A Look at Some Medicinal Plants from Sudan-Mini Review

Abstract

Sudan has large area, with multi-culture, habits rich biodiversity and medicinal plants, although was divided in 2011 into two countries still rich with valuable medicinal plants. The objective of the present mini review is to indicate and document some medicinal plants from Sudan and reflect their valuable uses in treating some indigenous and tropical diseases. The present mini-review gave a look at some of these plants, mentioning their families, distribution, their local names, their habits, the plant part used for treating diseases and mode of treatment. The medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Institute (MAPRI) of the National Centre for Research (NCR) plays major role in medicinal and aromatic plants investigation, determination, valuation and documentation in Sudan and contributes with local healers in different regions of Sudan, the rediscovering of these plants is highly needed with contribution of overseas pharmaceuticals companies as natural products have less side effects than industrial drugs.