In southern Benin, medicinal plants are used for the health care of children aged 0 to 12 years. The present study aims to highlight some medicinal plants used in southern Benin to treat childhood diseases including malaria, candidiasis, teething disorders, infant colic and diarrhea. The phytochemical screening of the leafy stems of the selected plants revealed the presence of alkaloids, tannins (gallic and catechic), coumarins, anthocyanins and leuco-anthocyans, quinone derivatives, triterpenoids, steroids, saponosides and reducing sugars. These various metabolites possess various therapeutic properties involved in the treatment of the indicated disorders. This would confirm the therapeutic uses reported by the populations surveyed. However, the evaluation of antimalarial, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities as well as the toxicity test of the aqueous extract of these plants would be necessary.European Scientific Journal January 2017 edition vol.13, No.3 ISSN: 1857 -7881 (Print) e -ISSN 1857-7431 472Keywords: Phytochemical screening, medicinal plants, infantile diseases, therapeutic property, South Benin. RésuméAu sud du Bénin, des plantes médicinales sont utilisées pour les soins de santé des enfants de 0 à 12 ans. La présente étude se propose de valoriser quelques plantes médicinales utilisées au sud du Bénin pour traiter les maladies infantiles dont le paludisme, la candidose, les troubles de dentition, la colique du nourrisson et la diarrhée. Le criblage phytochimique des rameaux feuillés des 10 plantes retenues révèle la présence d'alcaloïdes, de tanins (gallique et catéchique), de coumarines, d'anthocyanes et de leucoanthocyanes, de dérivés quinones, de triterpénoïdes, de stéroïdes, de saponosides et de sucres réducteurs. Ces divers métabolites possèdent diverses propriétés thérapeutiques pouvant intervenir dans le traitement des troubles indiqués. Ce qui confirmerait l'usage thérapeutique signalé par les populations enquêtées. Cependant l'évaluation des activités antipaludique, antibactérienne, anti-inflammatoire, analgésique de même que le test de toxicité de l'extrait aqueux de ces plantes seraient nécessaires.
In southern Benin, medicinal plants are used for the health care of children aged 0 to 12 years. The present study aims to highlight some medicinal plants used in southern Benin to treat childhood diseases including malaria, candidiasis, teething disorders, infant colic and diarrhea. The phytochemical screening of the leafy stems of the selected plants revealed the presence of alkaloids, tannins (gallic and catechic), coumarins, anthocyanins and leuco-anthocyans, quinone derivatives, triterpenoids, steroids, saponosides and reducing sugars. These various metabolites possess various therapeutic properties involved in the treatment of the indicated disorders. This would confirm the therapeutic uses reported by the populations surveyed. However, the evaluation of antimalarial, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities as well as the toxicity test of the aqueous extract of these plants would be necessary.
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