Abstract:
The use of plants and herbal products has long traditional use in the treatment of various ailments in different regions. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in general and Northern parts in Particular is a rich source of various floras that have been in used in traditional folk remedies treatment of various diseases. The current ethno-medicinal survey was carried out in various regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with particular focus in Northern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Data was collected from rural elders, herbalist practitioner, herbalist dealer and traditional user of plants to gather information regarding the plants that have been in use for the treatment of Hepatic diseases (Hepatitis C, B and Jaundice) through distribution of structure questionnaire followed by interviews with rural elders, herbalist, pansari (herbal dealer), hakeem (herbal practitioner) and general public to gather information regarding the plants used for hepatic diseases in various districts and regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Kohat, Hangu, Peshawar, Nowshera, Malakand, Mingora, Madyan, Bahrain, and Upper Swat valley. About 32 different plants species have been identified for it use in hepatic diseases belonging 7 families and included 11 genera. The most dominants family (Asteraceae) and the most dominants plants of region that are used in the treatment of hepatic diseases are reported. The most widely plant form was observed as herbs while leaves use as parts in herbal medicine was reported by 70 % followed by seeds (20 %) and roots (10 %). The result from the survey further indicate that majority of the traditional drug prescription are taken orally (80%). The most common method for traditional drug preparation was decoction (boiling with water) followed by preparation of powder (15%). Quantitative ethno-medicinal data on relative frequency of citation, (RFC), fidelity level, use value, family importance index. The quantitative ethno-medicinal data indicate high use vale of 0.1, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.04 for Curcuma longa, Silybum marianum, Artemisia vulgaris, Berberus lycium, Ajoga Bracteesa, Ajoga parviflora and low use value 0.006 lowest was recorded for Conyza Canadensis and Conyza Bunerensis respectively. The relative frequency of citation (RFC) indicating the local prominence specie was in the range of 0.1 to 0.9 where as the lowest 0.1 was noted for Peganum harmala and the highest value of 0.9 RFC was recorded for Berberus lycium. Fidelity Level (FL) show the particular plant use for an ailments which was noted highest for Berberis Lycium (100 %), Silybum marianum (100%) and lowest 30% was found for Conyza Bunerensis. Similarly family importance value was recorded highest (37.5) for Asteraceae, Berberidaceae and lowest for 6.25 for Taxaceae and Poaceae. The plants reported from these regions are not only potential source of new drug development and the bioactive compound isolations for the treatment of hepatic diseases particularly hepatitis C which is serious health concern nationally and globally moreover, due to excessive use of these plants in herbal industry most of these are endanger to be extinct from it natural wild habitat there is need to be conserved these for the future generation.
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32-32
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Abstract Book on International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, August 27-31, 2023 , Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023