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DOI	10.1186/s13002-020-00369-1
	Ethnoveterinary plants of Pakistan: a review
	Aziz, Muhammad Abdul 1; Khan, Amir Hasan 2; Pieroni, Andrea 1
通讯作者	Aziz, Muhammad Abdul
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE
EISSN	1746-4269
出版年	2020
卷号	16 期号:1
英文摘要	Background Ethnoveterinary medicine is crucial in many rural areas of the world since people living in remote and marginal areas rely significantly on traditional herbal therapies to treat their domestic animals. In Pakistan, communities residing in remote areas, and especially those still attached to pastoralist traditions, have considerable ethnoveterinary herbal knowledge and they sometimes use this knowledge for treating their animals. The main aim of the study was to review the literature about ethnoveterinary herbals being used in Pakistan in order to articulate potential applications in modern veterinary medicine. Moreover, the review aimed to analyze possible cross-cultural and cross regional differences. Methods We considered the ethnobotanical data of Pakistan published in different scientific journals from 2004 to 2018. A total of 35 studies were found on ethnoveterinary herbal medicines in the country. Due to the low number of field studies, we considered all peer-reviewed articles on ethnoveterinary herbal practices in the current review. All the ethnobotanical information included in these studies derived from interviews which were conducted with shepherds/animals breeders as well as healers. Results Data from the reviewed studies showed that 474 plant species corresponding to 2386 remedies have been used for treating domestic animals in Pakistan. The majority of these plants belong to Poaceae (41 species) followed by the Asteraceae (32 species) and Fabaceae (29 species) botanical families, thus indicating a possible prevalence of horticultural-driven gathering patterns. Digestive problems were the most commonly treated diseases (25%; 606 remedies used), revealing the preference that locals have for treating mainly minor animal ailments with herbs. The least known veterinary plants recorded in Pakistan were Abutilon theophrasti, Agrostis gigantea, Allardia tomentosa, Aristida adscensionis, Bothriochloa bladhii, Buddleja asiatica, Cocculus hirsutus, Cochlospermum religiosum, Cynanchum viminale, Dactylis glomerata, Debregeasia saeneb, Dichanthium annulatum, Dracocephalum nuristanicum, Flueggea leucopyrus, Launaea nudicaulis, Litsea monopetala, Sibbaldianthe bifurca, Spiraea altaica, and Thalictrum foetidum. More importantly, cross-cultural comparative analysis of Pathan and non-Pathan ethnic communities showed that 28% of the veterinary plants were mentioned by both communities. Cross-regional comparison demonstrated that only 10% of the plant species were used in both mountain and plain areas. Reviewed data confirm therefore that both ecological and cultural factors play a crucial role in shaping traditional plant uses. Conclusion The herbal ethnoveterinary heritage of Pakistan is remarkable, possibly because of the pastoral origins of most of its peoples. The integration of the analyzed complex bio-cultural heritage into daily veterinary practices should be urgently fostered by governmental and non-governmental institutions dealing with rural development policies in order to promote the use of local biodiversity for improving animal well-being and possibly the quality of animal food products as well.
英文关键词	Medicinal plants Ethnoveterinary Pakistan Pathans
类型	Review
语种	英语
国家	Italy ; Pakistan
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000536082800001
WOS关键词	VETERINARY MEDICINAL USES ; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY ; ANAGALLIS-ARVENSIS ; CHOLISTAN DESERT ; DIFFERENT AILMENTS ; DISTRICT JHANG ; DAIRY ANIMALS ; ESSENTIAL OIL ; IN-VITRO ; ANTIOXIDANT
WOS类目	Biodiversity Conservation ; Plant Sciences ; Pharmacology & Pharmacy
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Plant Sciences ; Pharmacology & Pharmacy
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/318642
作者单位	1.Univ Gastron Sci, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II 9,, I-12042 Bra, Cuneo, Italy; 2.Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Univ, Dept Bot, Sheringal, Pakistan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Aziz, Muhammad Abdul,Khan, Amir Hasan,Pieroni, Andrea. Ethnoveterinary plants of Pakistan: a review[J],2020,16(1).
APA	Aziz, Muhammad Abdul,Khan, Amir Hasan,&Pieroni, Andrea.(2020).Ethnoveterinary plants of Pakistan: a review.JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE,16(1).
MLA	Aziz, Muhammad Abdul,et al."Ethnoveterinary plants of Pakistan: a review".JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 16.1(2020).