Medicinal Plants Used in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality, Southern Ghana: An Ethnobotanical Study

Appiah, Kwame Sarpong; Oppong, Clement Peprah; Mardani, Hossein; Omari, Richard Ansong; Kpabitey, Sylvia; Amoatey, Christiana Adukwei; Onwona-Agyeman, Siaw; Oikawa, Yosei; Katsura, Keisuke; Fujii, Yoshiharu

doi:10.3390/medicines6010001

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“…Even though healers frequently requested the government for botanical garden, there has not been positive response yet. Appiah S. et.al [22] illustrated the experience of Southern Ghana by which in the previous time medicinal plants was abundant in the natural vegetation. However, now a day because of the expansion of agricultural activities followed by excessive harvesting and clearance of the natural vegetation are the major threat to the existence of medicinal plants.…”

Section: Challenges For the Development Of Indigenous Medicine (Herbamentioning

confidence: 99%

Herbalists and their Mode of Health Care Service Delivery in Debre Markos Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Taha

Woldeyohannes

2019

Adv. J Social Sci.

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The administration of medicinal plants for treating human ailments is an age-old practice. Although several studies have been conducted, most of them focused on documentation of the medicinal plants and herbal knowledge. This study investigated why people use herbal medicine, from what conviction, and explains how the plants are collected, prepared and put to purpose. In order to get deeper information about the issue, both primary and secondary sources are consulted. Observation, semi structured interviews, and key informant interviews were used to collect the primary data.15 herbalists were used as informants to obtain information on knowledge acquisition, plant collection, drug preparation, preservation and administration. The study found that healers got the wisdom of herbal medicine from family; friends or relatives; as gift of God; and religious books. The study also uncovered that people visit herbal healers because of cost, cultural acceptability, easy accessibility, and dissatisfaction with modern medicine. Herbal healers are providing health services for a huge segment of the populations’ in spite of several challenges. Dominance of biomedicine, proliferation of quack healers, inheritance problems, absence of support from government authorities, and deforestation stand out as the major challenges for the progress and the very existence of indigenous medicine in general and herbal healers in particular.

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Section: Challenges For the Development Of Indigenous Medicine (Herbamentioning

confidence: 99%

Herbalists and their Mode of Health Care Service Delivery in Debre Markos Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Taha

Woldeyohannes

2019

Adv. J Social Sci.

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“…In Ghana, the importance of medicinal plants for the treatment of diseases cannot be overemphasized [9]. Ethnobotanical surveys have identified a number of plants used in traditional medicine for the effective treatment of malaria [10][11][12].…”

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In Vivo Antiplasmodial Activity of Different Solvent Extracts of Myrianthus libericus Stem Bark and Its Constituents in Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice

Baah

Mensah

Asante-Kwatia

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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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The emergence and resurgence of P. falciparum resistance to generations of antimalarial drugs have prompted the search for new, effective, and safe antimalarial agents. This study aimed at investigating the in vivo antiplasmodial activity of the 70% hydroethanolic extract and constituents of the stem bark of Myrianthus libericus based on its ethnomedicinal use as an antimalarial agent. The antiplasmodial activity was assessed in Swiss albino mice employing the 4-day suppressive and Rane’s tests. MLB significantly (p<0.0001) suppressed parasitaemia by 52.26%, 65.40%, and 77.11% at 50, 100, and 200 mg·kg−1 doses, respectively, in the 4-day suppressive test. In Rane’s test, the highest parasitaemia suppression of 72.50% was recorded at a dose of 200 mg·kg−1 of the extract. Fractionation of the bioactive ethyl acetate fraction by solvent-solvent partitioning and column chromatography led to the isolation of friedelan-3-one and stigmasterol being reported for the first time from this species. The compounds demonstrated remarkable antiplasmodial activity by suppressing parasitaemia by 65–72% in the suppressive test and 61–70% in the curative test at doses of 10–30 mg·kg−1. Both the extract and the isolated compounds significantly prolonged the survival time of infected mice and averted the cardinal signs associated with P. berghei-induced malaria including weight loss, hypothermia, and haemolysis. The results obtained confirm the prospect of M. libericus as an important source of new antimalarial compounds and justifies its folkloric use as an antimalarial agent.

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“…Various ethnomedicinal studies conducted elsewhere also reported that oral as the predominant route of administration. [26][27][28]…”

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The Medicinal Plants Used in Anjir Pulang Pisau, Central Kalimantan-Indonesia

Novaryatiin¹,

Indah²

2019

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Background: The use of medicinal plants in Anjir Pulang Pisau Village has been carried out for a long time through knowledge that is passed down through generations to family members. But there is no documentation of local knowledge about medicinal plants. Objective: This study was aimed to investigate the use of medicinal plants in Anjir Pulang Pisau Village, Central Kalimantan-Indonesia. Methods: The data were collected through individual interviews using semi-structured interviews. Information regarding the local names of the plant, medicinal uses, parts used, methods of preparation, and administration route were documented. Results: A total of 28 medicinal plants were identified. The family Anacardiaceae, Lamicaeae, Poaceae, and Myrtaceae had the highest proportion of medicinal plants used (7% each). The most frequently utilized medicinal plant parts were roots (47%). The plant species used to treat the high percentage of disease was Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe. (16%). In terms of frequency of medicinal plant uses, the highest percentage of plant species (21%) was used to treat wound. Majority of the plant remedies in this study were prepared by decoction (40%), and most medicinal plant preparations were taken orally (75%). Conclusion: Further research is needed to identify unidentified family and plant species. Pharmacognostical and pharmacological studies are also needed for the identification of chemical compounds and proving the efficacy of medicinal plants used by local people.

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Medicinal Plants Used in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality, Southern Ghana: An Ethnobotanical Study

Cited by 57 publications

References 79 publications

Herbalists and their Mode of Health Care Service Delivery in Debre Markos Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Herbalists and their Mode of Health Care Service Delivery in Debre Markos Town, Northwest Ethiopia

In Vivo Antiplasmodial Activity of Different Solvent Extracts of Myrianthus libericus Stem Bark and Its Constituents in Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice

The Medicinal Plants Used in Anjir Pulang Pisau, Central Kalimantan-Indonesia

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