Cultural categorization of febrile illnesses in correlation with herbal remedies used for treatment in Southwestern Nigeria

Ajaiyeoba, E. O.; Oladepo, Oladimeji; Fawole, Olufunmilayo I; Bolaji, O M; Akinboye, Dora; Ogundahunsi, Olumide; Falade, CO; Gbotosho, Grace O.; Itiola, O. A.; Happi, Christian T.; Ebong, Omotayo O.; Ononiwu, I M; Osowole, O. S.; Oduola, O. O.; Ashidi, J. S.; Oduola, A. M. J.

doi:10.1016/s0378-8741(02)00357-4

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“…The therapeutic polypharmacy practices examined in this study are similar to those observed among the ribeirinhos (river-dwellers) (Amorozo, 1993) and other Afro-descendants (Camargo, 1988; in Brazil; in Africa among the Yorubas (Verger, 1996;Ajaiyeoba et al, 2003); in India, in the therapeutic practices of…”

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confidence: 74%

Plants used by a Quilombola group in Brazil with potential central nervous system effects

Rodrigues¹,

Carlini²

2004

Phytotherapy Research

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This study focused on an ethnopharmacological survey among a group of Brazilian Quilombolas (descended from runaway slaves living in hideouts up-country) whose therapeutic practices involve a combination of healing ceremonies and prescription of medicinal plants consisting of the use of, at least, 48 plants with possible effect on the central nervous system (CNS), cited in 53 formulas prescribed for 17 therapeutic indications, the main ones being: to fortify the brain, for insomnia, as a sedative, for insanity, weight loss, and rejuvenation. The formulas consist of one to ten plants, and each plant may be recommended for up to seven different therapeutic indications, with evidence of non-specificity in the use of plants in this culture. Of these 48 plants, only 31 could be identified to the species level as belonging to 20 taxonomic families, with the Asteraceae, Malpighiaceae, Cyperaceae, and Myrtaceae as the most important families. Only eleven of these species have been previously studied and appear in scientific literature. Some of these plants are at present under study in the Department of Psychobiology of the Federal University of Sao Paulo.

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Section: For Rejuvenationsupporting

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Plants used by a Quilombola group in Brazil with potential central nervous system effects

Rodrigues¹,

Carlini²

2004

Phytotherapy Research

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“…In an ethnobotanical study on malaria conducted in the Budiope County, Uganda, M. indicawas one of the species most often cited. 66 In similar studies conducted in the Dangme district of West Ghana, 67 in Nigeria 68 in an area southwest of Nigeria, 69 and in the maritime region of Togo, 70 all found M. indica was used to treat malaria. The Tikunas of the River Loretoyacu consider the decoction of the leaves as a contraceptive.…”

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Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Malaria by Traditional Healers from Ten Indigenous Colombian Communities Located in Vaupes Medio

Pabón¹

2017

BIJ

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The indigenous communities from Vaupes Medio possess knowledge in the use of plants to treat their illnesses. This knowledge has been transmitted orally from generation to generation. The present article aimed to carry out investigates the ethnobotany of medicinal plants used to cure malaria by 10 knowledgeable indigenous communities from Vaupes Medio, Colombia. Open and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 33 traditional healers representing 10 indigenous communities located in the Colombian southeast. Concurrently, field trips were conducted to identify and collect the reported species. Together with the aid of a bibliography, the identification and gathering of information for each species was performed in the Colombian Amazonian Herbarium -COAH -Sinchi Institute, Colombian National Herbarium (COL) and University of Antioquia Herbarium (HUA) herbariums. To find the relative importance of each plant species used to treat malaria, the degree of consensus among the survey respondents was determined using the Friedman's index. The traditional healers reported 41 morphospecies, among them 35 were identified down to the species, 5 to the genus, and 1 to the family. Notably, only we have reported 28 of these morphospecies for antimalarial use. Also, the plants that presented a major relative importance were Abuta grandifolia, Aspidosperma excelsum, Matisia cf. glandifera and Pleonotoma jasminifolia. Despite social and cultural changes favoring the rapid decline of ancestral knowledge, these indigenous communities located in the southeast of Colombia, have still managed to conserve their knowledge and use of traditional medicine to cure malaria.

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“…In ethnomedicine, described as total combination of knowledge, practice and belief incorporating plants, animals and minerals based medicine in diagnosing, preventing or eliminating a physical, mental or social disease and which may rely exclusively on past experience handed down from generation to generation either verbally or in writing (Sofowora 1982;Summers 2016), the use of soaps as vehicles for the application of medicinal plants for external use and in the treatment of skin diseases has been reported (Ahmed et al 2005;Ajaiyeoba et al 2003;Ajose 2007) because http://www.jomped.co.za…”

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A comparison of the antibacterial activity of some African black soaps and medicated soaps commonly used for the treatment of bacteria-infected wound

Olajuyigbe

Adeoye-Isijola

Adedayo

2017

JOMPED

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Background: Black soap is a medicinal product that could be harnessed for economic purpose if properly packaged, and misconception about its traditional use by herbalists is thrown overboard.Aims: To promote the relevance of these soaps for economic development, this study compared the antibacterial activity of black soaps with medicated soaps widely used against bacterial infections.Methods: The antibacterial activities of these soap samples were determined by agar diffusion and macrobroth dilution methods.Results: In this study, the statistical analysis of the inhibition zones showed that black soaps were significantly (p < 0.05) more active than medicated soaps used against the test bacterial isolates. The black soaps inhibited and killed the isolates better than the medicated soaps at the different concentrations used. The minimum inhibitory concentration for Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterococcus faecalis ranged between 0.125 mg/mL and 2 mg/mL, Staphylococcus aureus (0.25–4) mg/mL, Escherichia coli (0.125–4) mg/mL and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1–4) mg/mL. The result showed that K. pneumoniae and E. faecalis were the most susceptible, followed by E. faecalis > E. coli > S. aureus > P. aeruginosa.Conclusion: As a valuable medicinal output derivable from organic waste product that could be converted to wealth, African black soap production, utilisation and commercialisation have tremendous economic potentials. These soaps showed significant antibacterial activity greater than those of the medicated soaps. Hence, their use could be a better option in place of commercially available medicated and antiseptic soaps because of the degree of antibacterial activities they exhibited.

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Cultural categorization of febrile illnesses in correlation with herbal remedies used for treatment in Southwestern Nigeria

Cited by 60 publications

References 5 publications

Plants used by a Quilombola group in Brazil with potential central nervous system effects

Plants used by a Quilombola group in Brazil with potential central nervous system effects

Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Malaria by Traditional Healers from Ten Indigenous Colombian Communities Located in Vaupes Medio

A comparison of the antibacterial activity of some African black soaps and medicated soaps commonly used for the treatment of bacteria-infected wound

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