PJB-2023-554
Ethnocultural and Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants, an Example from a Remote Village in Hindukush Region: A Step towards Food Security and Sustainability &am
Nizakat Bibi
Abstract
Abstract
The treatment of illnesses with medicinal plants have played an essential purpose for curing people without the dangers of added chemicals and intoxicants, which may be found in variable amounts in over-the-counter medicine. Early humans, motivated by their intuition, taste, and experience, treated their ailments by using plants; therefore, the use of medicinal plants has accompanied the development of humanity. This research will discuss how sustainable development and conservation is undertaken through examining a survey of the Ethnocultural and Ethnobotanical medicinal plants in the remote Hindukush region. A total of 60 ethnomedicinal plants were examined to highlight some of the most prominent examples of medicinal plants from the remote Hindukush Region. Initially, the plants were gathered, identified, conserved, and mounted on standard herbarium sheets, labelled, and deposited to the herbarium. The collected plants belonged to 34 different families. Amongst them 42 (70 %) were Herbs, 08 (13.33%) Shrubs and 10 (16.66%) Trees. The largest family was Asteraceae, with 8 taxa, in the second place Lamiaceae, and Poaceae with 6 taxa each. Then came the Rosaceae and Solanaceae, having 4 taxa each, Fabaceae, Apiaceae and Polygonaceae having 3 taxa each and finally Rhamnaceae, Cannabaceae, Ebenaceae, Moraceae, Fagaceae and Myrtaceae having 2 taxa each. The remaining 35 families had one taxon each of ethnobotanical importance. Most of the selected plants have multiple local purposes. These species have been generally used in the form of extracts and infusions for curing a variety of illnesses such as asthma, stomach disorders, cholera, dysentery, fever, cough, cold, diabetes, blood impurities, throat diseases, pores and skin diseases, cleansing enamel, bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia, kidney and urinary troubles and circulatory disorders. Some species were used as food supplements and as a general tonic.
Keywords: Medicinal plants, Family, Ethnobotany, Sustainability, Conservation
Abstract
The treatment of illnesses with medicinal plants have played an essential purpose for curing people without the dangers of added chemicals and intoxicants, which may be found in variable amounts in over-the-counter medicine. Early humans, motivated by their intuition, taste, and experience, treated their ailments by using plants; therefore, the use of medicinal plants has accompanied the development of humanity. This research will discuss how sustainable development and conservation is undertaken through examining a survey of the Ethnocultural and Ethnobotanical medicinal plants in the remote Hindukush region. A total of 60 ethnomedicinal plants were examined to highlight some of the most prominent examples of medicinal plants from the remote Hindukush Region. Initially, the plants were gathered, identified, conserved, and mounted on standard herbarium sheets, labelled, and deposited to the herbarium. The collected plants belonged to 34 different families. Amongst them 42 (70 %) were Herbs, 08 (13.33%) Shrubs and 10 (16.66%) Trees. The largest family was Asteraceae, with 8 taxa, in the second place Lamiaceae, and Poaceae with 6 taxa each. Then came the Rosaceae and Solanaceae, having 4 taxa each, Fabaceae, Apiaceae and Polygonaceae having 3 taxa each and finally Rhamnaceae, Cannabaceae, Ebenaceae, Moraceae, Fagaceae and Myrtaceae having 2 taxa each. The remaining 35 families had one taxon each of ethnobotanical importance. Most of the selected plants have multiple local purposes. These species have been generally used in the form of extracts and infusions for curing a variety of illnesses such as asthma, stomach disorders, cholera, dysentery, fever, cough, cold, diabetes, blood impurities, throat diseases, pores and skin diseases, cleansing enamel, bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia, kidney and urinary troubles and circulatory disorders. Some species were used as food supplements and as a general tonic.
Keywords: Medicinal plants, Family, Ethnobotany, Sustainability, Conservation
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