Ethnopharmacological use of plants by Sisala traditional healers in northwest Ghana

Wodah, Daniel; Asase, Alex

doi:10.3109/13880209.2011.633920

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“…This was mainly due to their cultural belief and some claimed that it was a sign of respect towards nature. Our result is in line with the study conducted by Wodah et al (2012) whereby traditional healers collected plant materials in the morning. Furthermore, Mafimisebi and Oguntade (2010) reported that the forces 0 20 40 60 80 100 120…”

Section: Collection and Sources Of Mpsupporting

confidence: 95%

Ethnopharmacological analysis of medicinal plants used against non-communicable diseases in Rodrigues Island, Indian Ocean

Samoisy

Mahomoodally

2015

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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Section: Collection and Sources Of Mpsupporting

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Ethnopharmacological analysis of medicinal plants used against non-communicable diseases in Rodrigues Island, Indian Ocean

Samoisy

Mahomoodally

2015

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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“…This finding is supported by the report that traditional medicinal knowledge on plants has been passed from generation to generation verbally [67]. A similar mode of transfer of knowledge on medicinal plants was reported among traditional healers in Sisala, Northwest Ghana [68] and in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius [69]. Very few had their knowledge from traditional healers (9%) and spiritual intuitions (2%).…”

Section: Profile Of Informants Medicinal Plant Diversity and Distrisupporting

confidence: 71%

“…The remaining 23 families were represented with one species each. The high representation of Fabaceae among medicinal plants in Ghana had also been reported in other studies [68,70,71]. Fabaceae was also the dominant family among medicinal plants documented in other countries including Western Ghat, India [72], Djibouti [73], Burkina Faso [74], and Uganda [75].…”

Section: Profile Of Informants Medicinal Plant Diversity and Distrimentioning

confidence: 65%

“…Most of the herbal preparations were taken orally (58%), followed by topical applications methods such as body massage, tying on wound, bath, or smearing as a body lotion (35%). Oral intakes of herbal remedies as a major route of administration have also been reported in recent ethnobotanical surveys in Ghana [68,70,76,77,86] and in other countries [75,[87][88][89]. In addition, the use of herbal preparations as injections (as enema 7%) was also a common prescription among the traditional healers and other plant users in the municipality.…”

Section: Mode Of Medicinal Recipe Preparation and Administrationmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…The high preference for leaves in herbal remedy/remedies preparations is a common herbal practice in other parts of Ghana as reported in the Dangme West District [76], some communities around the Bobiri Forest Reserve [77], Sisala East and West districts [68], and Kpando Municipality [78]. Studies in other countries have also reported the high usage of the above-mentioned plant parts [74,79,80].…”

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confidence: 98%

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Exploring Alternative Use of Medicinal Plants for Sustainable Weed Management

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This paper presents the first application of ethnobotanical studies to screen for allelopathic species among medicinal plants for sustainable weed management. This study assesses the possible relationship between ethnobotanical indices and allelopathy of medicinal plants. Ethnobotanical data were collected in 2016 by using semi-structured interviews with 140 informants in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality, Ghana. Data were analysed using statistical tool and ethnobotanical indices including use value (UV), Fidelity Level (FL), Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC). The Sandwich and Dish pack methods were respectively used to evaluate allelopathy through leachates and volatiles of collected samples. Ninety-five species belonging to 43 families are reported in this study, with leaves (52%) cited the most utilised plant part. Cleistopholis patens (UV = 0.54; FL = 90.7%; RFC = 0.37) and Ocimum gratissimum (UV = 0.37; FL = 38.4%; RFC = 0.35) were among the most cited species. Thirty-two species showed inhibition (≥49.3%) by leachates, while twenty-four species were found with potential volatile inhibitory compounds against lettuce radicle growth. There was a significant positive correlation (Pearson) between the UV and RFC of medicinal plants and allelopathy by leaf leachates (r = 0.639 **; p = 0.01 and r = 0.653 **; p = 0.01 respectively). This systematic documentation of medicinal plants in Ejisu-Juaben Municipality shows medicinal plants with ethnomedicinal values and potential allelopathy that can be utilised in sustainable weed control.

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Predictors of Traditional Medicines Utilisation in the Ghanaian Health Care Practice: Interrogating the Ashanti Situation

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Traditional medicine (TRM) use remains universal among individuals, families and communities the world over but the predictive variables of TRM use is still confounding. This population-based study analysed the predictors of TRM use in Ashanti Region, Ghana. A retrospective cross-sectional quantitative survey involving systematic random sampled participants (N = 324) was conducted. Structured interviewer-administered questionnaires were used as research instruments. Data were analysed with logit regression, Pearson's Chi square and Fisher's exact tests from the PASW for Windows application (V. 17.0). Overall, 86.1 % (n = 279) reported use of TRM with biologically-based and distant/prayer therapies as the major forms of TRM utilised in the previous 12 months. Among the general population, TRM use was predicted by having low-income levels [odds ratio (OR) 2.883, confidence interval (CI) 1.142-7.277], being a trader (OR 2.321, CI 1.037-5.194), perceiving TRM as effective (OR 4.430, CI 1.645-11.934) and safe (OR 2.730, CI 0.986-4.321), good affective behaviour of traditional medical practitioner (TMP) (OR 2.943, CI 0.875-9.896) and having chronic ill-health (OR 3.821, CI 1.213-11.311). The prevalence of TRM use is high. The study provides evidence that people's experience, personal attributes, health beliefs, attitude to TRM, attitude of TMP to clients and medical history are largely accountable for the upsurge use of TRM rather than socio-demographic factors. Understanding the health-seeking behaviour of individuals is exigent to ascribe appropriate medical care by health care providers.

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Ethnopharmacological use of plants by Sisala traditional healers in northwest Ghana

Cited by 26 publications

References 25 publications

Ethnopharmacological analysis of medicinal plants used against non-communicable diseases in Rodrigues Island, Indian Ocean

Ethnopharmacological analysis of medicinal plants used against non-communicable diseases in Rodrigues Island, Indian Ocean

Exploring Alternative Use of Medicinal Plants for Sustainable Weed Management

Predictors of Traditional Medicines Utilisation in the Ghanaian Health Care Practice: Interrogating the Ashanti Situation

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