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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in silent valley of Kerala, India
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Medicinal plants are treating and preventing a variety disease. There is urgency in recording such data. This is the first ethno botanical study in which statistical calculations about plants are done by ICF method. The present study was aimed to identify plants colle...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
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Journal of Ethnopharmacology
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| Accés en línia: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/004796.pdf |
| Sumari: | Ethnopharmacological relevance: Medicinal plants are treating and preventing a variety disease. There is
urgency in recording such data. This is the first ethno botanical study in which statistical calculations
about plants are done by ICF method. The present study was aimed to identify plants collected for
medicinal purposes by the traditional healers of silent valley, located in Palakad district of Kerala, India
and to document the traditional names, preparation and uses of these plants.
Materials and methods: Field study was carried out a period of 2 years in Kerala. The ethno medicinal
information was collected through interviews among traditional healers. The collected data were
analyzed through use value (UV) informant consensus factor (F ic ) and fidelity level (FL).
Results: A total of 102 species of plants distributed in 95 genera belonging to 53 families were identified
as commonly used ethno medicinal plants by traditional healers in silent valley for the treatment of 19
ailment categories based on the body systems treated. Leaves were the most frequently used plant parts
and most of the medicines were prepared in the form of paste and administrated orally. F ic values of the
present study indicated that dermatological infections/diseases and gastro-intestinal disorders had
highest use reports and 7 species of plants has the highest fidelity level of 100%. The most important
species according to their use value were Moringa oleifera (2.62), Curculigo orchioides (2.5) Amorpho-
phallus paeoniifolius, Vitex negundo (each 2.37), Carica papaya (2.12), Annona squamosa (1.87).
Conclusion: Gathering the present study, we can recommended the plants Moringa oleifera, Curculigo
orchioides, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, Vitex negundo, Carica papaya, Citrus hystrix, and Tribulus terrestris
(with high use values), Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, Aloe vera, Carum capticum and Discorea pentaphylla
(newly reported claims with highest FL) for further scientific investigation based upon the traditional
knowledge of medicinal plants can be an approach in the discovery and development of novel drug leads. |
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| Descripció física: | p.774–789 154 (2014) |