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ArticlePharmaceutical biology2021

Traditional medicines and their common uses in central region of Syria: Hama and Homs - an ethnomedicinal survey.

Chadi Khatib, Abdulhakim Nattouf, Mohamad Isam Hasan Agha

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Chadi KhatibDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4061-1506
Abdulhakim NattoufDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.
Mohamad Isam Hasan AghaDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.

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Abstract

contextSince ancient times, traditional Arabic medicine (TAM) has been used to treat various diseases in Syria. They are cost-effective with fewer side effects and are more suitable for long-term use compared with chemically synthesized medicines. In addition, the scientific importance is manifested, as this survey proceeds, for the purposes of verifying and documenting these traditional medicines and their common uses.

objectiveWe conducted ethnobotanical and ethnomedicine research on plants traditionally used to treat various diseases in central region of Syria.

methodsInformation was collected from 2019 to 2021 from the cities of Homs and Hama and their villages, which are two governorates located in central Syria, after interviews with traditional practitioners called

resultsIn this survey, we listed 76 medicinal plants belonging to 39 families in alphabetical order with the parts used and the method of preparation according to their therapeutic use, which are used to treat 106 ailments.

conclusionsMany of the uses of medicinal plants mentioned in this survey are still under study. There is no doubt that this study will provide new data that could contribute to further pharmacological discoveries by identifying the active ingredients and their mechanism of effect by doing additional pharmacological work to confirm the alleged biological activities of these plants.

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Plants, MedicinalSurveys and QuestionnairesAdultAgedEthnobotanyEthnopharmacologyFemaleHumansMaleMedicine, TraditionalMiddle AgedSyriaethnobotanicalethnopharmacologyfolk usesherbal medicinemedicinal plantsMediterraneanphytotherapyTraditional Arabic medicine (TAM)

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