Niveau de connaissance et composition minérale de Hydrocotyle bonariensis Lam. (Araliaceae), une plante utilisée dans les ménages du District d’Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire)

Abstract

RESUME ABSTRACTHydrocotyle bonariensis is a plant species entering in food and medicinal habits of people in Cote d'Ivoire. This work was conducted to determine the households' knowledge and utilization of this plant in the district of Abidjan as well as it mineral content. A total of 800 households in six settings were interviewed using a questionnaire. The determination of mineral content was carried out using an atomic adsorption spectrophotometer. The surveyed people included 597 women and 203 men. Their education level varied from no formal education level (382 people) to high school level (61 people). Of 513 households having a E. D. MONYN et al. / Int. J. Biol. Chem. Sci. 10(5): 2046-2061 2047 knowledge about this plant, 267 used it for medicinal and food needs. The level of consumption (27%) is influenced by education and life level and cultural groups; Akan from the Central Cote d'Ivoire were the largest consumers. The most used organs were the leaves that had mineral content of calcium (60%), magnesium (35%), iron (3%), zinc (1%) and copper (1%). This study is a first step for the nutritional valorization of H. bonariensis.

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Local Foods Based on Baobab Pulp (Adansonia digitata L.) Consumed in Savannah Areas of Northern Côte d'Ivoire

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Toxicological evaluation of Hydrocotyle bonariensis Comm. ex Lamm (Araliaceae) leaves extract

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