Survey on medicinal plant species traditionally used by Bambenga people: Pygmies of Dongo sector in Democratic Republic of Congo

Revue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires

Romain D. BAKOLA¹  Prince N. ELIKANDANI¹  Camille Y. MOULI¹  Michel M. MONGEKE²  Koto-te-Nyiwa NGBOLUA²  Clément L. INKOTO³ 

[1] Institut Supérieur d’Etudes Agronomiques (ISEA) de Bokonzi, Province du Sud-Ubangi, RD Congo;Université de Gbado-Lite, Province du Nord-Ubangi, RD Congo;Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa XI, République Démocratique duCongo;

关键词: Ethno-botanical survey;    medicinal plant species;    Bambenga Pygmies;    Democratic Republic of the Congo;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

According to the WHO, more than 80 % of the population in Africa resort to traditional medicine for their health care. In the present study, a survey was carried out among Bambenga Pygmies of the forest of Lobala-Poko, Sector of Dongo (Kungu Territory, Province of Sud-Ubangi) in Democratic Republic of Congo with the aim of inventorying medicinal plants used by these autochthonous peoples for various illnesses. The results established a floristic list of 35 species belonging to 17 families of which Leguminosae (17 %), Malvaceae and Meliaceae (with 14 % each) are the major used species. The results of this study also indicated that the 30 identified plants are trees (86 %), 03 plantsare herbs (9 %) and finally 02 plants are lianas (6 %). The bark is the most used part (43 %), followed by the leaf (20 %), root (16 %), fruit (14 %) and sap (8 %). Among the 36 treated diseases, back pain is the most quoted, followed by dysentery and low stomach.

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