02571nas a2200289 4500008004100000245008100041210006900122260001500191300001100206490000600217520169600223653001801919653001801937653001801955653002301973653002501996653002502021100002502046700002302071700002202094700001802116700002102134700002002155700002202175700002102197856006302218 2012 eng d00aMedicinal Plants Use in Central Togo (Africa) with an Emphasis on the Timing0 aMedicinal Plants Use in Central Togo Africa with an Emphasis on  capril,2012 a92-1030 v43 a

Background: Plant-based remedies continue to play a key role in the health care of people in Togo; however, there is a lack of published data in medicinal plants and medical practices of the people in the country. Objective: This study was aimed at documenting the plant utilization in the Tem folk medicine in the central region of Togo. Materials and Methods: An ethnobotanical survey was conducted with traditional healers in the central region of Togo using a semi-structured questionnaire. Results: This study demonstrated that local specialists in the central region of Togo tend to agree with each other in terms of the plants used to treat diabetes (ICF = 0.38), infertility, and abdominal pains (ICF = 0.33), but cite a much more diverse groups of plants to treat problems related to arterial hypertension, sickle cell disease, and abscess. They use 144 herbal concoctions made of 72 plants, distributed among 36 botanical families. The Euphorbiaceae family with eight species was best represented in terms of the number of species. The species with the highest use value were Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss. (Meliaceae) (UV = 0.36), Anthocleista djalonensis A. Chev. (Gentianaceae) (UV = 0.27), Trichilia emetica Vahl (Meliaceae) (UV = 0.25), and Sarcocephalus latifolius (Sm.) E. A. Bruce (Rubiaceae) (UV = 0.21). They also rely on the timing in the plant processing and the administration of herbal remedies. Conclusion: All these findings are based on empirical observations; laboratory screenings are needed to check the effectiveness of these plants.

10aChronobiology10aChronotherapy10aFolk medicine10aHerbal concoctions10aPlant administration10aTraditional healers.1 aTchacondo, Tchadjobo1 aKarou, Simplice, D1 aAgban, Amégninou1 aBako, Mamouda1 aBatawila, Komlan1 aBawa, Moctar, L1 aGbeassor, Mensavi1 ade Souza, Comlan uhttps://phcogres.com/article/2012/4/2/1041030974-849094724