Indigenous Knowledge on the Use and Management of Medicinal Trees and Shrubs in Dale District, Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Kewessa, Gonfa; Abebe, Tesfaye; Demessie, Ambachew

doi:10.17348/era.14.0.171-182

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“…Water bark extracts bark showed half maximal IC 50 value of 0.01 µg/ml and 0.05 µg/ml toward COX-1 and COX-2, respectively [26]. These results support the traditional use of E. capensis in managing inflammatory ailments and diseases such as abscesses and acne in South Africa [1,41,51,52], pain and swelling of jaws in Ethiopia [32,46], and sores in South Africa [41].…”

Section: Analgesic and Anti-inflammatorysupporting

confidence: 59%

A Review of the Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of Ekebergia Capensis Sparrm

Maroyi

2018

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Ekebergia capensis is an integral part of indigenous pharmacopeia in tropical Africa. The present study critically reviewed the ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties of E. capensis. The keywords including E. capensis, its synonyms, English common names, ethnomedicinal uses, and phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of the species were searched using electronic databases such as ISI web of knowledge, ProQuest, science direct, OATD, Scopus, Open-thesis, PubMed, and Google Scholar. Pre-electronic literature of conference papers, scientific articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, and theses was carried out at the University Library. Literature studies revealed that E. capensis is mainly used as herbal medicine against fever and malaria, gastrointestinal problems, pain, parasitic worms, reproductive problems in women, respiratory problems, and skin diseases. Phytochemical compounds identified from the species include alkaloids, anthraquinones, coumarins, flavonoids, glycoflavonoids, glycosides, iridoids, limonoids, polyphenols, phytosteroids, pregnane, saponins, tannins, and withanolides. Pharmacological studies revealed that E. capensis extracts and compounds have acetylcholinesterase-inhibitory, analgesic and anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, antibacterial, antifungal, antigonococcal, antimycobacterial, antimycoplasmal, antihypertensive, antioxidant, antimalarial and antiplasmodial, antischistosomal, antitrypanosomal, and antiviral and cytotoxicity activities. Although pharmacological evaluations carried out so far have confirmed the potency of E. capensis crude extracts and compounds, detailed studies are required aimed at establishing the efficacy, clinical relevance, safety, and mechanisms of action of the plant extracts and compounds.

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Section: Analgesic and Anti-inflammatorysupporting

confidence: 59%

A Review of the Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of Ekebergia Capensis Sparrm

Maroyi

2018

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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“…Only 40% of the species had a single and consensus name among the traditional healers. Overlapping of traditional names of trees is one way that has been established to result in the loss of traditional medicinal knowledge [49][50][51][52][53]. It is possible that loss of traditional medicinal knowledge may be attributed to the nature of transmission of traditional medicinal knowledge from one generation to the other, which has often been orally performed.…”

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confidence: 99%

An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya

Wanjohi

Sudoi

Njenga

et al. 2020

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Traditional plant knowledge and uses of medicinal wild plants were investigated among the Marakwet community in Kenya. Data were collected through interviews with seven traditional healers and 157 questionnaires for local community members. Traditional names of the plants by traditional healers and local community members were prepared as a checklist. Loss of traditional medicinal names of plants was ascertained with up to 60% overlapping in their nomenclature. The traditional medicinal plants treated 41 diseases within the region, of which local community members understood common ones for treating stomachache (94.8%), diarrhea (70.7%), chest problems (65.5%), and typhoid (63.8%). It was also clear that there was low knowledge index of medicinal plants by the local community members (23.6%) based on knowledge of traditional healers. Clearly, medicinal plants for treatment of malaria, diabetes, tetanus, and pneumonia were recognized by over 40% of the local community members, while plants treating arteriosclerosis, meningitis, arthritis, trachoma, smallpox, rheumatic fever, and gout were known by less than 10% of the respondents. Among plants, the use of roots for treatment was known by over 67% of the local community members compared to fruits, bark, bulb, and flowers (<10%). This low traditional medicinal knowledge in a community relies on the traditional medicinal plants, calling for an urgent need to document the information and perpetuate this knowledge from one generation to another. This can be achieved by collecting the information and developing a database of medicinal plants for future research and potential development of new drugs.

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“…An example is a koso tree whose leaves are used to treat tapeworm. This and other native species are threatened by combined pressure of climate change, agricultural land expansion, wood for construction, timber production, and firewood collection (Kewessa, et al, 2015).…”

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Farmers and policy-makers’ perceptions of climate change in Ethiopia

Hameso

2017

Climate and Development

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Reference:Hameso, Seyoum (2017) The study forms part of the broader research project into actual and perceived climate change that included climate data (see Hameso, 2015) and book chapter on farmers perceptions about climate change (Hameso, 2014) but this paper reports on and compares climate change as perceived by farmers and policy makers. I acknowledge comments from two anonymous reviewers.2

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Indigenous Knowledge on the Use and Management of Medicinal Trees and Shrubs in Dale District, Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Cited by 56 publications

References 20 publications

A Review of the Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of Ekebergia Capensis Sparrm

A Review of the Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of Ekebergia Capensis Sparrm

An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya

Farmers and policy-makers’ perceptions of climate change in Ethiopia

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