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A randomized survey of medicinal plants used as natural remedies by the local people of Manikganj district of Bangladesh to treat intestinal worms
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Eneh, Peace N. Horien, Corey Ashraf, Warda Bakken, Amanda J. Bath, Jennifer L. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Soil-transmitted helminthes (STHs) affect nearly two billion people worldwide. The infections STHs cause are categorized as Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), diseases that persist under poverty and almost exclusively in the developing world. Efforts to control the spread of these parasites include educational campaigns and school-based anthelminthic programs. With no vaccines to protect against these diseases, recurrent use of anthelminthic drugs is the predominant treatment. However, the necessity for repeated doses, the development of drug-resistant worms, and the risk of re-infection after treatment, make current interventions unsustainable, necessitating the development of novel therapeutics. This paper documents knowledge regarding traditional plants used to treat STHs, to preserve this knowledge existing within a rapidly urbanizing nation, as natural products remain an important part of the drug discovery process. We have documented remedies reported from villages within the Manikganj District of Bangladesh, compiling data on the medicinal remedies for STHs and the methods used to prepare them. A randomized survey asked participants to answer questions pertaining to natural remedies, their preparations, and use. Images and names of the identified natural remedies were collected, and current literature was used to identify the scientific names and chemical properties. Twenty-two of the plants named are from 18 different families and include some herbs that have been previously reported as having anthelminthic properties. To conserve traditional medicines, knowledge of both the plant populations and their preparatory methods should be preserved. Key words: Parasites, traditional medicine, soil-transmitted helminthes, Bangladesh, Manikganj, anthelminthic, neglected tropical diseases. |
| Starting Page | 543 |
| Ending Page | 550 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.5897/JMPR12.1132 |
| Volume Number | 7 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://academicjournals.org/journal/JMPR/article-full-text-pdf/B59210821026 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.5897/JMPR12.1132 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
