title: Plants used in the treatment of leishmanial ulcers due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in an endemic area of Bahia, Brazil.
abstract: This paper records the plants used in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis (L(V)b) among the rural population of a cocoa-producing coastal area of Bahia state, Brazil. An enquiry conducted among a hundred patients identified 49 plants species used to treat skin ulceration caused by this Leishmania species. The principal plants used are caju-branco (Anacardium occidentale, Anacardiaceae), used by 65% of the population, folha-fogo (Clidemia hirta,Melastomataceae) 39%, alfavaca-grossa (Plectranthus amboinicus, Lamiaceae) 33%, mastruz (Chenopodium ambrosioides, Chenopodiaceae) 31%, erva-de-santa-maria (Solanum americanum, Solanaceae) (25%) and transagem (Plantago major, Plantaginaceae) 2%.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Medicina Tropical e Nutricão, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: França
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Lago
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Marsden
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007892:Leishmania braziliensis; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009824:Ointments; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018515:Plant Leaves; D018517:Plant Roots; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011208:Powders; D012424:Rural Population
chemical_list: D009824:Ointments; D010936:Plant Extracts; D011208:Powders