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Table 3 Medicinal uses of plants

From: Naukan ethnobotany in post-Soviet times: lost edibles and new medicinals

Genus

Species

Part

UVpres

UVpast

Maintained uses

Lost uses

Gained uses

Alariaceae

  Alaria marginata Postels & Ruprecht

Stem

0.1

0

–

–

Contains iodine, good for general health a

Apiaceae

  Angelica gmelinii (DC.) Pimenov

Total

0.72

0.57

   

Root

0.57

0.57

Smoke good for coughs, asthma, aiding childbirth preventing illness in general, decoction used for headache

–

–

Leaves

0.14

0

–

–

Eaten or used to make a steam bath to treat cold and cough

Asteraceae

  Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.

Leaves, stem

0.19

0

–

–

Tea or steam bath for cough, steam bath for leg pain b

  Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr.

Leaves

0.44

0

–

–

Tea for cough and colds, steam bath for colds b

Crassulaceae

  Rhodiola integrifolia Raf.

Root

0.44

0

–

–

Tincture is tonic b, helps sore throats; cold water infusion for mood improvement and stomach problems b; warm water infusion used externally to strengthen hair

Ericaceae

  Empetrum nigrum L.

Berries

0.2

0

–

–

Lower blood pressure c and help diarrhea when eaten

  Rhododendron tomentosum Harmaja

Leaves

0.31

0

–

–

Expectorant tea for coughs and colds b

  Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.

Total

0.75

0

   

Berries

0.38

0

–

–

Colds c and fevers; high blood pressure b; heart health

Leaves

0.38

0

–

–

Tea for colds c, high blood pressure, diuretic b, steam bath as expectorant c

Laminariaceae

  Laminaria saccharina (L.) Lamouroux

Stem

0.09

0

–

–

Contains iodine, good for general health d

Onagraceae

  Epilobium latifolium L.

Leaves

0.47

0.47

Good for diarrhea when eaten

–

–

Polygonaceae

  Polygonum tripterocarpum A. Gray ex Rothr.

Leaves

0.1

0.1

Good for diarrhea when eaten

–

–

Rosaceae

  Rubus chamaemorus L.

Sepals

0.81

0

–

–

Tea for colds, cough, sore throat b, steam inhaled for asthma

Salicaceae

  Salix pulchra Cham.

Leaves

0.14

0.14

Good for diarrhea when eaten

–

–

  1. aBarashkov [35] (This source deals with the biochemistry of algae species.)
  2. bKrylov [36] (This source treats Soviet medical use and traditional uses of plant species in western Siberia.)
  3. cBarnaulov et al. [38] (This source lists traditional Russian uses and biochemical properties of edible fruits and berries.)
  4. dTrofimov [37] (This source deals with the biochemistry of algae species.)
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