菊科
民族植物学
传统医学
生物
草本植物
蒿属
药用植物
植物
草药
医学
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.hermed.2024.100871
摘要
Asteraceae is the largest flowering plant family with more than 1900 genera and ~32, 000 species worldwide used in medicine and diet. To provide first-ever comprehensive repository on ethnobotanical medicine of the Asteraceae in Pakistan with indigenous knowledge for the treatment of different diseases. Data on Asteraceae flora was assembled from Google Scholar, PubMed, Medline, SciELO, Science Direct, Web of Science, books and dissertations using specific keywords. Overall, 198 species from 78 genera of Asteraceae with traditional uses have been reported in Pakistan with Artemisia (16.6%), Launea (4%), Sassurea (4%), Conyza (3.5%), Lactuca and Taraxacum (3%) being widely used genera. Maximum studies were reported for Artemisia from Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) following Sonchus from Punjab, Taraxamum and Xanthium from KPK. Herb was the dominant life form (86.88%) following shrubs (9.59%) and subshrubs (3.53%). Highly used plant parts include whole plant (46.96%), leaves (46.46%) and flowers (23.23%) with 12 preparation methods including decoction (64.64%), powder (29.79%) and paste (25.25%) maximally consumed orally (55%). The ethnomedicinal uses of Asteraceae were reported against ~126 diseases specifically against gastrointestinal problems (70 species), fever (63 species) and skin diseases (50 species). The baseline data on ethnobotany of Asteraceae from Pakistan provides a comprehensive indigenous knowledge about Asteracea species against different diseases. The documentation of ethnobotany of rare species from unexplored areas of Pakistan is recommended to avoid loss of traditional knowledge. Further toxicological evaluation of Asteraceae species with emphasis on heavy metals profile could be a possible research line.
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