An ethnobotanical study of plants used to treat liver diseases in the Maritime region of Togo

Kpodar, Madje S.; Karou, Simplice Damintoti; Katawa, Gnatoulma; Anani, Kokou; Gbekley, Holaly E.; Adjrah, Yao; Tchacondo, Tchadjobo; Batawila, Komlan; Simporé, Jacques

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2015.12.051

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“…Most of the medications (80.65%) are prepared as decoction ( Figure 5), then powder (16.13%), and maceration (3.23%). This also agrees with the findings of Kpodar et al (2016) who found that medicinal plants used for liver diseases in the Maritime Region of Togo are mostly prepared as decoctions.…”

Section: Plant Species Used For Liver Diseasessupporting

confidence: 92%

Medicinal plants used for the management of hepatic ailments in Katsina State, Nigeria

Kankara¹,

Isah²,

Bello³

et al. 2018

J. Med. Plants Res.

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People in Katsina State, Nigeria have been using medicinal plants to cure several ailments associated with liver since time immemorial; however the use of such plants was never documented. In this study, an ethnobotanical survey was conducted to document the medicinal plants used for the management of hepatic ailments in Katsina State, Nigeria. A semi-structured questionnaire method was adopted to interview 150 respondents (50 respondents from 1 Local Government Area of each of the three Senatorial Zones of the State) comprising herbalist, farmers, house wives, and others. A total of 62 plant species belonging to 57 genera distributed among 34 families were documented. Most of the reported plants belong to the Fabaceae (24.19%), Moraceae (6.45%), followed by Anacardiaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Asteraceae (each with 4.84%). Senna occidentalis L., Ficus thonningii Bl., and Moringa oleifera Lam. had the highest relative frequency of citation (RFC) of 0.75, 0.64, and 0.53 respectively. Majority (38.71%) of the reported plants were trees and about 79.03% of the surveyed plants are sourced from wild. Leaves were the most frequently used (45.16%) plants part. Most of the herbal medicines (80.65%) were prepared in form of decoction and all the medicines were administered orally. This is the first ethnobotanical study on hepatic ailments in the study area. Results of the study could serve as baseline data based on which further ethnopharmacological investigations would be carried out. Further researches aimed at conserving as well as validating the folkloric use of the surveyed plants would be ideal.

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Section: Plant Species Used For Liver Diseasessupporting

confidence: 92%

Medicinal plants used for the management of hepatic ailments in Katsina State, Nigeria

Kankara¹,

Isah²,

Bello³

et al. 2018

J. Med. Plants Res.

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“…Such plant stems include Guiera senegalensis (Combretaceae) and Pseudocedrela kotschyi (Meliaceae), which are commonly used as toothbrush by the populations. G. senegalensis and P. kotschyi are often used in sub-Saharan regions to cure various diseases (Kerharo et al, 1948;Faye et al, 1980;Sanogo et al, 1998;Ancolio et al, 2002;Adamu et al, 2005;Alex et al, 2005;Hadissa and Deschamps, 2006;Ahua et al, 2007;Dieye et al, 2008;Somboro et al, 2011;Ohemu et al, 2014;Traore et al, 2014;Diarra et al, 2015;Sonibare et al, 2015;Kantati et al, 2016;Kpodar et al, 2016). The African continent is endowed with an impressive floristic biodiversity, with a large variety of plants for food and therapeutic needs.…”

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Bio-guided anti-cariogenic and phytochemical valorization of Guiera senegalensis and Pseudocedrela kotschyi stem extracts

Landry¹,

Brice²,

Cottet³

et al. 2018

J. Med. Plants Res.

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The objective of the present study is to carry out bio-guided phytochemical investigation of Guiera senegalensis and Pseudocedrela kotschyi stem extracts. The two plants are used as toothpicks for oral hygiene. The inhibition test revealed a bacteriostatic effect of hexane extract PK1 of P. kotschyi against Streptococcus mutans ATCC 25175 and Streptococcus salivarius ATCC 20560, two bacterial cariogenic strains, with a decrease in the number of bacterial colonies of 1 Log/control. The aqueous extract GS5 obtained from the stems of G. senegalensis is bactericidal, with total inhibition of S. salivarius ATCC 20560. The antimicrobial effect of the stem extracts from the two plants studied varies according to the plant species and the type of bacterial strain. The phytocompounds 8-Hydroxy-6,7-dimethoxy-3methylisochroman-4-one, 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphe-nyl) propane-1,2-dione and (4E, 15E)-Nonadeca-4,15-dien-10-one were isolated, respectively from GS5A extracts of G. senegalensis and PK1 of P. kotschyi by normal column chromatography.

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“…Among them, only Rheum palmatum is also mentioned in the present article. In addition, 94, 99, 7 species were found for the treatment of liver diseases in the Southern Regions of Korea, the Maritime region of Togo and Nallamalais, Andhra Pradesh, India, respectively (Kim and Song, 2013 ; Sabjan et al, 2014 ; Kpodar et al, 2016 ). However, these species are quite different from the ones reported in our article.…”

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Natural Medicines Used in the Traditional Tibetan Medical System for the Treatment of Liver Diseases

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Front. Pharmacol.

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Liver disease is one of the most risk factors threatening human health. It is of great significance to find drugs that can treat liver diseases, especially for acute and chronic hepatitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and liver cancer. The search for drugs with good efficacy from traditional natural medicines has attracted more and more attention. Tibetan medicine, one of the China's traditional medical systems, has been widely used by the Tibetan people for the prevention and treatment of liver diseases for hundreds of years. The present paper summarized the natural Tibetan medicines that have been used in Tibetan traditional system of medicine to treat liver diseases by bibliographic investigation of 22 Tibetan medicine monographs and drug standards. One hundred and ninety three species including 181 plants, 7 animals, and 5 minerals were found to treat liver diseases in traditional Tibetan medicine system. The most frequently used species are Carthamus tinctorius, Brag-zhun, Swertia chirayita, Swertia mussotii, Halenia elliptica, Herpetospermum pedunculosum, and Phyllanthus emblica. Their names, families, medicinal parts, traditional uses, phytochemicals information, and pharmacological activities were described in detail. These natural medicines might be a valuable gift from the old Tibetan medicine to the world, and would be potential drug candidates for the treatment of liver diseases. Further studies are needed to prove their medicinal values in liver diseases treatment, identify bioactive compounds, elucidate the underlying mechanism of action, and clarify their side effects or toxicity with the help of modern phytochemical, pharmacological, metabonomics, and/or clinical trial methods.

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An ethnobotanical study of plants used to treat liver diseases in the Maritime region of Togo

Cited by 52 publications

References 80 publications

Medicinal plants used for the management of hepatic ailments in Katsina State, Nigeria

Medicinal plants used for the management of hepatic ailments in Katsina State, Nigeria

Bio-guided anti-cariogenic and phytochemical valorization of Guiera senegalensis and Pseudocedrela kotschyi stem extracts

Natural Medicines Used in the Traditional Tibetan Medical System for the Treatment of Liver Diseases

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