Phytochemical investigation and potential pharmacologically active compounds of Rumex nepalensis: an appraisal

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Table 2 Ethnomedicinal importance of R. nepalensis and its mode of preparation for treatment of different ailments

Part used	Ethnomedicinal importance	Place/ country	Mode of preparation	References
Root	Used as purgative, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, and treatment for dislocated bones	Nepal	Decoction	[52]
	Treat wounds, pimples, and ringworm	India	Crushing root and making paste	[54]
	Used to cure skin disorders and eczema	India	Crushing root and making paste	[55]
	Treat stomach ache, tooth ache, tonsillitis, ascariasis, rabies, and body swelling	Ethiopia	Chewing the root	[56, 57]
	Relieve stomach disorders	Ethiopia	Chewing the root	[58]
	Used as purgative	Pakistan	Chewing the root	[33]
Leaf	Treat headaches, abdominal colic, skin diseases, wound, and allergies	Nepal/ India	Decoction and making juice of the leaf powder	[52, 59]
	Treat ulcers, kwashiorkor, worms, HIV/AIDS, opportunistic diseases, and show HIV-1 activity indices	Rwanda	80% Ethanolic leaf extract	[60, 61]
	Used as ethnoveterinary to treat stomachache	Ethiopia	Crushing	[58]
	Used as antiseptic against wounds and skin disorders	Pakistan	Decoction	[62, 63]
	Relieve irritation of sting nettle, stomachache, and snakebite	India	Crushing and making juice	[64, 65]
	Treat hypertension, amoebic dysentery, and hemorrhoids	Ethiopia	Decoction	[66]
	Treat swelling and joint pain	India	Crushing	[43]
	Used to treat cuts	Pakistan	Decoction	[63]
Flora	Cure joint pain and body ache	India	Powder/paste application to the infected body	[39]