Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies in herbal markets in southern Ghana

Prioritization of useful medicinal tree species for conservation in Wari-Maro Forest Reserve in Benin: A multivariate analysis approach

“…Species such as Pavetta crassipes and Lophira lanceolata were reported elsewhere in Benin (Hermans et al, 2004). K. senegalensis, Opilia amentacea, and Sarcocephalus latifolius were reported in Benin (Hermans et al, 2004;Yetein et al, 2013) and other West African countries (Asase et al, 2005;Asase and Oppong-mensah, 2009;Asase et al, 2010;Koudouvo et al, 2011). Antimalarial effects have been assessed and confirmed for some most reported species such as K. senegalensis (Adebayo and Krettli, 2011;Soh and Benoit-Vical, 2007); P. crassipes (Sanon et al, 2003) and S. latifolius (Menan et al, 2006), and L. lanceolata (Audu et al, 2007;Onyeto et al, 2014).…”

“…It is supposed that the plant products were directly gathered from the natural vegetation for auto-consumption in the household. Among the diseases reported in this study, only malaria has been scientifically investigated in previous studies in Benin (Hermans et al, 2004;Yetein et al, 2013), Togo (Koudouvo et al, 2011), and Ghana (Asase et al, 2005;Asase and Oppong-Mensah, 2009;Asase et al, 2010). The other medicinal uses were commonly reported in some ethnobotany studies (Fandohan et al, 2010;Gouwakinnou et al, 2011).…”

Help-Seeking for Pre-Ulcer and Ulcer Conditions of Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease (Buruli Ulcer) in Ghana

“…Herbal medicine features strongly in health care for most persons in Ghana, not only for Buruli ulcer, 9,17 but for other illnesses, such as malaria. 32 Therefore, consideration should be given to inclusion of herbal medicine in the health system.…”

Azadirachta indica

“…In Ivory Coast, leaf decoction is employed as malarial therapy (Ambe and Malaisse 2000 ). In Ghana, pounded leaves are used for enema, and neem leaves alone or mixed with other plant leaves are used in steam baths and as a drink for malaria (Asase et al 2005 ;Asase and Oppong-Mensah 2009 ). In the Dangme West District of Ghana, various recipes of neem leaves are sued for malaria treatment: decoction of boiled neem leaves, decoction of boiled pineapple fruit peels and neem leaves, decoction of boiled neem leaves and lime fruit or leaves and decoction of sugar cane stem and neem leaves (Asase et al 2010 ).…”