00000caa a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862408678 Buklod 20210407214654.0 m | | ta 210407s2020 xx r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPBAG-00039679839 STII-DOST BAG rda eng ARTICLE-3008 Fabie-Agapin, Julienne Stephanie author. Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines [Research note] by Julienne Stephanie Fabie-Agapin. 2020. pages 83-89 26 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 88-89) The documentation of plants used as medicine is an important baseline for possible extraction, isolation, characterization, and chemical modification of important chemical compounds. This study aims to determine the plants used as medicine by traditional healers in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. A total of 80 plants were mentioned by 11 traditional healers, who willingly shared their knowledge on medicinal plants. These plants were all recorded but only 71 plants belonging to 40 families were collected and identified. The remaining nine were only mentioned but no actual photos were taken and collected because these plants were inaccessible during the collection period and/or may have withered already. The botanical families with the highest number of species were represented by the families Lamiaceae and Moraceae (6), followed by Euphorbiaceae and Fabaceae (5). The most commonly used plant parts for herbal medicines are the leaves, and the most employed method of preparation is decoction. Among the illnesses mentioned for herbal medication were cancer (as the most cited), followed by kidney problems. This study also documented plants that are prepared in mixtures to treat illnesses like severe cough, severe diarrhea, and varicose veins. The information recorded and presented in this study may be useful for future phytochemical and pharmacological studies. (Author's abstract) Decoction. Herbs. Medicinal plants. Traditional healers. Traditional medicine. The Philippine Journal of Science Vol. 149, no. 1, March 2020. Request full-text access via UPB University Library through https://forms.gle/KZjBv7aRtY6jiL5E9 (viewed 07 April 2021) FI UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ARTICLE-3008 Analytics