02248nas a2200313 4500008004100000245007200041210006900113260001800182300001200200490000600212520131800218653001601536653001801552653001701570653001101587653000901598100002501607700002501632700003101657700002001688700002001708700002201728700002501750700003101775700002101806700002001827700002301847856006401870 2016 eng d00aEthnobotanical Study of Latex Plants in the Maritime Region of Togo0 aEthnobotanical Study of Latex Plants in the Maritime Region of T cFebruary 2016 a128-1340 v83 a
Background: In Togo, a little is known about latex plants of the flora used for medicinal purposes. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the latex plant species and their medicinal uses in the Maritime Region of Togo. Materials and Methods: The methodology was based on ethnobotanical semi-structural individual interviews of 220 informants. Quantitative ethnobotanical index was used to analyze the data. Results: A total of 33 latex plants species were recorded, from 12 botanical families and 24 genera. The most represented families were Euphorbiaceae and Moraceae with eight species each. The relative importance (RI) value of each species and the informant consensus factor (ICF) of the ailments categories showed that Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. (RI = 2.00) and Euphorbia hirta L. (RI = 1.91) were the most versatile in relation to their uses, and infectious diseases (ICF = 0.922) were the category with the greatest consensus among 17 categories. Conclusion: These latex plants of Togolese flora are variously used in traditional medicine and it would be important to undertake further investigations in phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology to validate their uses.
10aEthnobotany10aFolk medicine10aLatex plants10aSurvey10aTogo1 aHoekou, Yao, Patrick1 aTchacondo, Tchadjobo1 aKarou, Simplice, Damintoti1 aKoudouvo, Koffi1 aAtakpama, Wouyo1 aPissang, Passimna1 aGbogbo, Apeti, Koffi1 aWoegan, Agbelessessi, Yawo1 aBatawila, Komlan1 aAkpagana, Koffi1 aGbeassor, Messanvi uhttps://phcogres.com/article/2016/8/2/1041030974-8490175613