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Medicinal plants used for
the treatment of jaundice and hepatitis based on
socio-economic documentation
Arshad Mehmood Abbasi1, Mir Ajab Khan1,
Mushtaq Ahmad1, Muhammad Zafar1*,
Hamayun Khan2, Niaz Muhammad2 and
Shazia Sultana1
1Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
Pakistan.
2Department
of Sociology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
mushtaq@qau.edu.pk,
catlacatla@hotmail.com.
Accepted
14 November, 2008 |
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The present study deals with socio-economic documentation of
medicinal plant species against jaundice and hepatitis. A
total of 30 plant species belonging to 24 families were
reported by local practitioners for the treatment of
jaundice and hepatitis. The most important plant species are
Adiantum capillus, Boerhaavia procumbens, Equisetum
debile, Carissa opaca,Cucumis sativus, Hordeum vulgare,
Justacia adhatoda, Morus alba, Morus nigra, Phyllanthus
emblica, Phyllanthus niruri, Plantago ovata, Prunus
domestica, Punica granatum, Raphnus sativus, Rhus chinensis,
Saccharum officinarum and Tamarandus indica.
Key
words:
Medicinal plants, jaundice, hepatitis, Socio-economic
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