Medicinal plants used to treat infectious diseases in the central part and a northern district of Bangladesh - an ethnopharmacological perception

2021 ◽  
pp. 100484
Author(s):  
Holly Siddique ◽  
Barbara Pendry ◽  
Mohammad A. Rashid ◽  
M. Mukhlesur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Northern District

scholarly journals Identification of medicinal plants effective in infectious diseases in Urmia, northwest of Iran

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 858-864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Bahmani ◽  
Kourosh Saki ◽  
Somayeh Shahsavari ◽  
Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei ◽  
Reza Sepahvand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Northwest Of Iran

scholarly journals STUDI ETNOFARMASI TUMBUHAN BERKHASIAT OBAT PADA SUKU KAILI LEDO DI KABUPATEN SIGI, PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGAH

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-91
Author(s):  
Ian Dianto ◽  
Syariful Anam ◽  
Akhmad Khumaidi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
The People ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Central Sulawesi ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

Ethnomedicinal study on LedoKaili tribe has been conducted from January to April 2015 in Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi. This study aims to know and to inventory the various species of plants, their parts, and ways of utilization used to treat any types of disease and how the by the tribe. This research is descriptive using qualitative methods and snowball sampling technique through open-ended interviews to 10 informants by using questionnaire. Based on the study results, plants used as medicine were known as many as 86 species coming from  37 familia in which four species have notbeen identified yet. The most widely used plants are from familia Zingiberaceae (8 species). Plant parts used include leaf, stem, fruit, root, rhizome, tuber, herb, bark, sap, and flower. Leafisthe part of the plant used with the highest percentage (53%). Local people use medicinal plants for purposes of chronic, infectious, and non-infectious diseases. Besides being able to treat people's illnesses,the plants were also used for body health care as well as dietary supplements. Ways of processing medicinal plants is done by boiling, crushing, squeezing, shredding and soaking. The most widely is boiled with percentage of 60%. As for how to use medicinal plants, the people use them in ways of drinking, eating, rubbing, dropping, and tapping/attaching. Drinking is the most usual way to use them with a percentage of 74%

scholarly journals Update on Medicinal Plants with Potency onMycobacterium ulcerans

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Valere Tsouh Fokou ◽  
Alexander Kwadwo Nyarko ◽  
Regina Appiah-Opong ◽  
Lauve Rachel Tchokouaha Yamthe ◽  
Mark Ofosuhene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Mycobacterium Ulcerans ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Inhibitory Potential

Mycobacterium ulceransdisease has been a serious threat for people living in rural remote areas. Due to poverty or availability of traditional medicine these populations rely on herbal remedies. Currently, data on the anti-Mycobacterium ulceransactivity of plants, so far considered community-based knowledge, have been scientifically confirmed, concomitantly with some medicinal plants used to treat infectious diseases in general. Products derived from plants usually responsible for the biological properties may potentially controlMycobacterium ulceransdisease; numerous studies have aimed to describe the chemical composition of these plant antimicrobials. Thus, the present work provides the first compilation of medicinal plants that demonstrated inhibitory potential onMycobacterium ulcerans. This work shows that the natural products represent potential alternatives to standard therapies for use as curative medicine forMycobacterium ulceransdisease.

Review on few South Indian medicinal plants as antimicrobial agents

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (03) ◽  
pp. 4915
Author(s):  
Phani Kumari Uddandapu* ◽  
Venkateswar Rao, Y. ◽  
Chandrasekhara Naidu K.
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Well Being ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Indian Medicinal Plants

The Plant kingdom is a storehouse of potential drugs. Plant derived medicines have made large contributions to human health and well-being. They play dual role in the development of new drugs. At first they act as a natural blueprint for the development of new drugs and secondly they can be used for the treatment of infectious diseases. Many evidences gathered from earlier studies which confirmed that the presence of variety of phytochemicals in plants contribute medicinal properties. In this present review, an attempt has been made to give an overview of few south Indian medicinal plants and their phytochemicals which are useful in the treatment of several infectious diseases.

Antibacterial Activities of some Medicinal Plants Used for Treatment of Infectious Diseases in the Vina and Mayo-Louti Divisions of Cameroon

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Benjamin Talom ◽  
Siméon Fodouop ◽  
Michel Fokam ◽  
Gring Zigla ◽  
Jules-Roger Kuiate ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Antibacterial Activities

scholarly journals A Review: Antifungal Potentials of Medicinal Plants

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghulam Murtaza ◽  
Muhammad Mukhtar ◽  
Aysha Sarfraz
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽  
Antifungal Drugs ◽  
The Other ◽  
Antifungal Effects ◽  
Emerging Fungal Infections

Medicinal plants have been widely used to treat a variety of infectious and non-infectious diseases. According to an estimate, 25% of the commonly used medicines contain compounds isolated from plants. Several plants could offer a rich reserve for drug discovery of infectious diseases, particularly in an era when the latest separation techniques are available on one hand, and the human population is challenged by a number of emerging infectious diseases on the other hand. Among several other ailments, fungal infections are posing a great threat to the mankind, as a large number of people suffer from fungal infections worldwide due to emerging resistance of fungal strains. The available antifungal drugs are either too costly or are accompanied with several side effects. Of importance, a variety of medicinal plants have shown promise to treat a number of fungal infections, and some of them possess broad-spectrum antifungal activity. This article describes potential antifungal properties of medicinal plants against fungi, and suggests screening the potential of plants possessing broad-spectrum antifungal effects against emerging fungal infections.

scholarly journals Exploring indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants used to treat COVID-19 related symptoms

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 798-806
Author(s):  
Sejabaledi A. Rankoana
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Preventive Medicine ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Safety And Efficacy ◽  
Form Part ◽  
Indigenous Plant

The purpose of this study was to describe the indigenous plant-derived medicine used to treat symptoms related to four of the most common symptoms of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data presented in this study form part of a medical ethnobotanical study conducted in Limpopo Province, South Africa between 2012 and 2019. The study recorded 89 plant species identified as sources of medicine. Of these plants, 13 species belonging to 9 botanical families were used as sources of medicine to cure influenza, cough, sore throat and fever, while 5 species belonging to 5 botanical families were sources of preventive medicine. The treatment of the four symptoms is accomplished through the administration of oral decoctions, steaming and infusions, while preventive medicine is in the form of infusion, decoction, chew or charm, which is used to prevent susceptibility to infectious diseases such as influenza and cough.  Knowledge of these medicines rests with ordinary community members who offer treatment after observations of the symptoms on their family members. The indigenous plant-derived medicines identified in this study may be tested for their safety and efficacy to discover new local, affordable and culture-specific drugs that could be used in the modern phytotherapy for conditions such as COVID-19.

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