Distribution des combretums en rapport avec l’aridité au Cameroun

Nkongmeneck, Bernard-Aloys; Kemeuze, V.; Mapongmetsem, Pierre Marie; Ibrahima, Adamou; Jiofack, René Tafokou

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“…It has been reported that only 3 out of 20 patients are able to buy prescribed drugs in hospitals and only 1 out of every 1000 patients is able to consult a specialist [15]. As a result there is a rich tradition in the use of herbal medicines for the treatment of several ailments and plans are on the way to integrate traditional medicine in the health care system, even though the plans have not been put into action yet [16]. Cameroon however has a rich biodiversity, with ~8,620 plant species [17,18], some of which are commonly used in the treatment of several microbial infections [19] and a range of neglected tropical diseases, including malaria, trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, diabetes, tuberculosis, etc.…”

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Cameroonian medicinal plants: a bioactivity versus ethnobotanical survey and chemotaxonomic classification

Ntie‐Kang

Lifongo

Mbaze

et al. 2013

BMC Complement Altern Med

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BackgroundIn Cameroon herbs are traditionally used to meet health care needs and plans are on the way to integrate traditional medicine in the health care system, even though the plans have not been put into action yet. The country however has a rich biodiversity, with ~8,620 plant species, some of which are commonly used in the treatment of several microbial infections and a range of diseases (malaria, trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, diabetes and tuberculosis).MethodsOur survey consisted in collecting published data from the literature sources, mainly from PhD theses in Cameroonian university libraries and also using the author queries in major natural product and medicinal chemistry journals. The collected data includes plant sources, uses of plant material in traditional medicine, plant families, region of collection of plant material, isolated metabolites and type (e.g. flavonoid, terpenoid, etc.), measured biological activities of isolated compounds, and any comments on significance of isolated metabolites on the chemotaxonomic classification of the plant species. This data was compiled on a excel sheet and analysed.ResultsIn this study, a literature survey led to the collection of data on 2,700 secondary metabolites, which have been previously isolated or derived from Cameroonian medicinal plants. This represents distinct phytochemicals derived from 312 plant species belonging to 67 plant families. The plant species are investigated in terms of chemical composition with respect to the various plant families. A correlation between the known biological activities of isolated compounds and the ethnobotanical uses of the plants is also attempted. Insight into future direction for natural product search within the Cameroonian forest and Savanna is provided.ConclusionsIt can be verified that a phytochemical search of active secondary metabolites, which is inspired by knowledge from the ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants could be very vital in a drug discovery program from plant-derived bioactive compounds.

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Cameroonian medicinal plants: a bioactivity versus ethnobotanical survey and chemotaxonomic classification

Ntie‐Kang

Lifongo

Mbaze

et al. 2013

BMC Complement Altern Med

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“…However, the survival of these young individuals is problematic due to bushfires and overgrazing. On the contrary, species that are resistant to bushfires have a high proportion of mature individuals (Nkongmeneck et al, 2010) in their distribution, such as species with a bell-shaped distribution. This type of distribution is characteristic of mono-specific stands with very low regeneration potential.…”

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Floristic diversity and regeneration of wild edible fruit species in the Reserve of Moutourwa and its surroundings (Far-North Cameroon)

Nnanga¹,

Kadri²,

Biyon³

et al. 2022

J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.

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In order to assess the diversity, regeneration and structure of wild edible fruit trees, a study was carried out in the Laf-Madjam forest reserve and its surroundings. A semi-structured interview with local residents and a floristic inventory of woody plants (8 transects of 1000 m × 20 m each) were carried out. 24 species were cited as being used by the local residents. A total of 2134 individuals subdivided into 69 species, 43 genera and 27 families were counted, including 448 edible fruit individuals divided into 25 species, 19 genera and 14 families. The latter with important IVIs are: Balanites aegyptiaca, Sclerocarya birrea, Ziziphus mauritiana and Hexalobus monopetalus. Diversity is medium in edible fruit trees (HSI=3.10 bits, E= 0.67). Fruit trees with individuals of diameter ≥ 21 cm are in the majority. Inverted "L" and bell-shaped gaits are observed. The regeneration rate of fruit trees is higher in Annona senegalensis, H. monopetalus, and B. aegyptiaca. The involvement of local people in the management of the reserve's fruit trees is important for sustainable management.

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Distribution des combretums en rapport avec l’aridité au Cameroun

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Cameroonian medicinal plants: a bioactivity versus ethnobotanical survey and chemotaxonomic classification

Cameroonian medicinal plants: a bioactivity versus ethnobotanical survey and chemotaxonomic classification

Floristic diversity and regeneration of wild edible fruit species in the Reserve of Moutourwa and its surroundings (Far-North Cameroon)

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