Assessment of Psammophytic Medicinal Plant Diversity Used among the Rural Communities in Coastal East Midnapore, West Bengal, India

IF 1.2 Q4 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants Pub Date : 2020-07-02 DOI:10.1080/10496475.2019.1707736

U. Sen, R. Bhakat

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ABSTRACT The diversity and conservation status of medicinal plants were studied in the coastal East Midnapore district under West Bengal in India. Information on the medicinal plants was obtained from semistructured questionnaires, interviews, and field excursions involving herbalists and taxonomists. A semistructured questionnaire was used to interview a total of 120 informants. By using different quantitative indices, results were analyzed for fidelity level (FL), informant consensus factor (ICF), and use value (UV). In this study, 162 plant species were reported as being used for medicinal purposes. Fabaceae was a dominant family, and the most frequently used parts were leaves (20.35%); the most used herbal medicinal preparation method was a decoction (38.27%) and the highest ICF was noted for digestive disorders (27.24%). The FL varied from 17.86% to 100%. Species having the highest UV was Ricinus communis (0.01595). The findings show that medicinal plants were the main sources of medicines for primary health care.

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印度西孟加拉邦中东部沿海地区农村沙生药用植物多样性评价

摘要研究了印度西孟加拉邦东部米德纳波尔沿海地区药用植物的多样性及保护现状。有关药用植物的信息是通过半结构化的问卷调查、访谈和草药学家和分类学家的实地考察获得的。采用半结构化问卷对120名被调查者进行了访谈。采用不同的定量指标，对结果进行保真度水平(FL)、知情者共识因子(ICF)和使用价值(UV)分析。在这项研究中，162种植物被报道为药用植物。豆科为优势科，使用频率最高的部位为叶片(20.35%);使用最多的中药制剂是煎煮(38.27%)，ICF最高的是消化系统疾病(27.24%)。滤光率为17.86% ~ 100%。紫外线最高的种是蓖麻(Ricinus communis)(0.01595)。研究结果表明，药用植物是初级卫生保健药物的主要来源。

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Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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