Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used in the Management of COVID-19 in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Abdulrahman, Mahmoud D. and Mohammed, Fattma Z. and Hamad, Saber W. and Hama, Harmand A. and Lema, Abubakar A. (2022) Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used in the Management of COVID-19 in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. ARO-THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF KOYA UNIVERSITY, 10 (2). pp. 87-98. ISSN 2410-9355

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Abstract

Coronaviruses are infectious respiratory tract illnesses, but they can also affect the digestive tract and infect both humans and animals. The new coronavirus results in complicated health problems all over the world. The most urgent concern of all researchers around the world has been the treatment of the virus. The following study aimed to use quantitative ethnobotany to help scientist in addressing the deadly virus. Expert sampling method was adopted with the aid of an in-depth interview guide. Thirty-nine respondents were interviewed. Eighty-one medicinal plant species from 35 families were documented. Males 25 (64.1%) constitute the greater percentage of the total respondents. Majority of the respondents had formal education. Eighty-one medicinal plant species from 35 families were documented. Leaves are the most utilized 25.8 followed by seed 17.7 and fruits 12.1%, respectively. Relative frequency of citation ranged from 0.5 to 0.9, whereas the FL value ranged from 0.4 to 0.85, revealing how effective the documented plant species are in the management of COVID-19 in the region. A greater amount of research into documented medicinal plants is warranted because of the high likelihood that they contain many active ingredients.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Coronaviruses, Expert sampling method, Iraqi Kurdistan, Medicinal plant, Relative frequency of citation
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Divisions:	ARO-The Scientific Journal of Koya University > VOL 10, NO 2 (2022)
Depositing User:	Dr Salah Ismaeel Yahya
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2022 07:36
Last Modified:	01 Dec 2022 07:36
URI:	http://eprints.koyauniversity.org/id/eprint/338

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