Department of Botany, HNB Garhwal University, Campus Pauri, Pauri Garhwal, 246001, Uttarakhand, India.
Department of Botany, Government Degree College, Basohli, 184201, Jammu & Kashmir, India.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2021 Aug 10;276:114204. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114204. Epub 2021 May 15.
The indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants is important part of primary health care system in almost every society, especially the far-flung areas. These areas, one of the last storehouses of traditional knowledge are under the constant threat of losing this valuable information as it moves from one generation to another through word of mouth. Modernization, migration, education, and changing socio-economic status of people also affect the perpetuality of traditional knowledge. Therefore, time-to-time updation of information regarding the ethnomedicinal plants must be carried out so that any addition to the traditional knowledge is recorded and further phytochemical and pharmacological studies may be conducted for developing new drugs.
The study aimed at documenting the traditional knowledge and practices about the medicinal plants used by the inhabitants of Pauri district of Uttarakhand. Besides, the study strives to identify plants for future phytochemical and pharmacological studies.
The information was collected through semi-structured questionnaire from 98 informants distributed in 15 villages of Pauri. The data was analyzed for use-reports (UR), frequency of citation (FC) and informant consensus factor (F).
In the present study, total 236 species belonging to 80 families and 188 genera were found to treat 82 ailments. Asteraceae (23 species), Rosaceae (16 species) and Lamiaceae (13 species) were the most represented families. Correlation and regression analysis between the local flora and present study reveals that Poaceae, Fabaceae, and Asteraceae were the main outlier species having more representatives in local flora than medicinally important species. Herbs (57.2%) were the most frequently used life forms, and leaves (24.5%) the most commonly utilized plant parts. All the plants were collected from the natural resources and none of them was under cultivation. Nearly 76% of the total drugs were administered orally. The informants divulged 1556 use-reports. The most utilized species based on frequency of citation were Urtica dioica L. (44), Bergenia ciliata Haworth (38), Viola canescens Wall. (38), Rhododendron arboretum Smith (32), and Ocimum tenuiflorum L. (30). All the disorders were grouped into 13 ailment categories based on ICPC-2 classification. The main ailment categories as per Informant Consensus Factor (F) were digestive (F, 0.83), urological (F, 0.83) and cardiovascular (F, 0.81) disorders. A comparative analysis between the present and other local and regional studies show that as many as 13 species were new record for the state of Uttarakhand.
The inhabitants of Pauri have good knowledge of medicinal plants. Although the therapeutic value of most of the preferred medicinal plants has already been validated, some medicinal plants lack proper scientific validation. We recommend further phytochemical investigations and pharmacological validations of Begonia picta Smith, Citrus pseudolimon Tanka, Cotoneaster rotundifolia Wall., Heracleum canescens Lindl., Parochetus communis Buch-Ham., Pittosporum napaulense DC., and Plantago erosa Wall.
药用植物的本土知识是几乎每个社会初级卫生保健系统的重要组成部分，尤其是偏远地区。这些地区是传统知识的最后宝库之一，由于知识是通过口口相传从一代传给下一代的，因此它们一直面临着失去这些宝贵信息的威胁。现代化、迁移、教育以及人们社会经济地位的变化也影响着传统知识的持久性。因此，必须定期更新有关药用植物的信息，以便记录对传统知识的任何补充，并进一步进行植物化学和药理学研究，以开发新药。
本研究旨在记录北阿坎德邦波瓦里地区居民使用药用植物的传统知识和实践。此外，该研究旨在确定用于未来植物化学和药理学研究的植物。
从波瓦里的 15 个村庄的 98 名受访者中通过半结构化问卷收集信息。对使用报告 (UR)、引用频率 (FC) 和信息共识因子 (F) 进行数据分析。
在本研究中，发现总共有 236 种属于 80 科和 188 属，可治疗 82 种疾病。菊科（23 种）、蔷薇科（16 种）和唇形科（13 种）是最具代表性的科。本地植物区系与本研究之间的相关和回归分析表明，禾本科、豆科和菊科是主要的离群物种，在本地植物区系中比药用重要物种具有更多的代表。草药（57.2%）是最常用的生活形式，而叶子（24.5%）是最常用的植物部分。所有植物均取自自然资源，均未进行栽培。总共有近 76%的药物是口服给药的。受访者提供了 1556 种使用报告。根据引用频率，最常用的物种是荨麻（Urtica dioica L.）（44）、山梗菜（Bergenia ciliata Haworth）（38）、堇菜（Viola canescens Wall.）（38）、树杜鹃（Rhododendron arboretum Smith）（32）和罗勒（Ocimum tenuiflorum L.）（30）。所有疾病均根据国际疾病分类-2 分类标准分为 13 个疾病类别。根据信息共识因子 (F)，主要的疾病类别是消化（F，0.83）、泌尿系统（F，0.83）和心血管系统（F，0.81）疾病。与其他当地和区域研究的比较分析表明，多达 13 种物种是北阿坎德邦的新记录。
波瓦里的居民对药用植物有很好的了解。尽管大多数首选药用植物的治疗价值已经得到验证，但一些药用植物缺乏适当的科学验证。我们建议进一步进行植物化学研究和对贝母（Begonia picta Smith）、酸橙（Citrus pseudolimon Tanka）、圆叶栒子（Cotoneaster rotundifolia Wall.）、山莨菪（Heracleum canescens Lindl.）、拟鹅掌柴（Parochetus communis Buch-Ham.）、泡桐（Pittosporum napaulense DC.）和车前草（Plantago erosa Wall.）进行植物化学和药理学验证。
