Volume 124, Issue 2, 15 July 2009, Pages 270-283
a
CIAGEB - Faculdade de Ciências de Saú, Escola Superior de Saú, UFP, Rua Carlos da Maia, 296, P-4200-150 Porto, Portugal
b IBB-Instituto para a Biotecnologia e a Bioengenharia, Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, P-4710-057 Braga, Portugal
c REQUIMTE - Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, P-4169-007 Porto, Portugal
b IBB-Instituto para a Biotecnologia e a Bioengenharia, Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, P-4710-057 Braga, Portugal
c REQUIMTE - Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, P-4169-007 Porto, Portugal
Abstract
Aim of the study: In
order to preserve the ancestral knowledge, an ethnopharmacological study
has been carried out in two councils belonging to Trás-os-Montes region
a small area located in the northern of Portugal. In that area,
medicinal plants, most of the species wild, are still in use among
farmers, shepherds and other people who live far from villages and
built-up areas. Materials and methods: Among the 46 people that were
interviewed (mean age of 66 years old), 88 species belonging to 42
families of vascular plants were identified for treatment of various
human ailments. An ethnopharmacological report is made consisting of
species names, vernacular names, popular uses of the plants and their
pharmacological properties. Results and conclusion: The most dominant
family is Lamiaceae (18%) and the most frequently part of the plant used
for the treatment of diseases are leaves (37.9%). The largest number of
taxa is used to treat gastrointestinal disorders (73.9%). © 2009
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Author keywords
Ethnobotany; Folk medicine; Medicinal plants; NE Portugal
Indexed keywords
EMTREE drug terms: Alnus glutinosa extract; Asplenium
trichomanes extract; Borago officinalis extract; Chamaespartium
tridentatum extract; Chelidonium extract; Glechoma hederacea extract;
herbaceous agent; Lonicera periclymenum extract; Matricaria chamomilla
extract; plant extract; Polygonatum officinale extract; Polygonum
aviculare extract; Rosa canina extract; Taraxacum panalpinum extract;
unclassified drug
EMTREE medical terms: Achillea; adult; aged;
agricultural worker; Agrimonia; agrimonia eupatoria; alder; Alnus
glutinosa; Althea rosea; angiosperm; Arctium; arctium minus; Artemisia;
Artemisia absinthium; artemisia vulgaris; article; Asplenium
trichomanes; asthma; atherosclerosis; bermuda grass; betula alba; birch;
bleeding; bronchitis; Buxus; buxus sempervirens; Calamintha nepeta;
Calluna; calluna vulgaris; Capsella; capsella bursapastoris; Castanea
sativa; catnip; cellulitis; Chamaespartium tridentatum; Cistus; cistus
ladaniferus; colic; common cold; constipation; coughing; Crataegus;
crataegus monogyna; Cynodon; Cystisus scoparius; dandelion; depression;
diarrhea; digitalis purpurea; dill; drug indication; ear infection; ear
nose throat disease; eczema; epistaxis; Erigeron; erigeron canadensis;
erythraea centaurium; ethnobotany; ethnopharmacology; female; fennel;
fever; Fragaria vesca; Fraxinus; fraxinus excelsior; Fumaria; fumaria
officinalis; furunculosis; Galium; galium aparine; gallbladder disease;
gastritis; gastrointestinal disease; Geranium; geranium molle; Glechoma
hederacea; gout; gynecologic disease; hair loss; health survey;
Helichrysum; Helichrysum stoechas; hemorrhoid; higher plant; hoarseness;
human; Humulus lupulus; Hypericum perforatum; hypertension; hyssopus
officinalis; Ilex; ilex aquifolium; infection; inflammatory disease;
influenza; insomnia; ischialgia; ivy; jaundice; juglans regia; kidney
disease; Laurus; laurus nobilis; Lavandula multifida; Lavandula
pedunculata; lavender; leukorrhea; Leyisticum officinale; liver disease;
Lonicera; Lonicera periclymenum; lung disease; maize; malaria; male;
Malva; Malva vulgaris; marigold; medicinal plant; menstruation disorder;
Mentha; Mentha aquatica; Mentha piperita; Mentha rotundifolia;
Mercurialis annua; metabolic disorder; mouth infection; muscle disease;
Nepeta; neuralgia; neurologic disease; oak; obesity; olive tree;
parasitosis; Parietaria; parietaria judaica; pharyngitis; plant leaf;
Plantago; Plantago coronopus; plantago lanceolata; plantago major;
Polygonatum; Polygonatum officinale; Polygonum; polygonum aviculare;
Portugal; Prunella; Prunella vulgaris; Pulmonaria; pulmonaria
officinalis; quercus robur; respiratory tract disease; rheumatic
disease; rosa canina; rose; rosemary; Rumex; rumex acetosa; Ruta
montana; Rutaceae; Salix atrocinerea; Salvia officinalis; Sambucus
nigra; Sanguisorba; Sanguisorba minor; Satureja hortensis; savory; scots
pine; skin disease; solid tumor; Sorbus; Sorbus aucuparia; squash;
stomach pain; stone formation; strawberry; Tanacetum vulgare;
Taraxacum panalpinum; taxon; Thymus pulegioides; traditional medicine;
tuberculosis; ulcer; Umbilicus rupestris; urinary tract disease; Urtica
dioica; Valeriana officinalis; Verbascum; Verbascum tapsus; verbena
officinalis; Verbenaceae; Vinca; Vinca difformis; viola odorata;
Violaceae; walnut; white clover; wild species; willow; wound
MeSH: Aged; Ethnobotany; Ethnopharmacology; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Phytotherapy; Plants, Medicinal; Portugal
Medline is the source for the MeSH terms of this document.
Medline is the source for the MeSH terms of this document.