Facteurs socioculturels et environnementaux déterminant la connaissance des plantes utilisées pour les soins infantiles au Sud du Bénin

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, Tel : (00229) 95281461/97930816 RESUME Au Bénin, les plantes médicinales utilisées dans les soins infantiles sont peu documentées et leur connaissance risque de s'éroder progressivement. La présente étude se propose d'identifier les facteurs déterminant les connaissances liées à l'usage de ces plantes au Sud du Bénin. Une enquête ethnobotanique a été réalisée à travers des interviews individuelles et semi-structurées auprès de 708 personnes. Deux analyses de classification basées sur des arbres de décision ont été effectuées. La première a impliqué le nombre de plantes mentionnées par un enquêté et la seconde, le nombre d'usages ou de recettes rapportés. Quatre facteurs : la spécialisation en la médicine traditionnelle, l'appartenance à un groupe socioculturel, la position phytogéographique de l'enquêté et l'origine de la connaissance déterminent la connaissance relative au nombre de plantes utilisées pour traiter les pathologies infantiles. La connaissance relative au nombre de recettes formulées est fonction de la spécialisation en la médecine traditionnelle, de l'appartenance à un groupe socioculturel, et de l'origine de la connaissance. Cette étude pourra contribuer à la préservation du patrimoine végétal, au maintien et au renforcement des connaissances en matière des plantes médicinales infantiles. © 2017 International Formulae Group. All rights reserved.Mots clés : Plantes médicinales, facteurs socioculturels et environnementaux, pédiatrie traditionnelle, SudBénin.Socio-cultural and environmental factors determining the knowledge of plants used for child care in southern Benin ABSTRACT In Benin, medicinal plants used in child care are poorly documented and their knowledge is likely to erode gradually. The present study aimedat identifying the factors determining knowledge related to the use of these plants in southern Benin. An ethnobotanical survey was carried out through semi-structured individual interviews with 708 people. Two classification analyzes based on decision trees were performed. The first involved the number of plants mentioned by each respondent and the second, the number of uses or recipes reported. Factors such as specialization in traditional medicine, ethnicity, phytogeographical position of the respondent and origin of knowledge determine the knowledge related to the number of plants used to treat infantile ailments. Knowledge about the number of recipes formulated depends on the specialization in S. A. KOUCHADE et al. / Int. J. Biol. Chem. Sci. 11(3): 1272-1287, 2017 1273 traditional medicine, ethnicity and the origin of knowledge. This study will contribute to the preservation of the plant heritage, to the maintenance and the strengthening of knowledge in the field of medicinal plants.

Ethnoveterinary knowledge of sheep and goat farmers in Benin (West Africa): effect of socioeconomic and environmental factors

“…Like herd size, ethnicity is also linked to the knowledge of the plants used to treat small ruminants disorders. These results are consistent with those of Assogbadjo et al (2011) and Kouchade et al (2017) who found that traditional knowledge varies according to sociocultural groups in Benin. Indeed, the results showed that Dendi and Peulh have a strong knowledge (on average 3 plants per respondent) compared to Adja, Wama, Otammari and Natimba (on average 1.5 plants per respondent).…”

National Inventory of Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Sheep and Goats Diseasesin Benin (West Africa): Effect of Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors

“…Like herd size, ethnicity is also linked to the knowledge of the plants used to treat small ruminants. These results are consistent with those of Assogbadjo et al [23]; Kouchade et al [44] and Loko et al [24] who found that traditional knowledge varies according to sociocultural groups in Benin. Indeed, Dendi and Fulani have a strong knowledge compared to other sociocultural groups involved in this study.…”

“…Similarly, these farmers would have more financial capacity than those who have a small flock and therefore able to buy veterinary products and pay veterinary service. Although several ethnobotanical surveys have been conducted to evaluate the effect of certain factors on the level of knowledge, the present work remains the only one to prove that there is a link between the size of the herd and the level of knowledge in ethnoveterinary [19,22,43,44]. Like herd size, ethnicity is also linked to the knowledge of the plants used to treat small ruminants.…”

Folk taxonomy and traditional uses of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) landraces by the sociolinguistic groups in the central region of the Republic of Benin

“…Knowing that, endogenous knowledge is cultural and, thus, variable from one sociolinguistic group to another [ 47 ], the medicinal use of common beans by the Adja and Fon sociolinguistic groups could be explained by the fact that medicinal properties of this legume is based on indigenous customs and practices. In fact, Koutchade et al [ 48 ] shown that the Adja and Fon sociolinguistic groups know more plants and recipes for treating childhood diseases than the other sociolinguistic groups.…”