An ethnopharmacological survey of plants used for wound healing in Dogonland, Mali, West Africa.
Traditional medicine, being a significant element in the cultural patrimony, still remains the main recourse for a large majority of people in Dogonland, Mali, for treating various diseases and ailments. This paper reports an ethnopharmacological study in Dogonland with the aim to identify medicinal plants used in the treatment of wounds. Information obtained from traditional healers revealed 73 plant species being used as wound healing remedies, according to the definitions of wounds given by the healers themselves. The plants, belonging to 34 plant families, are used as first aids, in the washing of wounds, extraction of pus, as coagulants, as well as for infected wounds. The most frequently used preparations are decoctions and powdered plant material.
Inngjerdingen
Kari
K
Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1068 Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway. kari.inngjerdingen@farmasi.uio.no
Nergård
Cecilie Sogn
CS
Diallo
Drissa
D
Mounkoro
Pakuy Pierre
PP
Paulsen
Berit Smestad
BS
D020834:Ethnopharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008302:Mali; D016488:Medicine, African Traditional; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000145:classification*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy*
D010936:Plant Extracts