Abdel-Kader Maged S, Hazazi Ali M A, Elmakki Osman A, Alqasoumi Saleh I
Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, 11942 Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21215, Egypt.
Saudi Pharm J. 2018 Sep;26(6):817-821. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2018.04.001. Epub 2018 Apr 11.
The use of traditional medicine for treatment of various diseases is a common practise in most of the developing countries including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia especially in rural areas. In this survey, Al Khobah village was selected to study the status of Traditional Medicine. Al Khobah village is located on the Southern boarders of the kingdom and characterized by diverse topography and moderate weather. The plants with medicinal uses were collected, identified and their methods of preparation and uses were recorded. After gathering all these information from the local people, literature survey was conducted on each plant to get information about pharmacological activities and weather they support the traditional use or not. The survey revealed that the uses of some plants are consistent with the experimental data in the literature. Some other plants were studied; however, they still need pharmacological investigation to prove the claimed uses. Other plant did not subject to any scientific investigation.
在包括沙特阿拉伯王国在内的大多数发展中国家,尤其是在农村地区,使用传统医学治疗各种疾病是一种常见的做法。在本次调查中,选择了霍巴村来研究传统医学的现状。霍巴村位于沙特阿拉伯王国南部边境,地形多样,气候温和。收集了具有药用价值的植物,进行了鉴定,并记录了它们的制备方法和用途。从当地人那里收集到所有这些信息后,对每种植物进行了文献调查,以获取有关其药理活性以及它们是否支持传统用途的信息。调查显示,一些植物的用途与文献中的实验数据一致。还对其他一些植物进行了研究;然而,它们仍需要进行药理研究以证实所宣称的用途。还有其他植物未经过任何科学研究。