Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants from the Dragon Boat Festival herbal markets of Qianxinan, southwestern Guizhou, China

doi:10.1016/j.pld.2020.12.010

Abstract

Abstract: Dragon Boat Festival herbal markets in the Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern Guizhou have a long well-conserved history. These markets, which are a feature of Buyi and Miao traditional medicines, contain a rich diversity of medicinal plants and traditional medical knowledge. Today, people in southwestern Guizhou still believe that using herbs during the Dragon Boat Festival prevents and can treat disease. In this study, we identified the fresh herbal plants sold at the herbal markets of Xingren City and Zhenfeng County in Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture and quantified their importance. We identified 141 plant species (belonging to 114 genera and 61 families). The plant family with the most species was Asteraceae (14 species). Informants reported that most medicinal plants are herbaceous, with 95.7% of plants used for decoction and 30.5% used for medicinal baths. Medicinal plants are most commonly used to treat rheumatism, injury, and abdominal diseases. The utilization frequency index and relative importance values indicated that Artemisia argyi and Acorus calamus are the most important plants sold at herbal markets during the Dragon Boat Festival. The price of medicinal materials sold in the market may serve as an indicator of the conservation status of species in the region. These findings indicate that the Dragon Boat Festival herbal markets in the Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture fully embodies the characteristics of indigenous ethnomedicine and culture, and also exhibits the diversity of plant resources. We recommend that rare and endangered plants in this region be domesticated and protected.

Key words: Herbal markets, Dragon boat festival, Ethnobotanical study, Qianxinan buyi and miao autonomous, prefecture, Traditional knowledge

Wei Gu, Xiaojiang Hao, Zehuan Wang, Jiayu Zhang, Liejun Huang, Shengji Pei. Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants from the Dragon Boat Festival herbal markets of Qianxinan, southwestern Guizhou, China[J]. Plant Diversity, 2020, 42(06): 427-433.

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酶 Enzyme	缩写 Abbreviation	功能 Function	底物 Substrate
β-葡萄糖苷酶 β-glucosidase	βG	分解易降解碳 Decomposition of labile carbon	4-甲基伞形酮-β-D-葡萄糖苷 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-glucoside
纤维素水解酶 Cellulose hydrolysis	CBH	分解易降解碳 Decomposition of labile carbon	4-甲基伞形酮-β-D-纤维素二糖苷 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-cellobioside
β-N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶 β-N-acetylglucosaminidase	NAG	分解氮 Hydrolyze nitrogen	4-甲基伞形酮-2-乙酰氨基-2-脱氧-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷 4-methylumbelliferyl-N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminide
多酚氧化酶 Phenol oxidase	PHO	分解难降解碳 Decomposition of recalcitrant carbon	二羟基苯 L-dihydroxyphenylalanine
过氧化物酶 Peroxidase	PEO	分解难降解碳 Decomposition of recalcitrant carbon	二羟基苯 L-dihydroxyphenylalanine

酶 Enzyme	缩写 Abbreviation	功能 Function	底物 Substrate
β-葡萄糖苷酶 β-glucosidase	βG	分解易降解碳 Decomposition of labile carbon	4-甲基伞形酮-β-D-葡萄糖苷 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-glucoside
纤维素水解酶 Cellulose hydrolysis	CBH	分解易降解碳 Decomposition of labile carbon	4-甲基伞形酮-β-D-纤维素二糖苷 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-cellobioside
β-N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶 β-N-acetylglucosaminidase	NAG	分解氮 Hydrolyze nitrogen	4-甲基伞形酮-2-乙酰氨基-2-脱氧-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷 4-methylumbelliferyl-N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminide
多酚氧化酶 Phenol oxidase	PHO	分解难降解碳 Decomposition of recalcitrant carbon	二羟基苯 L-dihydroxyphenylalanine
过氧化物酶 Peroxidase	PEO	分解难降解碳 Decomposition of recalcitrant carbon	二羟基苯 L-dihydroxyphenylalanine

林分类型 Forest type	pH	含水率 Moisture (%)	土壤总有机碳 Total soil organic carbon (g·kg^-1)	全氮 Total nitrogen (g·kg^-1)	C:N	NH₄⁺-N (mg·kg^-1)	NO₃^--N (mg·kg^-1)	可溶性有机碳 Dissolved organic carbon (mg·kg^-1)	可溶性有机氮 Dissolved organic nitrogen (mg·kg^-1)
SF	4.72 ± 0.18^a	27.24 ± 1.42^b	41.69 ± 1.46^a	2.43 ± 0.11^b	17.20 ± 0.50^a	80.17 ± 5.10^a	7.67 ± 1.93^a	87.47 ± 29.59^a	8.80 ± 2.28^a
AR	4.79 ± 0.10^a	35.02 ± 0.56^a	45.82 ± 5.64^a	2.89 ± 0.16^a	15.80 ± 1.03^a	92.40 ± 3.76^a	4.83 ± 2.80^a	76.98 ± 12.55^a	6.68 ± 2.28^a
PM	4.63 ± 0.06^a	28.79 ± 2.49^b	25.16 ± 0.52^b	1.83 ± 0.04^c	13.73 ± 0.59^b	54.47 ± 11.28^b	6.50 ± 0.24^a	26.55 ± 6.44^b	5.84 ± 1.46^a

林分类型 Forest type	pH	含水率 Moisture (%)	土壤总有机碳 Total soil organic carbon (g·kg^-1)	全氮 Total nitrogen (g·kg^-1)	C:N	NH₄⁺-N (mg·kg^-1)	NO₃^--N (mg·kg^-1)	可溶性有机碳 Dissolved organic carbon (mg·kg^-1)	可溶性有机氮 Dissolved organic nitrogen (mg·kg^-1)
SF	4.72 ± 0.18^a	27.24 ± 1.42^b	41.69 ± 1.46^a	2.43 ± 0.11^b	17.20 ± 0.50^a	80.17 ± 5.10^a	7.67 ± 1.93^a	87.47 ± 29.59^a	8.80 ± 2.28^a
AR	4.79 ± 0.10^a	35.02 ± 0.56^a	45.82 ± 5.64^a	2.89 ± 0.16^a	15.80 ± 1.03^a	92.40 ± 3.76^a	4.83 ± 2.80^a	76.98 ± 12.55^a	6.68 ± 2.28^a
PM	4.63 ± 0.06^a	28.79 ± 2.49^b	25.16 ± 0.52^b	1.83 ± 0.04^c	13.73 ± 0.59^b	54.47 ± 11.28^b	6.50 ± 0.24^a	26.55 ± 6.44^b	5.84 ± 1.46^a

林分类型 Forest type	βG (nmol·g^-1·h^-1)	CBH (nmol·g^-1·h^-1)	NAG (nmol·g^-1·h^-1)	PHO (μmol·g^-1·h^-1)	PEO (μmol·g^-1·h^-1)
SF	38.93 ± 7.44^a	1.41 ± 0.29^b	36.42 ± 7.68^b	0.53 ± 0.37^b	14.61 ± 3.86^a
AR	36.93 ± 6.72^a	3.49 ± 0.59^a	76.98 ± 20.43^a	0.25 ± 0.11^b	13.48 ± 3.74^a
PM	23.86 ± 5.12^b	0.48 ± 0.16^c	38.94 ± 8.09^b	3.92 ± 0.52^a	20.70 ± 3.83^a