Specialization in ethnomedicinal plant knowledge among herbalists in the forest region of Rivercess County, Liberia

Lebbie, Aiah; Kouamé, Fernand Koffi; Kouassi, Edouard Konan

doi:10.5897/jmpr2017.6329

Cited by 10 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 17 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In our study, though there was no significant difference in gender of herbalists participating, based on chi square goodness of fit, percentage of male was higher than female herbalist. This finding agrees with the report of Aiah et al [39] which indicated that more male herbalist (64%) of over 40 years than females (36%) participated in his study. Ibrahim et al [53] reported that in Narasawa State of Nigeria, male herbalists were more knowledgeable on medicinal plants than female herbalists though while in a separate study in Niger, men and women were reported to have equal knowledge on medicinal plants [54].…”

Section: Parts Used In Treatment Of Gastrointestinal Infectionssupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Though herbal dispensing has been done by people across different age groups, studies have reported dominance of age groups between 35 -60 years a fact that has been attributed to the faster learning potential among young generation [29]. Studies involving survey of herbalist practitioners have reported a low number of sample size [39,29,40]. For instance, Alalwan et al [29] reported sample size of 41 respondents.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Medicinal Plants Used for Treatment of Gastrointestinal Infections in Tharaka-Nithi County

Purity

Benson

Eric

et al. 2022

IJPR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Health care is a basic need to humans which can only be achieved with medicines with high efficacy against disease causing pathogens. Globally, gastrointestinal infections are major health concern particularly to travelers since over 60% visiting tropical and subtropical regions develop diarrhea. Herbal plants have been used for decades to treat gastrointestinal infections globally including Tharaka-Nithi County in Kenya. However, there is little information on the demography of herbalist and the plants used in treatment of gastrointestinal infections such as typhoid, cholera and shigellosis. A cross sectional survey was carried out involving thirty herbalists to assess their demographic data and to establish herbs commonly used to treat typhoid, cholera and shigellosis in Tharaka-Nithi County. Data collected was subjected to Chi square test of association and descriptive statistics and presented in percentages. There were more male herbalists (65.52%) in the study than female herbalist (34.48%). Most of the herbalist (65.52%) were aged above 70 years. There was a significant (p < 0.05) association between herbalists’ level of education and age (X2 (6, N = 30) = 17.349, p = 0.008). Most herbalists were found to have below primary education level 58.62%. Aloe vera, Aspilia pluriseta, Ficus sycomorus and Physalis peruviana were identified as commonly used plants for treatment of cholera with Aspilia pluriseta being most preferred (27%) by herbalist above the age of 70 years. Vangueria infausta, Eucalyptus globulus, Carissa edulis and Erythrina abysinnica were commonly used for treatment of shigellosis with Eucalyptus globulus being most preferred (58.6%) by herbalist above the age of 70 years. Erythrina abysinnica, Carissa edulis, Vangueria infausta and Eucalyptus globulus were commonly used for treatment of typhoid while 50.0% of herbalist above the age of 70 preferred Erythrina abysinnica. Most of the herbalists had below primary education level. In conclusion, herbal medicine is mostly dispensed by older people in Tharaka-Nithi County in Kenya. Different herbal plants are used in the treatment of cholera, shigellosis and typhoid.

show abstract

Section: Parts Used In Treatment Of Gastrointestinal Infectionssupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Medicinal Plants Used for Treatment of Gastrointestinal Infections in Tharaka-Nithi County

Purity

Benson

Eric

et al. 2022

IJPR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Sustainable Current Trends and Future Directions in Orthodox Medicine Practice in Sierra Leone

Fayiah,

Elyas

et al. 2023

Reference Series in Phytochemistry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Sustainable Current Trends and Future Directions in Orthodox Medicine Practice in Sierra Leone

Fayiah,

Elyas

et al. 2024

Reference Series in Phytochemistry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Specialization in ethnomedicinal plant knowledge among herbalists in the forest region of Rivercess County, Liberia

Abstract: The ethnomedicinal uses of plants reported by 22 herbalists in the Rivercess

Cited by 10 publications

References 17 publications

Medicinal Plants Used for Treatment of Gastrointestinal Infections in Tharaka-Nithi County

Medicinal Plants Used for Treatment of Gastrointestinal Infections in Tharaka-Nithi County

Sustainable Current Trends and Future Directions in Orthodox Medicine Practice in Sierra Leone

Sustainable Current Trends and Future Directions in Orthodox Medicine Practice in Sierra Leone

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About