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Ethnoveterinary Study of Medicinal Plants in a Tribal Society of Sulaiman Range & Non-codified traditional medicine practices from Belgaum Region in Southern India: present scenario

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Ethnoveterinary Study of Medicinal Plants in a Tribal Society of Sulaiman Range

Article: Ethnoveterinary Study of Medicinal Plants in a Tribal Society of Sulaiman Range

Akash Tariq, Sakina Mussarat, Muhammad Adnan...

The Scientific World Journal 10/2014

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The Scientific World Journal
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 127526, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/127526
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2014/127526/
Research Article
Ethnoveterinary Study of Medicinal Plants in a Tribal Society of Sulaiman Range
Akash Tariq,1 Sakina Mussarat,1 Muhammad Adnan,1 Naser M. AbdElsalam,2 Riaz Ullah,3 and Abdul Latif Khan4

1Department of Botany, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat 26000, Pakistan
2Riyadh Community College, King Saud University, Riyadh 11437, Saudi Arabia
3Department of Chemistry, Government College Ara Khel, FR Kohat 26000, Pakistan
4Department of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, University of Nizwa, 616 Nizwa, Oman

Received 24 July 2014; Accepted 24 September 2014; Published 21 October 2014

Academic Editor: Michael J. Myers

Copyright © 2014 Akash Tariq et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract

The aims of the present study were (i) to document ethnoveterinary plants and their formulation techniques in an unexplored region of Pakistan and (ii) to select candidate medicinal plants with high consensus factor and fidelity value for further in vitro investigation. A total of 60 informants were interviewed using semistructured questionnaire. A total of 41 plants belonging to 30 families were used to treat livestock ailments in study area. Mostly leaves (47%) were used in recipes formulation mostly in the form of decoction. Gastrointestinal infections were found more common and majority of the plants were used against cow (31) and buffaloes (24) ailments. Recovery time of majority of the recipes was three to four days. Informant consensus factor (Fic) results have shown a high degree of consensus for gastrointestinal, respiratory, and reproductive (0.95 each) ailments. Fidelity level (FL) results showed that Asparagus gracilis ranked first with FL value 93% followed by Rumex hastatus ranked second (91%) and Tinospora cordifolia ranked third (90%). Aged farmers and nomads had more traditional knowledge as compared to younger ones. Plants with high Fic and FL values could be further investigated in vitro for the search of some novel bioactive compounds and young generation should be educated regarding ethnoveterinary practices.






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Vinayak Upadhya, Harsha V Hegde, Shripad Bhat...

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 06/2014 10(1):49.



Non-codified traditional medicine practices from Belgaum Region in Southern India: present scenario

Vinayak Upadhya, Harsha V Hegde, Shripad Bhat* and Sanjiva D Kholkute
Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum 590010, India
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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:49  doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-49
The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/49

Received:5 November 2013
Accepted:25 May 2014
Published:16 June 2014
© 2014 Upadhya et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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Abstract

Background

Traditional medicine in India can be classified into codified (Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy) and non-codified (folk medicine) systems. Both the systems contributing equally to the primary healthcare in India. The present study is aimed to understand the current scenario of medicinal practices of non-codified system of traditional medicine in Belgaum region, India.

Methods

The study has been conducted as a basic survey of identified non-codified traditional practitioners by convenience sampling with semi structured, open ended interviews and discussions. The learning process, disease diagnosis, treatment, remuneration, sharing of knowledge and socio-demographic data was collected, analysed and discussed.

Results

One hundred and forty traditional practitioners were identified and interviewed for the present study. These practitioners are locally known as “Vaidya”. The study revealed that the non-codified healthcare tradition is practiced mainly by elderly persons in the age group of 61 years and above (40%). 73% of the practitioners learnt the tradition from their forefathers, and 19% of practitioners developed their own practices through experimentation, reading and learning. 20% of the practitioners follow distinctive “Nadi Pariksha” (pulse examination) for disease diagnosis, while others follow bodily symptoms and complaints. 29% of the traditional practitioners do not charge anything, while 59% practitioners receive money as remuneration.
Plant and animal materials are used as sources of medicines, with a variety of preparation methods. The preference ranking test revealed higher education and migration from villages are the main reasons for decreasing interest amongst the younger generation, while deforestation emerged as the main cause of medicinal plants depletion.

Conclusion

Patrilineal transfer of the knowledge to younger generation was observed in Belgaum region. The observed resemblance in disease diagnosis, plant collection and processing between non-codified traditional system of medicine and Ayurveda require further methodical studies to establish the relationship between the two on a more objective basis. However, the practice appears to be at crossroads with threat of extinction, because of non-inheritance of the knowledge and non-availability of medicinal plants. Hence conservation strategies for both knowledge and resources at societal, scientific and legislative levels are urgently required to preserve the traditional wisdom.
Keywords:
Belgaum; Convenience sampling; Disease diagnosis; Ethnomedicine; Non-codified medicine; Preference ranking; Sharing of knowledge; Traditional medicine; Traditional practitioner; Western Ghats