| Diversity of medicinal plants and their therapeutic usages of Kachin people (Jinghpaw) in the central part of Kachin State, Myanmar | |
Hein, Pyae Phyo1,2,3; Arunachalam, Karuppusamy1,2; Fu, Yao1,2; Zaw, Moe5; Yang, Yongping4 ; Yang, Xuefei1,2
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| 2023 | |
| Source Publication | JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
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| Volume | 302Issue:xPages:- |
| Abstract | Ethnopharmacological relevance: The traditional medical system plays a major role in healthcare in Kachin State, Myanmar, where long-term political instability persists and conventional healthcare facilities are inadequate. A knowledge of the traditional medicinal plants therefore benefits the Kachin people, yet documentation and records of the uses of these plants are rare. In this study, we attempt to answer the questions on what medicinal plants and how they are used by the Kachin people. Aim of the study: We aimed to document knowledge of the traditional medicinal plants and to identify those most frequently used by the Kachin people. Materials and methods: Eighty-two informants from eight villages in three townships were interviewed, and their knowledge of medicinal plants was recorded. The reported ailments were classified to the standard categories of the International Classification of Primary Care-2 (ICPC-2) system. Use reports (UR) were employed to evaluate the knowledge consensus of the informants. Results: We recorded a total of 117 species used as medicinal plants, of which 22 are newly recorded medicinal plant species for Myanmar. The plants belonged to 103 genera in 52 families, and were used to treat a total of 72 ailments from 17 ICPC-2 disease categories. Fabaceae and Lamiaceae were the most highly represented families of medicinal plants, with eleven and eight species used, respectively. The most cited species based on URs were Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson (URs = 39), Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz (URs = 28), Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. (URs = 26), Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob. (URs = 24), and Chloranthus elatior Link. (URs = 22). Digestive system disorder was the most prevalent disease category, and was treated with 47 different medicinal plants (URs = 142). Leaves were the most commonly used plant part; decoction was the dominant method of preparation; and oral consumption was the most frequent method of administration. Conclusion: Our study documented a list of 117 medicinal plants and their uses in traditional medicine based on the local knowledge of the Kachin people. The study also identified the five most frequently cited species and found that the plants investigated are used to treat a total of 72 diseases. The 642 therapeutic reports we collected showcase a rich and diverse living knowledge of medicinal plant use by the Kachin people. Moreover, we present 22 new medicinal records, enriching the list of known medicinal plants in Myanmar. This exploratory study has enabled us to assemble the local knowledge of the Kachin people into solid dataset that will allow further scientific validation and will potentially contribute to better integration of medicinal plants into the healthcare provision for Kachin people in Myanmar. |
| Keyword | Ethnobotany Medicinal plants Traditional knowledge Kachin people Myanmar |
| Subject Area | Plant Sciences ; Chemistry, Medicinal ; Integrative & Complementary Medicine ; Pharmacology & Pharmacy |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115921 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS ID | WOS:000896918700002 |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | https://ir.xtbg.ac.cn/handle/353005/13342 |
| Collection | 2012年后新成立研究组 |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Kunming Inst Bot, Key Lab Econ Plants & Biotechnol, Kunming 650201, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Kunming Inst Bot, Yunnan Key Lab Wild Plant Resources, Kunming 650201, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Southeast Asia Biodivers Res Inst, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar 4.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Xishuangbanna Trop Bot Garden, Xishuangbanna 666303, Peoples R China 6.Forest Res Inst, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Hein, Pyae Phyo,Arunachalam, Karuppusamy,Fu, Yao,et al. Diversity of medicinal plants and their therapeutic usages of Kachin people (Jinghpaw) in the central part of Kachin State, Myanmar[J]. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY,2023,302(x):-. |
| APA | Hein, Pyae Phyo,Arunachalam, Karuppusamy,Fu, Yao,Zaw, Moe,Yang, Yongping,&Yang, Xuefei.(2023).Diversity of medicinal plants and their therapeutic usages of Kachin people (Jinghpaw) in the central part of Kachin State, Myanmar.JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY,302(x),-. |
| MLA | Hein, Pyae Phyo,et al."Diversity of medicinal plants and their therapeutic usages of Kachin people (Jinghpaw) in the central part of Kachin State, Myanmar".JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 302.x(2023):-. |
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