Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities of a Fraction I1 of Male Inflorescences of Borassus aethiopum Mart (Arecaceae)

Sakandé, Jean; Kabré, E; Lompo, Marius; Palé, Éloi; Nikiema, Jean‐Baptiste; Nacoulma, Odile Germaine; Sawadogo, Mamadou; Guissou, IP

doi:10.3923/ajbmb.2013.101.109

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“…Male inflorescences' extracts displayed weak antibacterial activity, but the results supported the ethno-medicinal use of B. aethiopum for the treatment of fungal diseases (Sakandé et al, 2012). palm species and extremely rich in natural resources in general, its political instability has historically limited the potential for exploration.…”

Section: Cocos Nuciferamentioning

confidence: 74%

African palm ethno-medicine

Gruca

Blach‐Overgaard

Balslev

2015

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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Section: Cocos Nuciferamentioning

confidence: 74%

African palm ethno-medicine

Gruca

Blach‐Overgaard

Balslev

2015

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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“…Although several ethnobotanical reports exist on the species over its distribution range [ 28 , 31 – 35 ], they are often narrowed to a locality or a small part of a country [ 35 ] and rarely used quantitative approaches to decipher complex interactions between humans and the species. Yet, such understanding could provide important baseline information for its sustainable use and management.…”

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confidence: 99%

Traditional knowledge and cultural importance of Borassus aethiopum Mart. in Benin: interacting effects of socio-demographic attributes and multi-scale abundance

Salako

Moreira

Gbèdomon

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J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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BackgroundEliciting factors affecting distribution of traditional knowledge (TK) and cultural importance of plant resources is central in ethnobiology. Socio-demographic attributes and ecological apparency hypothesis (EAH) have been widely documented as drivers of TK distribution, but their synergistic effect is poorly documented. Here, we focused on Borassus aethiopum, a socio-economic important agroforestry palm in Africa, analyzing relationships between the number of use-reports and cultural importance on one hand, and informant socio-demographic attributes (age category and gender) on the other hand, considering the EAH at multi-scale contexts. Our hypothesis is that effects of socio-demographic attributes on use-reports and cultural importance are shaped by both local (village level) and regional (chorological region level) apparency of study species. We expected so because distribution of knowledge on a resource in a community correlates to the versatility in the resource utilization but also connections among communities within a region.MethodsNine hundred ninety-two face-to-face individual semi-structured interviews were conducted in six villages of low versus high local abundance of B. aethiopum spanning three chorological regions (humid, sub-humid and semi-arid) also underlying a gradient of increasing distribution and abundance of B. aethiopum. Number of use-reports and score of importance of uses of B. aethiopum were recorded in six use-categories including medicine, food, handcraft, construction, firewood, and ceremonies and rituals. Data were analyzed using Poisson and ordered logistic models.ResultsInformants listed 121 uses for B. aethiopum: medicine (66 uses), handcraft (16 uses), food (16 uses), construction (12 uses), firewood (6 uses), and ceremonies and rituals (5 uses); but food use was the most culturally important use (2.45 ± 0.03), followed by construction (0.61 ± 0.03), medicinal (0.57 ± 0.03) and handcraft (0.56 ± 0.03), firewood (0.29 ± 0.02), and ceremonies and rituals (0.03 ± 0.01). Food use was the most important for women who were specialized in hypocotyls and fruits collection for commercialization. Men valued more the species for handcrafting, construction, and medicine. The number of use-reports was significantly dependent on age category and gender, and differences between age categories (young, adult, and old) in particular were dependent upon local and regional apparency. In particular, discrepancies among age categories were higher in areas of low abundance and distribution, which may be linked to different speed in the process of knowledge acquisition. In areas of low abundance, the species past abundance was also found instrumental in understanding current knowledge distribution.ConclusionFindings suggest that studies aiming at understanding relationship between current TK and cultural importance of a resource on one hand and socio-demographic attributes on the other hand should consider the resource current local and regional apparency but further its local past abundance...

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“…Il s'agit des tanins reconnus pour leur activité antibactérienne [30,33], des polyphénols [27,32], de stérols et de polyterpènes utilisés pour leur propriété antipyrétique et analgésique [34] et des flavonoïdes capables de réduire l'hypertension artérielle [35]. En toxicologie, il est connu qu'une substance pharmacodynamique dont la DL 50 est inférieure à 5 mg/kg de PC est ultra toxique.…”

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