Traditional herbal drugs of southern Uganda

Hamill, Frank A.; Apio, S; Mubiru, Nasani K.; Mosango, M.; Bukenya-Ziraba, R.; Maganyi, O. W.; Soejarto, Djaja D.

doi:10.1016/s0378-8741(03)00097-7

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“…H. sabdariffa significantly increased erythrocyte indices particularly hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and red blood cell count at 2 ml/kg in rats and the white blood cell count 41 . Dicliptera laxata is used for treating anaemia among preschool children in eastern Uganda 7 , Cameroon 43 , dysentery in Uganda 44 and cholorecteral cancer in Kenya 45 . D. laxata has antiinflammatory and antinociceptive activities in vivo 45 .…”

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Medicinal Plants used during Antenatal Care by Pregnant Women in Eastern Uganda

Nalumansi

Kamatenesi‐Mugisha

Anywar

2017

Afr J Reprod Health

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Plants are commonly used during the antenatal stage in pregnancy to manage different ailments in Africa. In Uganda, both medicinal and food plants are used to handle common pregnancy related conditions. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in Iganga district, eastern Uganda. Seven traditional birth attendants (TBA) and 46 mothers were interviewed. Data was collected using structured questionnaires and household interviews. The TBAs were identified using snowball sampling. A total of 33 plant species, belonging to 23 families were documented. Out of these, the pregnant mothers used 45.5 % as both food and medicine. The most frequently used plant life form was herbs (58.8%). The leaves are the most commonly used plant parts (59%). Most of the plants (58.8%) were semi cultivated and were being domesticated in crop fields and home gardens. Most of the plants were used to manage anaemia and for child development and good health among the pregnant women. The pregnant women and TBAs in Namungalwe sub County have diverse knowledge on medicinal and nutri-medicinal plants in the management of common pregnancy related diseases, which can be used to supplement modern antenatal services, inspite of the ban of the activities of TBA. Further research on the bioavailability of nutrients, efficacy and safety of the medicinal plants used by pregnant women should be done. RésuméLes plantes sont couramment utilisées pendant le stade prénatal pendant la grossesse pour gérer les différentes maladies en Afrique. En Ouganda, les plantes médicinales et alimentaires sont utilisées pour traiter des conditions courantes liées à la grossesse et pour compléter les services de soins prénatals modernes. Une enquête ethnobotanique a été menée dans le district d'Iganga, dans l'est de l'Ouganda. Sept accoucheuses traditionnelles (AT) et 46 mères ont été interviewées. Les données ont été recueillies à l'aide des questionnaires structurés et d'entrevues auprès des ménages. Les AT ont été identifiées en utilisant un échantillonnage en boule de neige. Un total de 33 espèces végétales appartenant à 23 familles ont été documentées. Parmi cellesci, les femmes enceintes consommaient 45,5% de nourriture et des médicaments. La forme de vie végétale la plus fréquemment utilisée était les herbes (58,8%). Les feuilles sont les parties de plantes les plus utilisées (59%). La plupart des plantes (58,8%) étaient semi-cultivées et étaient domestiquées dans les champs cultivés et dans les jardins potagers. La plupart des plantes étaient utilisées pour gérer l'anémie et pour le développement de l'enfant et une bonne santé chez les femmes enceintes. Les femmes enceintes et les accoucheuses traditionnelles dans le sous-comté de Namungalwe avaient des connaissances diverses sur les plantes médicinales et nutri-médicinales dans la prise en charge des maladies courantes liées à la grossesse, qui peuvent être utilisées pour compléter les services prénataux modernes. (Afr J Reprod Health 2017; 21[4]: 33-44).

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Medicinal Plants used during Antenatal Care by Pregnant Women in Eastern Uganda

Nalumansi

Kamatenesi‐Mugisha

Anywar

2017

Afr J Reprod Health

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“…Ethnic communities, particularly forest dwellers who are the primary inhabitants of natural ecosystems, have significant customary knowledge of biotic resources and their various applications (Hamil et al, 2000;Uniyal et al, 2006). The interdependency between indigenous communities and biological resources and their understanding of how to manage medicinal plant resources is gaining recognition worldwide.…”

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Ethnomedicinal knowledge and healthcare practices among the Tharus of Nawalparasi district in central Nepal

Ghimire¹,

Bastakoti

2009

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…Vernonia amygdalina Del. (Asteraceae) is one of the prominent plant species used for both medicinal and culinary purposes in Africa (Bullogh & Leary, 1982;Aka & Ekekwe, 1995;Igile et al, 1995;John et al, 1995;Hamill et al, 2000;Otshudi et al, 2000;Kambizi & Afolayan, 2001;Ajebesone & Aina, 2004).…”

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Antioxidant Constituents inVernonia amygdalina. Leaves

Erasto

Grierson

Afolayan

2007

Pharmaceutical Biology

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Vernonia amygdalina Del. (Asteraceae) is a plant widely used both for nutritional and medicinal purposes throughout the tropical Africa. The health-promoting ability of this plant species might be related to the antioxidative effect of its constituents. In this study,the antioxidant activity of this plant was evaluated by comparing the reducing capacity and the DPPH radical scavenging of two previously isolated sesquiterpene lactones (vernolide and vernodalol) with the ethanol extract from which the two compounds were isolated. Results indicated that vernolide had a higher reducing power than vernodalol and the ethanol extract. At 0.25 mg=mL, vernolide had an absorbance value of 0.15 while vernolide and the ethanol extract had absorbencies of 0.042 and 0.144, respectively. Catechin (a standard antioxidant compound), however, exhibited a higher reducing power than all the three samples. In the DPPH radical scavenging, both the sesquiterpene lactones and the ethanol extract exhibited appreciable activity. At 0.25 mg=mL, the activity order was ethanol extract > vernodalol > vernolide. At all concentrations, the ethanol extract had higher radical scavenging activity than the sesquiterpene lactones, suggesting a possible synergistic effect of these and any other antioxidant constituents.

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Traditional herbal drugs of southern Uganda

Cited by 31 publications

References 11 publications

Medicinal Plants used during Antenatal Care by Pregnant Women in Eastern Uganda

Medicinal Plants used during Antenatal Care by Pregnant Women in Eastern Uganda

Ethnomedicinal knowledge and healthcare practices among the Tharus of Nawalparasi district in central Nepal

Antioxidant Constituents inVernonia amygdalina. Leaves

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