Ethnopharmacological Research Articles

Foods Used as Ethno-medicine in Jammu

Foods Used as Ethno-medicine in Jammu

Foods Used as Ethno-medicine in Jammu

Research on food used as ethno medicine has drawn comparatively lesser attention as a research field in J&K in comparison to the other States. Plant foods have been of great help to mankind in relieving many diseases from earliest times. In recent years scientists have found that some foods frequently over looked, even some once considered bad for us - actually may help prevent everything from cancer to heart problems. The present study was conducted to study the various foods used as ethno medicine in Jammu The sample consisted of 200 adults in the age group of 18-45 years of age. The different traditional foods such as Turmeric, Rock, Salt, Mint, Onion, Ginger, Ajwain, Fennel, Cumin, Cardamom, Cloves, Asafetida, Garlic, Honey, Pomegranate, Dates, Bitter Gourd and Raisins were used to help in management of various ailments at home by most of the subjects.

Effects of ethanol extract of Pisonia aculeata Linn. on ehrlich ascites carcinoma tumor bearing mice

In order to scientifi cally appraise some of the anecdotal, folkloric, ethno medical uses of Pisonia aculeata Linn. (Nyctaginaceae), the present study was undertaken to examine the antitumor activity of Pisonia aculeata leaves extract on Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma (EAC) in mice. Tumor was induced in mice by intraperitoneal injection of Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma cells (1X106 cells/mouse). Ethanol extract of Pisonia aculeata (EEPA) was administered to the experimental animals at the doses of 250 & 500 mg/kg/day, p.o. Th e antitumor effect of the extract was evaluated by using survival time, hematological parameters, increase in body weight, solid tumour volume and peritoneal cell count. Oral administration of EEPA increased the survival time and inhibits the weight gain of the tumor bearing mice. After 14 days of inoculation, the extract also reduces the solid tumor volume developed by the EAC cells. Th e fi ndings of this study indicate that the EEPA possesses signifi cant antitumor activity on dose dependent manner.. Key words: Pisonia aculeata, ehrlich ascites carcinoma, hematological parameters, survival time, peritoneal cell count and solid tumor

Ageratum conyzoides L.: A review on its phytochemical and pharmacological profile

Ageratum conyzoides L. (AC) is an annual herbaceous plant with a long history of traditional medicinal uses in many countries in the world, especially in the tropical and subtropical regions. Th e weed has been known since ancient times for its curative properties and has been utilized for treatment of various ailments, such as burns and wounds, for antimicrobial properties, for many infectious conditions and bacterial infections, arthrosis, headaches and dyspnea, pneumonia, analgesic, anti-infl ammatory, antiasthmatic, antispasmodic and haemostatic eff ects, stomach ailments, gynaecological diseases, leprosy and other skin diseases. A wide range of chemical compounds including alkaloids, cumarins, fl avonoids, chromenes, benzofurans, sterols and terpenoids have been isolated from this species. Extracts and metabolites from this plant have been found to possess pharmacological and insecticidal activities. Th is contribution provides a comprehensive review of its ethnomedical uses, chemical constituents and the pharmacological profi le as a medicinal plant. Particular attention has been given to analgesic and anti-infl ammatory, antibacterial and wound healing properties, radioprotective, antifungal, anthelmintic and nematicidal, insecticidal eff ects presented in this review such that the potential use of this plant either in pharmaceutics or as an agricultural resource can be evaluated. Key words: Ageratum conyzoides, alkaloids, benzofurans, bioactivity, chromenes, fl avonoids, terpenoids

Hypoglycaemic and Antidiabetic Effect of Setaria megaphylla on Normal and Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats

Objective: To investigate the hypoglycaemic and anti-diabetic activities of ethanolic extraxts of leaves of Setaria megaphylla . Materials and Methods: The hypoglycaemic activity of the ethanolic leaves extract was evaluated in normal as well in as alloxan (150mg/kg 1.p) induced hyperglycaemic rats. Preliminary phytochemical screening and acute toxicity studies of the leaves were carried out. The potency of the ethanolic extract (100, 200 and 300mg/kg b.w. p.o) was evaluated after a single dose (acute study) and after prolonged treatment (chronic study) in normal and alloxan induced diabetic albino rats. The activity of the extract was compared with that of reference drug, chlorpropamide (100mg/kg bw.p.o). The blood glucose level was measured by using a glucometer. Results and Discussion: The extract produced a significant (P Setaria megaphylla exhibited a significant hypoglycaemic activity in rats and this confirms it's use in ethnomedical diabetic management.

Ethno-pharmacognostical studies of medicinal plants of jashpur district (Chhattisgarh)

Herbs are mines of useful drugs. Plants play a dynamic role in human life. Health care, which was a part of the traditional culture of the people, has become a profession in the modern industrial world. Synthetic drugs have given rise to side effects, which in some cases are more dangerous than the disease. Therefore world's attention has again turned to traditional medicinal system. This paper deals with the survey of medicinal plants of Jashpur district - a dense forest area. The native tribal for treating various ailments is already using these plants. The plants collected during the survey were enumerated alphabetically with correct botanical name, family, local name and uses. Key words: ethno medicine, traditional medicine, herb healers, Jashpur district.

