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J Alkhatib A, Abdi F. Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Therapists for Headache Treatment in the Tafila Region, Jordan. pbp 2025; 7 (In press)
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1- Department of forensic science and toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan , ajalkhatibjust.edu.jo
2- PhD in Biochemistry, Post-doctorate in Food and Diabetes, The Hospital for Sick Children, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Canada
2- PhD in Biochemistry, Post-doctorate in Food and Diabetes, The Hospital for Sick Children, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Canada
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Objective: Indigenous knowledge is taken as one of the important knowledge types about medicinal plants. This knowledge has a wide scope with various aspects, including the ethnobotany of medicinal plants. Ethnobotany refers to the human knowledge about botany and the ecology of plants.
Methods: In this ethnobotanical study, the Tafila region in Jordan was studied. The data were collected using the questionnaire and interview method. The data about time, local name, therapeutic properties, traditional use method, and therapeutic organ utilized for the studied plants were recorded using questionnaire (50 respondents).
Results: The obtained results indicated that medicinal plants, including Unica granatum L., Quercus coccifera L., Salvia fruticosa Mill, Rosmarinus officinalis L., Sarcopoterium spinosum, Thymus vulgaris L., Achillea fragrantissima, Ocimum basilicum L., Anchusa strigosa, Aloe Vera (L.), Nigella sativa L., Varthemia iphionoides, Coriandrum sativum L., Olea europaea L., and Teucrium polium L., are used to treat headache. The family Laminaceae was the most frequently used plant family. The leaf was the most frequently used plant organ (28%) for treating headache in this region. Decoction (41%) and infusion (35%) were the most widely used traditional methods for headache treatment in the Tafila region. The qualitative results showed that the medicinal plants Achillea fragrantissima (Forssk) Sch. Bip., Unica granatum L., and Salvia fruticosa Mill are among the most important effective plants against headache due to their higher UR, RCF, and PFU coefficients.
Conclusion: The obtained results showed that the indigenous knowledge contains valuable therapeutic information relating to therapeutic properties of medicinal species. By identifying these ideas, steps can be taken toward production of plant-produced medicines.
Methods: In this ethnobotanical study, the Tafila region in Jordan was studied. The data were collected using the questionnaire and interview method. The data about time, local name, therapeutic properties, traditional use method, and therapeutic organ utilized for the studied plants were recorded using questionnaire (50 respondents).
Results: The obtained results indicated that medicinal plants, including Unica granatum L., Quercus coccifera L., Salvia fruticosa Mill, Rosmarinus officinalis L., Sarcopoterium spinosum, Thymus vulgaris L., Achillea fragrantissima, Ocimum basilicum L., Anchusa strigosa, Aloe Vera (L.), Nigella sativa L., Varthemia iphionoides, Coriandrum sativum L., Olea europaea L., and Teucrium polium L., are used to treat headache. The family Laminaceae was the most frequently used plant family. The leaf was the most frequently used plant organ (28%) for treating headache in this region. Decoction (41%) and infusion (35%) were the most widely used traditional methods for headache treatment in the Tafila region. The qualitative results showed that the medicinal plants Achillea fragrantissima (Forssk) Sch. Bip., Unica granatum L., and Salvia fruticosa Mill are among the most important effective plants against headache due to their higher UR, RCF, and PFU coefficients.
Conclusion: The obtained results showed that the indigenous knowledge contains valuable therapeutic information relating to therapeutic properties of medicinal species. By identifying these ideas, steps can be taken toward production of plant-produced medicines.
Received: 2025/01/9 | Accepted: 2025/08/18 | Published: 2025/12/1
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