Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used Against Fungal Infections in Prefecture of Sotouboua Central Region, Togo

Alfa, T; Anani, Kokou; Adjrah, Yao; Batawila, Komlan; Améyapoh, Yaovi

doi:10.19044/esj.2018.v14n3p342

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“…Most traditional therapists are between 53 and 58 years old with an average age of 60 years, while most herbalists are between 47 and 52 years old with an average age of 55 years. These results are similar to those reported by Koudokpon et al [15] and Gnagne et al [16] and Alfa et al [17] in their work. This shows that the traditional medicine sector is the preserve of middle-aged people who therefore hold the ancestral knowledge transmitted from generation to generation.…”

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Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants in Atakpamé, City of Plateau Region in Togo

Esso-Tsar

Bakoma

Adangou

et al. 2019

EJMP

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Aim: Plants are a great source of active substances and are used to cure a lot of diseases. In order to know and list medicinal plants used by traditional therapists and herbalists from the town of Atakpamé, an ethnobotanical investigation has been conducted. Methodology: It is a transversal and descriprtive study that has been carried out from 22th December 2018 to 16th March 2019. Results: It has been conducted nearby 10 traditional therapists and 20 herbalists by direct interviews using a structured questionnaire. The traditional therapists were all men and the herbalists all women. This study has enabled to list 61 species belonging to 30 families grouped into 56 genera, used in the treatment of 30 affections and symptoms. The botanical families more represented were Euphorbiaceae with 8 species, Caesalpiniaceae and Apocynaceae with 5 species each. The most used organs in the recipes are leaves (44,26%). The decoction (47,54%) is the most used mode of preparation. The oral route (76,47%) is the most frequently way of administration. The most healed affections were malaria, infections and anemia with the same percentage of 16,76%. The majority of medicinal recipes are monospecifics. Conclusion: The results of this study can be a source of information for scientific researches in phytochemistry and pharmacology.

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Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants in Atakpamé, City of Plateau Region in Togo

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Bakoma

Adangou

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“…The oral administration of the preparations was the preparation method, the most recommended way of administration. According to many other authors, it is also the route of administration for most herbal preparations both in our study area [ 61 , 67 ] and in other countries [ 70 , 71 , 73 – 75 ].…”

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“…Indeed, in Benin, the recent work of Koudokpon et al (2017) on plants used in the treatment of infections and that of Fah et al had reached the same conclusions [ 67 , 68 ]. In other area in Africa, several authors in Togo, Nigeria, Congo and South Africa had also found that decoction was the most common preparation method used by traditional healers [ 62 , 54 , 70 , 71 ]. Kinda et al (2017) reports that this method is the most efficient way to extract bioactive compounds from plants [ 72 ].…”

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“…The botanical families most cited in this work (Leguminosae, Euphorbiaceae, Apocynaceae and Combretaceae) were similar to those obtained by Koudokpon et al (2017) who, in their studies on plants used in the treatment of infections pointing out that Leguminosae species were predominant in the recorded species [ 45 , 79 ]; candidiasis being infections due to Candida yeasts. However, other researchers in Africa found species belonging the Fabaceae family the most represented [ 64 , 70 ]. This could be related first to geographical conditions (nature of soils, climatic and other factors) that did not always favor the growth of the same plant species on different soil types and having then a significant influence on bioactive compounds, but also to socio-cultural factors [ 63 ].…”

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Ethnobotanical survey on plants used in the treatment of candidiasis in traditional markets of southern Benin

Fanou

Klotoé

Fah

et al. 2020

BMC Complement Med Ther

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Background Candidiasis, an opportunistic cosmopolitan disease is nowadays like bacterial infections which is a real public health problem. In view of the emergence of Candida strains resistant to existing antifungal agents, alternative solutions should be considered. This is the purpose of this ethnobotanical survey, which aims to identify the medicinal plant species traditionally used to treat candidiasis in traditional markets of southern Benin. Methods The study was performed from October 2015 to January 2018 in the traditional markets of Southern-Benin. Data were collected by two complementary methods: triplet purchase of medicinal recipes (ATRM) from herbalists markets and semi-structured interview (ISS) from traditional healers. Results A total of 109 species of medicinal plants belonging to 44 families have been listed and identified. The most frequently cited species were Pteleopsis suberosa Engl. & Diels, Lantana camara L., Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H. Rob, Ocimum gratissimum L. and Lippia multiflora Moldenke with respectively 43.84, 39.73 and 34.25% citation frequencies for the last three species respectively. Leguminosae (20.18%), Euphorbiaceae (5.50%) and Apocynaceae (5.50%) were the most represented botanical families. Leafy stems were more used than other plant organs. The decoction and the oral route were the most appropriate methods of preparation and administration reported by traditional healers. Conclusion Benin’s plant cover is made up of a wide variety of medicinal plant species used in the traditionnal treatment of candidiasis and which may constitute new sources of medicines to be developed.

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“…In Africa, most published data and ethnopharmacological surveys related to the anticancer potential of plants were from Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt, Madagascar, Morocco, Algeria, and Ethiopia [13][14][15][16]. In Togo, some ethnopharmacological surveys have been conducted but they have not focused on cancer [17][18][19][20][21]. e ecological and floristic diversity and the presence of an association of traditional healers practicing in the field support the hypothesis of the availability of potential anticancer plants in Togo.…”

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Ethnopharmacological Survey on Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Central and Kara Regions of Togo for Antitumor and Chronic Wound Healing Effects

Kola

Metowogo

Kantati

et al. 2020

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Cancer is an emerging public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Several medicinal plants are used by traditional healers to treat tumors. In Togo, there are no recorded data for these plants but traditional healers claim to cure tumors with some success. So, information on medicinal plants used to cure human tumors and cancer could be of great importance for their widespread use and scientific validation. e present ethnopharmacological survey aims to record information on antitumor plants in central and Kara regions of Togo. Semistructured validated questionnaires were administered to fifty-seven traditional healers specialized in tumor management in 7 prefectures of Togo. Good practices and know-how were recorded. Quantitative ethnobotanical tools were used to analyze and summarize the data collected. 85 recipes of medicinal plants for tumors management are provided. In the local dialect, 78.95% of traditional healers do not have a clear tumor designation and 29.90% find that the causes of tumors remain unknown. According to 48.78% of traditional healers, the diagnosis of tumors in patients is made in the hospital. e types of tumors frequently treated are those of the breast (43.75%) and the lung (16.67%). e seventy listed medicinal plants belong to thirty-nine families, the most represented being Rubiaceae (17.95%), Caesalpiniaceae (12.82%), Fabaceae (10.26%), and Annonaceae (7.69%). e ten most cited species were Xylopia aethiopica, Aframomum melegueta, Khaya senegalensis, Parkia biglobosa, Piliostigma thonningii, Blighia sapida, Vitellaria paradoxa, Adansonia digitata, Annona muricata, and Parinari curatellifolia. Most of the recipes are prepared as decoction (40%) and administered orally (54.12%). Both regions of our study have a wealth of medicinal plants, and traditional healers would use their local knowledge in the management of various tumors and chronic wounds.

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Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used Against Fungal Infections in Prefecture of Sotouboua Central Region, Togo

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Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants in Atakpamé, City of Plateau Region in Togo

Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants in Atakpamé, City of Plateau Region in Togo

Ethnobotanical survey on plants used in the treatment of candidiasis in traditional markets of southern Benin

Ethnopharmacological Survey on Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Central and Kara Regions of Togo for Antitumor and Chronic Wound Healing Effects

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