We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Ethnobotanical investigation on medicinal plants in Algoz area (South Kordofan), Sudan.
- Authors
Issa, Tahani Osman; Mohamed, Yahya Sulieman; Yagi, Sakina; Ahmed, Reem Hassan; Najeeb, Telal Mohammed; Makhawi, Abdelrafie Mohamed; Khider, Tarig Osman
- Abstract
Background: The inhabitants of western Sudan use traditional medicine for the treatment of various ailments due to lack of medical doctors and unaffordable prices of pharmaceutical products. The present study is the first documentation of the traditional plant knowledge on medicinal uses of plants by healers in Algoz (South Kordofan), Sudan. Method: Ethnobotanical data were collected over a period from March to November 2015 using semi-structured interviews with 30 healers (24 male and 6 female) living in the investigated area. Quantitative indices such as use categories, use value (UV) and informant consensus factor (ICF) were intended to evaluate the importance of medicinal plant species. Results: A total of 94 medicinal plants, which belong to 45 families and 81 genera, were recorded in the study area. The most represented families are Leguminosae with 20 species followed by Combretaceae (6 species), Rubiaceae (5 species) and Asteraceae (4 species). The reported species were belonging to herbs (43%), trees (28%), shrubs (22%), climbers (4%) and parasites (3%). Root and stem (21% each) were the most plant parts used. A majority of remedies are administered orally (67%) where infusion (36%) and maceration (32%) are the most used methods. The highest ICF (0.87) was reported for poisonous animal bites followed by urinary system diseases (0.89), blood system disorders (0.88) and gynaecological diseases (0.87). <italic>Anastatica hierochuntica</italic>, <italic>Ctenolepis cerasiformis</italic>, <italic>Echinops longifolius</italic>, <italic>Cleome gynandra</italic>, <italic>Maerua pseudopetalosa</italic>, <italic>Martynia annua</italic>, <italic>Oldenlandia uniflora</italic>, <italic>Opuntia ficus-indica</italic>, <italic>Solanum dubium</italic>, <italic>Sonchus cornutus</italic>, <italic>Tribulus terrestris</italic> and <italic>Drimia maritima</italic> were reported for the first time in this study. Conclusion: The number of medicinal plants reported in this paper reflects evidence that Algoz area had a high diversity of medicinal plants which will continue to play an important role in the healthcare system in the study area.
- Subjects
SUDAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; BITES &; stings; BLOOD diseases; CONSENSUS (Social sciences); DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE reproductive organ diseases; HEALERS; INTERVIEWING; LEGUMES; RESEARCH methodology; ORAL drug administration; PARASITES; PLANT roots; PLANT stems; URINARY organ diseases; QUANTITATIVE research; HEALTH literacy; PARENTERAL infusions
- Publication
Journal of Ethnobiology & Ethnomedicine, 2018, Vol 14, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1746-4269
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13002-018-0230-y