Research on the medicinal properties and indications of frequently used traditional herbal remedies in Northern Vietnam

Thị Mai Phương Vũ, Tiến Chung Nguyễn, Vũ Khánh Phạm

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Abstract

Objective: To describe the medicinal properties and indications of frequently used traditional herbal remedies in Northern Vietnam.


Subject and methods: The research was conducted from April 2023 to October 2023 by investigating, interviewing and collecting medicinal remedies in the community; following by statisticizing, comparing and asking for consensus agreement from experts.


Results: The study successfully determined the properties and indications of 54 communal herbal remedies, focusing on 4 groups: musculoskeletal diseases: 8 remedies (50% were indicated for liver-kidney deficiency combined with wind-cold-dampness), urinary diseases: 8 remedies (62,5% were indicated for urinary tract diseases); digestive diseases: 8 remedies (62,5% were indicated for diarrhea); respiratory disease (33,33% were indicated for asthma)


Conclussions: The study successfully described the indications of 54 communal herbal remedies, focusing on 4 groups: musculoskeletal, urinary, digestive, respiratory.

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