Traditional healers and laypeople: A qualitative and quantitative approach to local knowledge on medicinal plants in Muda (Mozambique)

Bruschi, Piero; Morganti, Michela; Mancini, Matteo; Signorini, Maria Adele

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2011.09.055

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“…The same observation has been made in most places where this question has been studied (Mexico, Argentina, Mozambique, Brazil (Estomba et al 2006, Coelho-Ferreira 2009, Bruschi et al 2011, with very few exceptions (de Almeida et al 2010). This shows that people regularly use their own surroundings for their medicinal plant needs, but adopt new plants rapidly (see the Aloe example) if they satisfy a need.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

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Can the use of medicinal plants motivate forest conservation in the humid mountains of Northern Oaxaca, Mexico?

2018

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Background. Non-timber forest products are being integrated into conservation strategies. Their relevance for obtaining medicinal plants is frequently cited as a reason to conserve forests. Question. Can the use of medicinal plants motivate forest conservation? Study site and dates. The study was conducted in Santiago Camotlán, Distrito Villa Alta, Oaxaca, a humid mountainous area in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, Mexico, from August 2011 to May 2013. Methods. Ecological Land Units were characterized, and the relative importance of medicinal plants was evaluated. The ethnobotanical methods included participatory mapping, open interviews, semi-structured interviews and free lists with local healers, as well as members of 17 systematically selected households. Medicinal plant species, and plants considered characteristic for an Ecological Land Unit by local specialists, were collected during plant walks with both healers and experts on the territory. For each species, a newly proposed Knowledge, Use and Perception Index based frequency of mention in free lists, frequency of use and perceived importance was calculated. Results. Local people divided their territory primarily by physical geographic characteristics and utilization. Nine units were distinguished: village and roads, home gardens, pastures, cultivated fields (maize, beans, sugar cane and coffee), cloud forest, semi-evergreen tropical forest and evergreen tropical forest, secondary vegetation ("acahuales"), and riparian vegetation. The most important medicinal plants were Salvia microphylla, Lippia alba and Artemisia absinthium, all cultivated in home gardens; weedy vegetation provided the majority of all medicinal plants. Individuals interested in preserving medicinal species transplanted them into a home garden. Conclusion. For people in the study area, the presence and use of medicinal plants was not a decisive reason for forest conservation. Key words: Ecological Land Units, home gardens, Knowledge, Use and Perception Index, tropical forest, wild plant collection. ResumenAntecedentes. Los productos forestales no maderables están siendo integrados en las estrategias de conservación. Su relevancia para la obtención de plantas medicinales se cita frecuentemente como una razón para conservar los bosques. Pregunta. ¿El uso de plantas medicinales puede motivar la conservación de bosques? Sitio y años de estudio. El estudio se llevó a cabo en Santiago Camotlán, Distrito Villa Alta, Oaxaca, en un área montañosa húmeda de la Sierra Norte de Oaxaca, México, de agosto 2011 a mayo 2013. Métodos. Se caracterizaron unidades ambientales y se evaluó la importancia relativa de las plantas medicinales. Los métodos etnobotánicos incluyeron mapeo participativo, entrevistas abiertas, entrevistas semiestructuradas y listados libres con curanderos, así como miembros de 17 hogares seleccionados sistemá-ticamente. También se recolectaron en caminatas botánicas, plantas medicinales con curanderos y plantas consideradas características de cada unidad ambiental por conocedo...

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Can the use of medicinal plants motivate forest conservation in the humid mountains of Northern Oaxaca, Mexico?

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“…The dried bark is ground into a powder and taken orally with cow's milk or porridge for fourteen days to treat dysentery (Mustapha, 2013a). A decoction from the stem bark may be taken orally to treat stomach ache, headaches, inflammation, chest complaints, abortion, jaundice, ritual suicide, constipation, snake bites, infertility problems, epilepsy and venereal diseases (Das, 2009;Bruschi et al, 2011;Oladunmoye and Kehinde, 2011;Kadiri et al, 2013). The powdered stem bark is also mixed with hot water and taken orally to treat syphilis and gonorrhoea (Hedimbi and Chinsembu, 2012).…”

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Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen (Polygalaceae): A review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, pharmacological properties and toxicology

Mongalo

McGaw

Finnie

et al. 2015

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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Ethnopharmacologicalrelevance: Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen (Polygalaceae) is a multi-purpose plant with a long history of use in African traditional medicine to treat various sexually transmitted infections, hernias, coughs, fever, ascariasis, constipation, headaches, rheumatism, stomach ache, malaria, tuberculosis, pain, epilepsy, pneumonia, skin infections, and it is also used as an aphrodisiac for men. The current paper provides an overview of the present phytochemistry, toxicology, ethnomedicinal uses and pharmacological properties of S. longipedunculata. Materials and methods:The information reported in this paper was collected from a literature search using various computerised databases including ScienceDirect, Moreover, the pharmacokinetic properties of extracts and compounds of the species need to be explored as there is insufficient data available on these aspects.

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“…Twenty two (61.1%) of the 36 species used by Bapedi traditional healers to treat reproductive ailments have been validated either by reports of similar uses elsewhere or through proven biological activity ( Table 2 (Gelfand et al, 1985;Mabogo, 1990) and Securidaca longepedunculata (Bruschi et al, 2011;Jiofack et al, 2009;Tshisikhawe, 2002).…”

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Herbal medicines used by Bapedi traditional healers to treat reproductive ailments in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Semenya

Maroyi

Potgieter³

et al. 2013

Afr. J. Trad. Compl. Alt. Med.

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The current study focussed on documenting the ethnobotanical knowledge of herbal medicines used by the Bapedi traditional healers to treat reproductive ailments in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Fifty one healers from 17 municipalities covering Capricorn, Sekhukhune and Waterberg districts of the Limpopo Province were interviewed between January and July 2011. Semi-structured interviews, observations and guided field surveys with the healers were employed. Thirty-six medicinal plant species belonging to 35 genera and 20 families were documented. The most used species were Zanthoxylum humile (25.5%), Catha edulis (21.6%), Ozoroa sphaerocarpa (15.7%), Hypoxis hemerocallidea (13.7%), Hypoxis obtusa (11.7%), Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus and Gymnosporia senegalensis (9.8% each). The dominant growth forms among the reported medicinal plants were herbs (39%), followed by shrubs and trees with 33% and 28%, respectively. The preferred plant parts were roots (63.9%), followed by bark (13.9%), whole plant (11.1%), tubers (8.3%), bulbs (5.6%), fruits, leaves, stems and twigs (2.8% each). The majority of the species were used to treat gender specific reproductive ailments; while a minority were used for treating reproductive ailments of both genders. Twenty-two species (61.1%) are supported by reports of similar uses in other countries or have proven biological activity. This study illustrates that Bapedi traditional healers possess remarkable knowledge on medicinal plants used for treating and managing reproductive ailments.

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Traditional healers and laypeople: A qualitative and quantitative approach to local knowledge on medicinal plants in Muda (Mozambique)

Cited by 124 publications

References 32 publications

Can the use of medicinal plants motivate forest conservation in the humid mountains of Northern Oaxaca, Mexico?

Can the use of medicinal plants motivate forest conservation in the humid mountains of Northern Oaxaca, Mexico?

Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen (Polygalaceae): A review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, pharmacological properties and toxicology

Herbal medicines used by Bapedi traditional healers to treat reproductive ailments in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

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