TY  - JOUR
SN  - 2251-9939
A1  - KAYA, Yusuf
A1  - YOUSEFI, Zohreh
A1  - AKRAMI, Mohammad
A1  - YOUSEFI, Mahshad
TI  - Ethnomedicinal knowledge of plants used as mono, di and polyherbal formulation for the treatment of common ailments and COVID-19 in the villages of Hamedan, Iran
UR  - https://jlsb.science-line.com/attachments/article/85/JLSB%2011(3)%2036-52,%202021-polyherbal%20formulation%20for%20treatment%20of%20common%20ailments%20and%20COVID-19.pdf
Y1  - 2021/05/25/
AV  - public
EP  - 52
JF  - Journal of Life Science and Biomedicine
VL  - 11
N2  - Aim. This study aimed to document the native ethnomedicinal plants in mono, di and polyherbal combination used by people to cure various ailments, Qorveh-e Darjazin district of Hamedan province of Iran. Methods. Data were collected through both individual interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs) using interviewing 87 people in 28 villages. Plants voucher samples were also collected and classified with their families, botanical terms, local names, usages and miscellaneous matters via international and standard questionnaires.  A total of 45 plant species belonging to 26 families are reported to be used for the treatment of a wide range of complaints, such as respiratory diseases like coronavirus (COVID-19), cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, ulcers, anemia, catarrh, digestive and urinary systems disorders, irregular menstruation, skin disorders, bone and rheumatic disorders etc. by monoherbal (45), diherbal (70) and polyherbal (57) ethnomedicinal formulations. Data were compared with those formerly gathered. Results. The authors found evidence that di and polyherbal known as Ayurvedic medicine is a preferred folk medicinal system of this area to prevent unwanted suffering of intense and prevalent ailments especially for irregular menstruation, anemia, calming the nervous systems, diarrhea, gastric ulcers, blood purification, hypertension, bone and rheumatic disorders, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS?CoV?2 or COVID-19) with the mixed formulation for natural elements in a particular ratio. Conclusion. The study reveals the rich polyherbal knowledge of the people of 28 villages of Hamadan that possess in traditional medicine. Recommendation. Polyherbal formulation of plants used by people of this area can be considered as an applicable safe strategy in control measures against novel diseases like COVID-19 and achieve greater therapeutic efficacy.
PB  - Scienceline Publications, Ltd
SP  - 36
ID  - eprints566
KW  - Ailment
KW  -  Antioxidant
KW  -  COVID-19
KW  -  Hamedan
KW  -  Hyper inflammation
KW  -  Nutraceuticals
KW  -  Phytochemicals
KW  -  Polyherbal formulation
KW  -  Questionnaires
KW  -  Traditional medicine
IS  - 03
ER  -