Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan; William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan.
Clin Dermatol. 2019 Jul-Aug;37(4):382-388. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2018.03.018. Epub 2018 Apr 2.
Ethnobotany is the study of the direct interaction between plants and man in his culture. From time immemorial, man has been depending on Mother Nature for all his basic needs and plant diversity that existed around him always attracted his curiosity. Man's preliminary interest in plants started from his need for food, shelter, protection and then his attention shifted to the remedies for injuries and diseases. In fact, medicine and botany always had strong and close connections, as most of the modern medicines come from plant sources. The current venture reviews the developments and perspectives of ethnobotany in global scenarios. We have summarized the available literature and documentations regarding the historic background of ethnobotany. A survey of the literature survey reveals that plant resources were cited around the globe for curing almost all disease categories i.e. skin disorders, respiratory disorders, digestive disorders, urinary disorders, cardiac disorders, ophthalmic disorders, ear nose throat (ENT) disorders, excretory disorders, nervous disorders, immunity disorders and so on. The orally exchanged customary information/knowledge is in the hands of elders, and most of it can vanish after their deaths and could lead to the depletion of such imperative information. The ethnic society resources, like the folk asset in association with a nature of investigated and surveyed areas, can be conserved through documentation. The natural chemical compounds from plants may be screened and isolated. Plants with therapeutic uses should be tested in studies by using those isolated natural compounds in laboratories to screen and evaluate of plants metabolites with potential therapeutic uses.
民族植物学是研究植物与人类在其文化中的直接相互作用。自古以来，人类一直依赖大自然满足其所有基本需求，而他周围存在的植物多样性总是引起他的好奇心。人类对植物的初步兴趣始于他对食物、住所、保护的需求，然后他的注意力转向了治疗伤害和疾病的方法。事实上，医学和植物学一直有着紧密的联系，因为大多数现代药物都来自植物来源。本研究综述了全球范围内民族植物学的发展和前景。我们总结了有关民族植物学历史背景的现有文献和记录。文献综述调查显示，植物资源被全球各地用于治疗几乎所有疾病类别，例如皮肤疾病、呼吸疾病、消化疾病、泌尿疾病、心脏疾病、眼科疾病、耳鼻喉疾病、排泄疾病、神经疾病、免疫疾病等。口头交流的习惯性信息/知识掌握在长辈手中，其中大部分信息在他们去世后可能会消失，这可能导致这种重要信息的枯竭。民族社会资源，如与调查地区自然性质相关的民间资产，可以通过记录来保存。可以从植物中筛选和分离出天然化合物。具有治疗用途的植物应通过实验室中使用那些分离的天然化合物进行研究测试，以筛选和评估具有潜在治疗用途的植物代谢物。
