Connaissances et usages de Cola millenii K. Schum. (Malvaceae) en zones guinéenne et soudano-guinéenne au Bénin

Lawin, Iboukoun Fidèle; Houètchégnon, Towanou; Fandohan, Adandé Belarmain; Salako, Kolawolé Valère; Assogbadjo, Achille Ephrem; Ouinsavi, Christine

doi:10.19182/bft2019.339.a31716

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“…The organs of Euphorbia poissonii are used in the treatment of 21 diseases or symptoms of which only 9 significant uses taking into account the fidelity index (FL) of these specific uses. This number of uses is well below the number of uses of different species with ethnobotanical potential reported in the Benin literature [22,9,23,11,24]. This number is due to the small number of categories of use of the species as well as the low consideration given to the species by populations.…”

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Variability between socio-cultural groups and generations of traditional knowledge of the use of<em> Euphorbia poissonii</em> Pax in Benin

Gbesso

Logbo²,

Daho

2020

AJAS

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This study was conducted in the Municipality of Savalou to assess endogenous knowledge related to the use of Euphorbia poissonii in the Mahi and Nago ethnic groups. The survey was conducted through individual interviews with 112 people. The Relative Frequency, the Use Value, Fidelity and Cultural Importance index were used to assess the importance of each use. Correspondence analysis (CA) was used to describe the relationship between the categories of use and ethnicities and between the parts used of the plant and the ethnics groups. The analysis showed that the plant, Euphorbia poissonii, falls under three levels of major medicinal use, including: medicinal use of the stem, sap and leaf, which is the most common practice of the Mahi sociocultural group (UV=1.58) like Nago (UV=1.35). It helps to effectively treat measles (FL=23.08), incurable wounds (FL=22.30) and scorpion sting (FL=22.30). Powder, infusion and decoction are the forms of preparation of the products most used by the skin. The two socio-cultural groups all hold and effectively various knowledge of the use of different derivatives of the plant. The importance and increasing use of Euphorbia poissonii puts this plant under various pressures and threats from the population and it has no conservation measures to this day. Finally, this study not only alerts but also provides a scientific basis to define strategies for the conservation and protection of this neglected species.

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Variability between socio-cultural groups and generations of traditional knowledge of the use of<em> Euphorbia poissonii</em> Pax in Benin

Gbesso

Logbo²,

Daho

2020

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“…These include G. kola and Cola spp. in Benin, Sierra Leone and Nigeria [244,250,251,[285][286][287] and I. gabonensis and Ricinodendron heudelotii in Benin and Côte d'Ivoire [233,256,288]. In Nigeria, Cola pachycarpa has been selected among the three botanically identical monkey cola species (Cola lateritia, C. lepidota and C. pachycarpa) for domestication programs, largely based on the sweetness of their edible fruit [285].…”

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“…Local use and socioeconomic importance were documented, as well as the pressure on natural stands due to overexploitation and unsustainable management of food, medicine and other services from Baillonella toxisperma, a multipurpose food, medicinal and timber species in Cameroon [247]; Garcinia lucida, a medicinal species in Cameroon [248]; Xylopia aethiopica, a tree species used as food, spice and medicine in Benin and other Central and West African countries [249]; Gnidia glauca, a medicinal tree species in Cameroon [198]; Cola spp., a group of food, medicinal and ritual species in Benin [250,251]; and Canarium schweinfurthii, a multipurpose tree species used for food, ritual and medicinal purposes [252][253][254][255]. This has provided evidence of unsustainable exploitation and has led to recommendations for the domestication of these species to create an alternative source of products.…”

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The Future of Food: Domestication and Commercialization of Indigenous Food Crops in Africa over the Third Decade (2012–2021)

Leakey¹,

Avana

Awazi

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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This paper follows the transition from ethnobotany to a deeper scientific understanding of the food and medicinal properties of African agroforestry tree products as inputs into the start of domestication activities. It progresses on to the integration of these indigenous trees as new crops within diversified farming systems for multiple social, economic and environmental benefits. From its advent in the 1990s, the domestication of indigenous food and non-food tree species has become a global programme with a strong African focus. This review of progress in the third decade is restricted to progress in Africa, where multi-disciplinary research on over 59 species has been reported in 759 research papers in 318 science publications by scientists from over 833 research teams in 70 countries around the world (532 in Africa). The review spans 23 research topics presenting the recent research literature for tree species of high priority across the continent, as well as that in each of the four main ecological regions: the humid zone of West and Central Africa; the Sahel and North Africa; the East African highlands and drylands; and the woody savannas of Southern Africa. The main areas of growth have been the nutritional/medicinal value of non-timber forest products; the evaluation of the state of natural resources and their importance to local people; and the characterization of useful traits. However, the testing of putative cultivars; the implementation of participatory principles; the protection of traditional knowledge and intellectual property rights; and the selection of elite trees and ideotypes remain under-researched. To the probable detriment of the upscaling and impact in tropical agriculture, there has been, at the international level, a move away from decentralized, community-based tree domestication towards a laboratory-based, centralized approach. However, the rapid uptake of research by university departments and national agricultural research centres in Africa indicates a recognition of the importance of the indigenous crops for both the livelihoods of rural communities and the revitalization and enhanced outputs from agriculture in Africa, especially in West Africa. Thus, on a continental scale, there has been an uptake of research with policy relevance for the integration of indigenous trees in agroecosystems and their importance for the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. To progress this in the fourth decade, there will need to be a dedicated Centre in Africa to test and develop cultivars of indigenous crops. Finally, this review underpins a holistic approach to mitigating climate change, as well as other big global issues such as hunger, poverty and loss of wildlife habitat by reaping the benefits, or ‘profits’, from investment in the five forms of Capital, described as ‘land maxing’. However, policy and decision makers are not yet recognizing the potential for holistic and transformational adoption of these new indigenous food crop opportunities for African agriculture. Is ‘political will’ the missing sixth capital for sustainable development?

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“…Patterns in the distribution of local plant knowledge may vary according to cultural (Kouyaté et al 2020, Ouédraogo et al 2019 and socio-economic variables (Aziz et al 2021, Kouyaté et al 2020, Lawin et al 2019. For example, men and women have distinct ethnobotanical knowledge that is related to the different roles they play in the household (Grenier 1998, Howard et al 2003, Pehou et al 2020.…”

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Utilizations, vulnerability and conservation practices of Saba senegalensis (A. DC.) Pichon (Apocynaceae), a high value local species in Burkina Faso

Diawara

Sanou

Kabré

et al. 2022

Ethnobot. Res. App.

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Connaissances et usages de Cola millenii K. Schum. (Malvaceae) en zones guinéenne et soudano-guinéenne au Bénin

Cited by 13 publications

References 20 publications

Variability between socio-cultural groups and generations of traditional knowledge of the use of<em> Euphorbia poissonii</em> Pax in Benin

Variability between socio-cultural groups and generations of traditional knowledge of the use of<em> Euphorbia poissonii</em> Pax in Benin

The Future of Food: Domestication and Commercialization of Indigenous Food Crops in Africa over the Third Decade (2012–2021)

Utilizations, vulnerability and conservation practices of Saba senegalensis (A. DC.) Pichon (Apocynaceae), a high value local species in Burkina Faso

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