An ethnomedicinal survey of cucurbitaceae family plants used in the folk medicinal practices of Bangladesh 1

M. Rahmatullah, Anup Biswas, W. M. Haq, S. Seraj, R. Jahan
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Background: The Cucurbitaceae family comprising about 125 genera and 960 species is a family that is further characterized by commonly having five-angled stems and coiled tendrils and is also known as gourd family of flowering plants. Plant species belonging to this family have a worldwide distribution, but most species can be found in tropical and subtropical countries. A number of the plants belonging to this family have reported important pharmacological activities. Cucurbitaceae family plants are also in use in the folk medicinal system of Bangladesh-a traditional medicinal system, which mainly relies on medicinal plants for treatment of diverse ailments. Aims: Since folk medicinal practitioners form the first tier of primary health care in Bangladesh, the objective of this study was to conduct ethnomedicinal surveys among 75 folk medicinal practitioners (Kavirajes) practicing among the mainstream Bengali-speaking population of randomly selected 75 villages in 64 districts of Bangladesh and 8 tribal practitioners (1 each from 8 major indigenous communities or tribes, namely, Bede, Chakma, Garo, Khasia, Marma, Murong, Santal, and Tripura) of the country. Materials and Methods: Surveys were carried out with the help of a semi-structured questionnaire and the guided field-walk method. Results: It was observed that the folk and tribal medicinal practitioners use a total of 19 Cucurbitaceae family species for treatment of ailments such as dysentery, diabetes, edema, skin disorders, leukoderma, hypertension, jaundice, typhoid, spleen disorders, respiratory problems, leprosy, rheumatoid arthritis, chicken pox, and cancer. The 19 species of Cucurbitaceae family plants in use were Benincasa hispida, Bryonopsis laciniosa, Citrullus colocynthis, Citrullus lanatu, Coccinia grandis, Cucumis melo, Cucumis sativus, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita pepo, Hodgsonia macrocarpa, Lagenaria vulgaris, Luffa acutangula, Luffa cylindrica, Momordica charantia, Momordica cochinchinensis, Trichosanthes anguina, Trichosanthes cordata, Trichosanthes dioica, and Trichosanthes kirilowii. The review of the available scientific literature showed that the use of a number of the above-mentioned plants in folk medicine can be validated based on their reported pharmacological activity studies. Conclusion: Taken together, the plants present excellent potential for further scientific studies, which may result in discovery of novel compounds of therapeutic interest.
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孟加拉民间医药中葫芦科植物的民族医学调查1
背景:葫芦科(葫芦科)是一科,约有125属960种,其进一步特征是通常具有五角茎和卷曲卷须,也被称为开花植物葫芦科。属本科的植物种类在世界范围内分布,但大多数种类可在热带和亚热带国家发现。许多属于这个家族的植物已经报道了重要的药理活性。葫芦科植物也在孟加拉国的民间医疗系统中使用,这是一种传统的医疗系统,主要依靠药用植物来治疗各种疾病。目的:由于民间医生构成了孟加拉国初级卫生保健的第一级,本研究的目的是对孟加拉国64个区的75个村庄的主流孟加拉语人口中执业的75名民间医生(Kavirajes)和8名部落医生(分别来自8个主要土著社区或部落,即Bede, Chakma, Garo, kasia, Marma, Murong, Santal, Bede和kirajes)进行民族医学调查。和特里普拉邦)。材料与方法:采用半结构化问卷和引导实地行走法进行调查。结果:民间和部落医师共使用葫芦科19种,用于治疗痢疾、糖尿病、水肿、皮肤病、白癜风、高血压、黄疸、伤寒、脾病、呼吸系统疾病、麻风病、类风湿关节炎、水痘、癌症等疾病。葫芦科植物共19种,分别为:海瓜、青冈、紫瓜、大瓜、甜瓜、甜瓜、大瓜、大瓜、紫瓜、绿瓜、丝瓜、丝瓜、白瓜、苦瓜、红瓜、丝瓜、丝瓜、红瓜、丝瓜、红瓜、红瓜、红瓜、红瓜、红瓜、红瓜、红瓜、红瓜、红瓜。对现有科学文献的回顾表明,上述一些植物在民间医学中的使用可以根据其报道的药理活性研究进行验证。结论:综上所述,这些植物具有良好的进一步科学研究潜力,可能会导致发现新的治疗性化合物。
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