Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, An-Najah National University Nablus, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, State of Palestine.
Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University Tulkarem, Nablus, State of Palestine.
BMC Complement Med Ther. 2023 Oct 27;23(1):387. doi: 10.1186/s12906-023-04176-5.
The medicinal application of natural plant remedies is well established. These medicinal plants are still in use within the Palestinian community to treat several illnesses. This research is intended to study the use of natural plants to treat different types of respiratory tract disorders.
This ethno botanical study focused on the medicinal plants that are used to treat respiratory diseases in the northern part of Palestine; Nablus, Tulkarm, Qalqilia, and Jenin. A questionnaire was distributed to 120 respondents. The data obtained included names of the plants used, the parts used, the diseases for which the products were applied, as well as the method of preparation. To evaluate results, percentages (%), Fic (factor of informant consensus), and FL (fidelity-level) were calculated.
A total of 120 participants were selected for the final analysis. The highest percentage of herbal use was reported for flu 85.8% (103 participants) followed by cough 83.3%, while the lowest percentage of users was for bronchitis with 54.1%. The study showed that 31 plant species of 19 families were used for respiratory disorders treatment. Six species were from the Lamiaceae family, three species from the Apiaceae family, two species from Amaryllidaceae, Fabaceae, Myrtaceae, Rutaceae and Zingiberaceae, and one plant species for each of the rest of families. Leaves and fruits were the most commonly used parts of plants. Decoction was the method of preparation and was taken as a hot drink. Chamomile, mint, sage, lemon, and ginger were in the recipes for the five respiratory diseases.
In Palestine, patients with respiratory diseases rely heavily on the use of herbal remedies. Leaves and fruits were the most commonly used plat elements. Age and marriage were significantly associated with the use of botanical remedies. Whereas there was no significant association between the source of information about medicinal plants and the location where medicinal plants were purchased. It is vital to conduct comprehensive clinical investigations and pharmacological assessments of these herbal remedies, in order to identify their efficacy, safety, and toxicity levels.
天然植物疗法的药用应用已得到充分证实。这些药用植物仍在巴勒斯坦社区中用于治疗多种疾病。本研究旨在研究使用天然植物治疗不同类型的呼吸道疾病。
这项民族植物学研究集中在用于治疗巴勒斯坦北部地区（纳布卢斯、图尔卡姆、盖勒吉利耶和杰宁）呼吸道疾病的药用植物上。向 120 名受访者分发了问卷。获得的数据包括使用的植物名称、使用的部位、用于治疗的疾病以及制备方法。为了评估结果，计算了百分比（%）、Fic（信息提供者共识因子）和 FL（保真度水平）。
共有 120 名参与者被选入最终分析。草药使用率最高的是流感，为 85.8%（103 名参与者），其次是咳嗽，为 83.3%，而支气管炎的使用者比例最低，为 54.1%。研究表明，用于治疗呼吸道疾病的植物有 31 种，来自 19 个科。有 6 种来自唇形科，3 种来自伞形科，2 种来自石蒜科、豆科、桃金娘科、芸香科和姜科，其余 13 个科各有一种植物。叶和果实是植物最常用的部分。汤剂是最常用的制备方法，作为热饮服用。五种呼吸道疾病的配方中都有洋甘菊、薄荷、鼠尾草、柠檬和生姜。
在巴勒斯坦，患有呼吸道疾病的患者严重依赖草药治疗。叶和果实是最常用的植物元素。年龄和婚姻与使用植物疗法显著相关。而关于药用植物的信息来源与购买药用植物的地点之间没有显著关联。对这些草药进行全面的临床调查和药理学评估至关重要，以确定其疗效、安全性和毒性水平。
