Ethnopharmacological survey of different uses of seven medicinal plants from Mali, (West Africa) in the regions Doila, Kolokani and Siby

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Berit Smestad Paulsen¹  Hilde Barsett¹  Seydou Dembélé²  Drissa Diallo²  Adiaratou Togola² 

[1] Section of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Oslo PO Box 1068 Blindern, 0316, Norway;Department of Traditional Medicine, BP 1746, Bamako, Mali

关键词: Cochlospermum tinctorium;    Piliostigma thonningii;    Trichilia emetica;    Heliotropium indicum;    Erythrina senegalensis;    Anthocleista djalonensis;    Opilia celtidifolia;    Mali;    Ethnopharmacology;   

Others  :  866050
DOI  :  10.1186/1746-4269-1-7

 received in 2005-06-23, accepted in 2005-09-27,  发布年份 2005

【 摘 要 】

An ethnopharmacological survey was carried out to collect information on the use of seven medicinal plants in rural areas in the nearby regions of Bamako, Mali. The plants were Opilia celtidifolia, Anthocleista djalonensis, Erythrina senegalensis, Heliotropium indicum, Trichilia emetica, Piliostigma thonningii and Cochlospermum tinctorium

About 50 medical indications were reported for the use of these plants in traditional medicine. The most frequent ailments reported were malaria, abdominal pain and dermatitis. The highest number of usages was reported for the treatment of malaria (22%). The majority of the remedies were prepared from freshly collected plant material from the wild and from a single species only. They were mainly taken orally, but some applications were prepared with a mixture of plants or ingredients such as honey, sugar, salt, ginger and pepper. Decoction of the leaves was the main form of preparation (65%) and leaf powder was mostly used for the preparation of infusions (13%). The part of the plants most frequently used was the leaves. There was a high degree of informant consensus for the species and their medicinal indications between the healers interviewed.

The results of this study showed that people are still dependent on medicinal plants in these rural areas of Mali.

【 授权许可】

   
2005 Togola et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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