As pesquisas etnodirigidas na descoberta de novos fármacos de interesse médico e farmacêutico: fragilidades e pespectivas

As investigações etnofarmacológicas e etnobotânicas têm sido a principal abordagem reconhecida por cientistas em todo o mundo, como uma estratégia de seleção de plantas medicinais. As qualidades e fortalezas dessas abordagens já foram suficientemente discutidas, restando poucas dúvidas de seu potencial e impactos biológicos, econômicos e sociais. Este artigo focaliza os estudos etnodirigidos (etnobotânicos e etnofarmacológicos) levantando os problemas encontrados na qualidade das pesquisas, que podem afetar a sua aplicação na descoberta de novos fármacos de interesse médico e farmacêutico. Adicionalmente, apontamos alguns elementos que podem colaborar para a melhoria da qualidade das abordagens e publicações e que podem ser aplicados a diferentes estudos etnodirigidos. Nós também sugerimos que os investigadores reconsiderem algumas das abordagens dominantes, bem como a visão, não raro simplista, desses estudos.

Inflammation and Ethnomedicine: Looking to our Past

Inflammation and Ethnomedicine: Looking to our Past

Ethnomedicine among the Kondhs in Orissa

Ethnomedicine among the Kondhs in Orissa

Antibacterial screening of the root, seed and stembark extracts of Picralima nitida

Ethanol, benzene, chloroform and aqueous (cold and hot) extracts of Picralima nitida(seed, stembark and root) were tested against five bacterial strians using the agar-well diffusion method. The ethanol extracts of the root and stembark (Er and Esb) were active against 100% of the test organisms, repectively. The benzene and chloroform extracts exhibited no activity. Of the fifteen extracts teated, 40.0% were active againstStaphylococcus aureus ATCC 12600, 20.0% each against Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 10145 and Escherichia coli ATCC 11775, 33.3% againstBacillus subtilis ATCC 6051 and 13.3% against Salmonella kintambo Human 1,13,23:mt: -. The MIC values for the ethanol extracts range from 6.25 to 50 mg/ml, while the MIC values for the cold water seed extract (CWs) was 50 mg/ml. The results provide a rationalization for the traditional use of P. nitida for the treatment of various diseases. Key words: Picralima nitida, ethnomedicine, phytochemical analysis, Nigeria.

Plants Used for Diuretic Activity in Traditional Medicine in Kutch District, Gujarat

Objective: To study the pattern of utilization of medicinal plants used as diuretics by people of Kutch district, Gujarat state, India. Materials and methods: Ethno-medical field survey method was used. Results and conclusion: 35 species of 32 genera and 22 families of angiosperms are reported along with plant part used medicinally. The putative plant remedies are neither evaluated nor phytochemicals identified.

Plants for Food and Medicine: Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the Society for Economic Botany and the International Society for Ethnopharmacology:Plants for Food and Medicine: Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the Society for Economic Botany and the International Society for Ethnopharmacology.

Plants for Food and Medicine: Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the Society for Economic Botany and the International Society for Ethnopharmacology. H. D. V. Prendergast. N. L. Etkin. D. R. Harris. and P. J. Houghton. eds. Kew, Richmond, UK: Scientific Publications Dept., Royal Botanic Gardens, 1998. 438 pp.

Herbs, Health and Healers: Africa as Ethnopharmacological Treasury

Herbs, Health and Healers: Africa as Ethnopharmacological Treasury

Drum and Stethoscope: Integrating Ethnomedicine and Biomedicine in Bolivia

Drum and Stethoscope: Integrating Ethnomedicine and Biomedicine in Bolivia. JOSEPH W. BASTIEN. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1992. 255 pp. $34.95 (cloth). ISBN 0–87480–386–1.

Drum and stethoscope: integrating ethnomedicine and biomedicine in Bolivia

Drum and stethoscope: integrating ethnomedicine and biomedicine in Bolivia

Drum and stethoscope: integrating ethnomedicine and biomedicine in Bolivia

Cad. Saude Publ., Rio de Janeiro, 9 (3): 395-404, jul/set, 1993 a convivencia competitiva de tres sistemas de crencas e praticas de saude. Da mesma forma, o artigo de G. B. Fosu (“Perceptions of mental disorders in the context of social change”) sublinha a interpenetracao de diferentes codigos interpretativos dos disturbios mentais. Esta revista vale a pena ser lida por varios motivos: pelas questoes substantivas que aborda, pelos temas apropriados aos antropologos enquanto profissionais e seu mercado de trabalho, mas, sobretudo, pela relevância das abordagens conceituais que os artigos suscitam.

Grieving rituals among the Qollahuayas of the andes: An ethnomedical study from Germany

Grieving rituals among the Qollahuayas of the andes: An ethnomedical study from Germany

Drawing Misleading Conclusions from One-Period Data: A Comment on Anyinam

(1989). Drawing Misleading Conclusions from One-Period Data: A Comment on Anyinam. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des etudes africaines: Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 295-296.

Ethnomedicine: The “new” medical anthropology?

Horacio Fabrega, Jr., and Daniel B. Silver. Illness and Shamanistic Curing in Zinacantan: An Ethnomedical Analysis. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1973. xii + 285 pp. Tables, figures, appendixes, bibliography, and index. $10.95.

Illness and Shamanistic Curing in Zinacantan: An Ethnomedical Analysis

Illness and Shamanistic Curing in Zinacantan: An Ethnomedical Analysis Michael Fuchs CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.64.7.729 Published Online: October 07, 2011