The Ethnomedicine of the Haya people of Bugabo ward, Kagera Region, north western Tanzania

Moshi, Mainen J.; Otieno, Donald F; Mbabazi, Pamela; Weisheit, Anke

doi:10.1186/1746-4269-5-24

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“…The analysis of the biological forms of healing plants used in the study area revealed that most of the species are shrubs (32 %), followed by herbs (21 %), trees (16 %), hemicryptophytes (12 %), subshrubs (11 %), and geophytes (8 %) ( Figure n°6). This result is against other studies in which trees were the shape of the most dominant growth (AddoFordjour et al, 2008;Moshi et al, 2009). In the study area, as in most regions of Morocco as well as in other countries, a conflict exists between plant use and resources preservation (Sheldon et al, 1998;Kala, 2000;Agelet & Vallés, 2001).…”

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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of the Agadir Ida Ou Tanane province (southwest Morocco)

Ouhaddou¹,

Boubaker²,

Msanda³

et al. 2015

J. App. Bioscience.

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Objective: As part of the development of natural heritage of Morocco, an ethnobotanical study was conducted in the region of Agadir Ida Ou Tanane (Southwest Morocco) with the aim to collect detailed information about the usage of plants in human therapy. Methodology and results: The survey was carried out over a period of 24 months, by means of semi-structured and structured interviews. A total of 400 interviews were done with traditional health practitioners and knowledgeable villagers. Data collected was on, vernacular names of plants, their uses, parts used and mode of preparation. Other information about users was also collected such as age, sex, level of education. A total of 110 plants species belonging to 53 families and 95 genera were inventoried with 7.27 % of the species endemic to Morocco. Plants frequently used were: Thymus satureioides (Tazouknnit, Zaitra), Thymus broussonnetii (Azoukni, Zaater), Argania spinosa (Argan), Tetraclinis articulata (Azouka, Aârar) and Lavandula dentate (Igerch, Halhal). The elderly (more than 50 years) have more knowledge in medicinal plants with regard to the other age groups, this indicates that knowledge was acquired by long experience accumulated. Conclusion and application of results: This survey shows that traditional medicine is still used and constituted a very rich heritage in Agadir Ida Ou Tanane Region. The collected data may help to avoid the loss of traditional knowledge on the use of medicinal plants detained in the study area, and represent the preliminary information required in view of a future phytochemical investigation on the most used plants.

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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of the Agadir Ida Ou Tanane province (southwest Morocco)

Ouhaddou¹,

Boubaker²,

Msanda³

et al. 2015

J. App. Bioscience.

133

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“…The plants used in this study are among plants recently reported as being used in traditional medicine in Bukoba rural district (Moshi et al, 2009). The material for this study was collected from Bukoba district in November, 2008 by Mr. Didas Ngemera, a traditional healer participating in the study.…”

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“…Two recent studies in Bukoba rural district (Kisangau et al, 2007;Moshi et al, 2009) have set the pace and more studies are ongoing. This study reports on brine shrimp toxicity tests of extracts from some of the plants reported from Bugabo Ward in Kagera region by Moshi et al (2009). These tests are normally conducted so as to draw some inferences on the safety of plant extracts, and to depict trends of their biological activities (Harwig & Scott, 1971;Meyer et al, 1982).…”

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Brine shrimp toxicity of some plants used as traditional medicines in Kagera Region, north western Tanzania

