Ethnobotanic study of medicinal Asteraceae sold on the markets of the autonomous district of Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) ABSTRACTThe use of plants in our immediate environment in primary health care in Africa and especially in the poor populations is a very common practice. An ethnobotanical survey, carried out on 110 herbalists of the A. B. YAPI et al. / Int. J. Biol. Chem. Sci. 9(6): 2633-2647, 2015 2634 markets of the autonomous district of Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), has enabled to identify 27 plant species belonging to the family of Asteraceae. These species are grouped into 20 genera and 7 tribes. The genus Vernonia (22.22%) is the most represented. The morphological and biological analyses show a predominance of herbs (85.19%) and therophytes (44.45%). These Asteraceae are used in the formulation of 57 recipes to fight against 70 diseases. The leaves (43.18%) are the most valuable organs. Kneading (38.60%) and the decoction (33.34%) are drug preparation techniques most used. The decocted, the juice and the paste are the pharmaceutical forms commonly prescribed and frequently administered as drink (35.94%). The most frequently cited diseases are malaria, infantile diseases and pregnancy. The most requested of the Asteraceae are Acanthospermum hispidum, Ageratum conyzoides, Vernonia amygdalina. It is observed from the various phytochemical studies that the curative effect of the medicinal plants is the fact of primary and especially secondary metabolites.
Étude botanique, triphytochimique et évaluation de l'activité antifongique de l'extrait éthanolique des feuilles de Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. sur la croissance in vitro de trois souches fongiques 12582 Conclusion and application of the results : This work justifies the use in traditional environment of this plant as anti-fungal. In addition, this extract can be used for the development of a phytomedicine against Trichophyton dermatophytosis.
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