnaire survey. Traditional healers in the study area use 70 plant species mostly herbs (57%) for ethnomedicinal and other purposes. The highest FIC values (0.80) were obtained each for gastrointestinal and kidney problems followed by respiratory infections (0.72) and skin infections (0.73). There was a significant correlation (r (2) = 0.950; p < 0.01) between the age and traditional knowledge of respondent. Direct matrix ranking indicated Morus alba and Dalbergia sissoo as highly multipurpose and threatened species in the study area. The results showed high dependency of local inhabitants on medicinal plants in meeting their primary health care needs. Moreover, the traditional knowledge has been restricted to elder people. Protection measures should be taken in order to conserve precious multipurpose species that are facing overexploitation. Medicinal plants treating major ailments in the region may be subjected to phytochemical and pharmacological investigations for the identification of bioactive compounds.
本研究旨在记录和保存巴基斯坦德拉伊斯梅尔汗地区传统治疗师用于治疗各种人类疾病的民族医学知识。实地工作于 2012 年 2 月至 2013 年 1 月进行，使用半结构式问卷。通过问卷调查收集了来自 120 名传统治疗师的数据。研究区域的传统治疗师使用 70 种植物物种，主要是草药（57%）用于民族医学和其他用途。胃肠道和肾脏问题的最高 FIC 值（0.80）最高，其次是呼吸道感染（0.72）和皮肤感染（0.73）。受访者的年龄和传统知识之间存在显著相关性（r (2) = 0.950；p < 0.01）。直接矩阵排名表明，在研究区域，桑树和紫檀是用途广泛且受到威胁的物种。研究结果表明，当地居民高度依赖药用植物来满足其基本医疗保健需求。此外，传统知识仅限于老年人。为了保护面临过度开发的宝贵多用物种，应采取保护措施。该地区治疗主要疾病的药用植物可能需要进行植物化学和药理学研究，以鉴定生物活性化合物。