Moshi

Innocent

Magadula

et al. 2010

Tanzania J Hlth Res

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__________________________________________________________________________________Abstract: Dichloromethane and/or ethanol extracts of 30 plants used as traditional medicines in Bukoba district, northwestern Tanzania were evaluated for brine shrimp toxicity. Among the 50 extracts tested, 32 extracts (64%) showed very low toxicity with LC50 values above 100 μg/ml. Among these 12 (24%) which had LC50 >500 μg /ml can be categorized as being practically non-toxic. Among the remaining extracts 19 (38%) which showed LC50 >100 < 500 μg /ml are also considered to be nontoxic. Extracts that showed LC50 results between 30-100 μg/ml have been categorized as mildly toxic; these include ethanol extracts of Lantana trifolia (LC50 32.3 μg/ml), Vernonia bradycalyx (LC50 33.9 μg/ml), Antiaris toxicaria (LC50 38.2 μg /ml) and Rubus rigidus (LC50 41.7 μg /ml) and the dichloromethane extracts of Gynura scandens (LC50 36.5 μg /ml) and Bridelia micrantha (LC50 32.0 μg /ml). The dichloromethane extracts of Picralima nitida (LC50 18.3 μg/ml) and Rubus rigidus (LC50 19.8 μg /ml), were only moderately toxic. Picralima nitida and Rubus rigidus extracts are only 1.1 and 1.2 less toxic than the standard drug, cyclophosphamide (LC50 16.3 μg /ml). In conclusion, the results indicate that among the 30 plants used as traditional medicines, 28 are safe for short term use. Picralima nitida and Rubus rigidus extracts are mildly toxic, but by comparison have a remote possibility to yield active anticancer compounds. _________________________________________________________________________________

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“…Roots are chewed to combat indigestion. 4 As snake-bite antidote, to cleanse the uterus, in skin diseases 5 and increase milk production after child birth, 6 gonorrhea and haemorrhoids, as pesticides, 5 anti feedant in worms, anti-inflammatory, antifungal and antiviral, 7,8 antibacterial activity, diabetes, 9 rheumatism, migraine headache, management of epilepsy, cough and treatment of tuberculosis, 10 mosquito repellant against Anopheles arabiensis, syphilis, kidney ailments and against HIV. 11 A decoction prepared from boiled stem bark extract of C. anisata was taken internally for two weeks by akwaibom state people to treat measles.…”

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Gc-Ms Analysis of Ethanolic Stem Extract of Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook F Ex Benth

Yakoob¹,

Tajuddin²,

Mathew³

et al. 2016

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Objective:In the present study, the bioactive components present in the ethanol stem extract of Clausena anisata was analyzed by using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry analysis technique (GC-MS). Clausena anisata, a medicinal plant belonging to the family Rutaceae, is represented by 20 species available in India and used traditionally for the treatment of several ailments but there is a requirement to identify its phytoconstituents, its target, mode of action and treatment using plant products either alone or in combination with synthetic drugs. Methods: Clausena anisata stem was procured from Manamettupatti, a village of Pudukottai District, Tamil Nadu. The shade dried stem was powdered and extracted using ethanol by maceration method. One microlitre of the extract was subjected to GC-MS analysis to detect the presence of bioactive compounds present in the stem of C. anisata. Results:The results showed that the ethanol stem extract of C. anisata contained nine bioactive compounds, of which the major one is n-hexadecanoic acid (78.54%), followed by 8-octadecenoic acid, methyl ester, [E]-(6.638%). The total number of compounds obtained was compared with National Institutes of Standard and Technology (NIST) library that contains more than 62,000 known compounds based on retention time and molecular mass. Conclusion: In this study, nearly nine compounds have been identified from the ethanolic stem extract of C. anisata using GC-MS analysis which was mainly composed of fatty acids and sterols. The GC-MS analysis is used to understand the nature of active principles present in this plant revealed that the plant can be used as a potential source of new useful drugs.

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The Ethnomedicine of the Haya people of Bugabo ward, Kagera Region, north western Tanzania

Cited by 64 publications

References 19 publications

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of the Agadir Ida Ou Tanane province (southwest Morocco)

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of the Agadir Ida Ou Tanane province (southwest Morocco)

Brine shrimp toxicity of some plants used as traditional medicines in Kagera Region, north western Tanzania

Gc-Ms Analysis of Ethanolic Stem Extract of Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook F Ex Benth

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