Ethnopharmacological survey of six medicinal plants from Mali, West-Africa.
An ethnopharmacological survey was carried out to collect information about the use of six medicinal plants in the regions around Siby and Dioila, Mali. The plants investigated were Biopyhtum petersianum, Cola cordifolia, Combretum molle, Opilia celtidifolia, Parkia biglobosa and Ximenia americana. More than 60 medical indications were reported for the use of these plants in traditional medicine. The most frequently reported ailments were malaria (25.6%), different types of pain (14.0%) and dermatitis (7.4%). The main forms for preparation were decoction (58.1%) and powdered plant material (28.4%). The most frequent used plant parts were leaves (37.7%) and stem bark (18.6%). The healers' consensus for the main indications is fairly high for the four plants B. petersianum, C. cordifolia, C. molle and O. celtidifolia, and this supports the traditional use of these plants. However for P. biglobosa and X. americana the healers' consensus is less consistent and it is more difficult to draw conclusions about the most important traditional use of these two plants.
Grønhaug
Tom Erik
TE
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, PO Box 1068 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway. t.e.gronhaug@farmasi.uio.no
Glaeserud
Silje
S
Skogsrud
Mona
M
Ballo
Ngolo
N
Bah
Sekou
S
Diallo
Drissa
D
Paulsen
Berit Smestad
BS
D003625:Data Collection; D019448:Ethnobotany; D020834:Ethnopharmacology; D029001:Herbal Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008302:Mali; D016488:Medicine, African Traditional; D009390:Nepal; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal