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Ethnobotanical study of plants used in treating hypertension in Edo State of Nigeria
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2012
A study was undertaken in 12 local government areas (LGAs) of Edo State located in central southern Nigeria, representing 66.6% coverage, in order to obtain an inventory of the major medicinal plants used in folk medicine to treat arterial hypertension. One hundred and eighty nine respondents who were mainly traditional medical practitioners and were knowledgeable in the medicinal plants for treating hypertension were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaire administered by trained interviewers. The inventory of medicinal plants is summarized in a synoptic table, which contains the scientific, vernacular and common names of the plants/frequency of citation, the part of the plant and method of preparation of recipes. The study indicated 70 plants belonging to 67 genera in 43 families are commonly prescribed. Of these plants, 39 species are cultivated, 29 species grow in the wild, while only 2 both grow wild and also cultivated. Ninety three herbal antihypertensive recipes are recognized and are mainly prepared as decoctions, infusions, powders and juice. The leaf (43%) represented the dominant morphological part often included in recipes. Plants frequently included in antihypertensive recipes were Allium species, Persea americana, Acalypha godseffiana, Zingiber officinale, Sida acuta, Hunteria umbellata, Rauwolfia vomitoria, Viscum album and Aframomum melegueta.
Journal of global research in public health, 2021
Background: Hypertension is the main risk factor for cardiovascular disease which is the highest cause of death, especially in Indonesia, for the treatment of hypertension, apart from using modern medicine, traditional medicine can also be used. In recent years, traditional medicine has become increasingly popular among the people as is the case with modern medicine. The high public interest in traditional medicine is also due to the low cost and easy to use itself. Methods: This type of research is a descriptive research. The sampling technique in this study used the purposive sampling technique. This research was carried out at the Amparita Health Center, Tellu Limpoe District, Sidenreng Rappang Regency from July to August 2019. Result: Medicinal plants used by people with hypertension were taken once a day, twice a day and 3 times a day. Conclusion: Medicinal plants that are used or used by people with hypertension in the working area of the Amparita Health Center are soursop leaves, bay leaves, celery leaves, cucumbers, garlic, sweet starfruit, wuluh starfruit and noni fruit. The processing method is by boiling, blending and chewing or eating directly from the paper.
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used to manage hypertension in the Republic of Guinea
Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research, 2022
Context: Like many other African countries, medicinal plants are widely used in Guinea to manage hypertension, which is a highly prevalent health problem. Aims: To identify the plants used in the traditional management of hypertension in Guinea. Methods: From May to November 2018, three hundred and forty-nine Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) respondents, including 244 traditional healers and 105 herbalists, were contacted. Through semi-structured interviews, ethnobotanical information on medicinal plants were collected. Voucher specimens were authenticated by the department of Botany of the IRDPMAG and deposited in the Herbarium of this Institute. Results: Among the traditional anti-hypertensive recipes, a total of 97 plant species from 85 genera belonging to 43 families have been identified. Combretum micranthum, Hymenocardia acida, Anacardium occidentale, Spondias mombin and Alchornea cordifolia were the most frequently cited. The traditional recipes included one plant species (23 recipes), a combination of two species (18 recipes) or more (47 recipes). Conclusions: A large number of medicinal plants are used for the management of arterial hypertension in Guinea. Further biological and phytochemical investigations are needed to validate the traditional uses of these plants.
Ethnobotanical survey on antihypertensive medicinal plants in municipality of Ouémé, Southern Benin
2016
Background and aims: Hypertension is one of the most common causes of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications in human which take care requires permanent monitoring and lifelong treatment. Therefore, patients use herbal medicine to manage their disease. This study was conducted to list the medicinal plants used to manage hypertension in municipality of Oueme, Southern Benin. Methods: The survey was conducted by oral interviews using a structure questionnaire. These questionnaires were administered to randomly selected vendors, traditional medicine practitioners and person resource. The specimen of each species was deposited at the National Herbarium of the University of Abomey-Calavi and the Relative Frequency Citation was calculated. Results: 77 plants belonging to 46 families were recorded for the treatment of hypertension in department of Oueme. 37 antihypertensive recipes were identified. Caesalpiniaceae, Annonnaceae, and Rubiaceae were the most represented. Allium Sati...
An Ethno Botanical Review on Medicinal Plants Used for the Management of Hypertension
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, 2017
Hypertension has become one of the most principal growing health problems in developing countries, and is an important cause of cardiovascular death in the world. It is also called the silent killer as it usually shows no direct symptoms and many people die of the disease without understanding its. Despite their availability and effectiveness, the conventional drugs used for the treatment of hypertension have caused adverse side effects and increased the risks of developing new diseases. Herbal medicines, therefore, are gaining great demand and more importance in the treatment of hypertension because of their wide biological and medicinal activities, higher safety margins and lesser cost. Accordingly this review article mainly focuses on medicinal plants used for the management of hypertension in Ethiopia and provides a list of sixty six anti-hypertensive plants obtained from various sources. Furthermore, the review briefly describes the photochemistry and pharmacological properties of Moringa stenopetala, Thymus serrulatus, Thymus schimperi, Syzygium guineense and Calpurnea aurea. The purpose of this review is to create baseline data for future pharmacological and phytochemical investigations involving traditional medicinal plants used for treating hypertension and to preserve the traditional knowledge.
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Annual Research & Review in Biology, 2020
Like other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, hypertension is currently a public health problem in Togo. To decrease the insufficient of the methods previously used, a new survey technique, namely ATRM (Achat en Triplet des Recettes Médicinales), has been proposed. This study aims to contribute to a better knowledge of traditional remedies for their safe and sustainable use in the management of hypertension. ATRM method applied with 34 herbalists of 17 markets in maritime and Lomé-Commune health regions. Plant species and parts used, preparation and administration methods and market characteristics of plants were collected. In total, 62 plant species (56 genera and 30 families) were identified from 102 collected recipes. These recipes included 70% single plant recipes and 30% associated plant recipes, showing the influence of the ATRM method in reducing the number of plants in the recipes. Lippia multiflora Moldenke (23.50%) was the most used plant species followed by Uvaria chamae P....
Ethnopharmacy Study of Herbal Medicine as Antihypertension in Simbang District
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Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2016
This research was conducted in Bouar (Nana, Mambere). The city is located 450 km away from Bangui the capital city of Central African Republic. Bouar is a mountainous city is covered by the Yade Mountains. It is between 15 ° and 16 ° east longitude and between 6 ° and 7 ° of latitude north with an area of 26,600 km2. The Bouar city occupies relatively the entire Northwest Territory, sharing border with the Republic of Cameroon and comprises about 5% of the total population. Census of the area population took place in December 2003 which was 172.754 habitants, with a density population on average of 8.8 to 10 inhabitants per km2. Bouar city is endowed with immense natural resources and varied rainfall, rich soils and a basement of mining, a diverse and abundant wildlife, and a diversity of savanna. Despite all these potentials, Bouar is in a continuous cycle of impoverishment. Socio-sanitary situation continues to deteriorate, access to health care is very difficult, life has become increasingly complex with varied needs and people expect favorable actions from their leaders and efficiency in meeting their immediate needs based on the improvement of their health conditions. The objective of this paper is assessment of medicinal plants used as medicines in the treatment of hypertension in Bouar. Ethno botanical method is recognized as the safest and least expensive method of plant-based drugs on the one hand, but also to help poor farmers who can not afford modern drugs on the other. Bouar has nineteen (19) medicinal species that have been identified and belong to 14 different families with a predominance of Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledonous) on 19 species, 10 are not in the visible flora. This paper is an avenue of our modest contribution to knowledge on medicinal plants used for the treatment of sion in Bouar (Aloe vera, Voacanga africana Lophira lanceolata, Zea mays, Bambusa vulgaris, Elaeis guineensis, Bridelia ferrugenea Protea madiannesis, Lycopersicum esculentum and Capsicum Annuun). Furthermore other hypertension, treating plants are Aloe vera which treats diabetes and the madianensis protea that is used to treat epilepsy, malaria and fever. These plants are commonly used in the treatment of hypertension and other related diseases.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2012
Ethnopharmacological relevance: A medicinal composition containing salt (sodium chloride) is given as a traditional dietary supplement to hypertensive patients (TDSHP) in Côte d'Ivoire. It consists of whole plant of Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae) and fresh leaves of Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae). Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to establish the scientific basis for the use of this traditional recipe rich in sodium chloride in hypertension settings. Materials and methods: We used a total aqueous extract of this traditional dietary supplement containing medicinal plants (Bidens pilosa, Moringa oleifera) and salt (sodium chloride). Experiment was carried out to evaluate its effect on arterial blood pressure of rabbits. The experimental device used for recording blood pressure in rabbits is based on the principle of Ludwig mercury manometer. Results: TDSHP between 5 × 10 −8 and 5 × 10 −2 mg/kg caused a dose-dependent hypotension. TDSHP elicited drops in blood pressure ranging between 7.14 ± 4 and 100 ± 7.5%, compared to normal blood pressure of rabbits. Fifty percent effective dose of TDSHP was 3.95 × 10 −4 mg/kg. Similarly as the hypotension induced by acetylcholine, the one caused by TDSHP at dose of 3.95 × 10 −4 mg/kg in rabbit was progressively inhibited by atropine, dosed between 5 × 10 −4 to 5 × 10 −2 mg/kg. The percentage drop of recorded blood pressure ranged from 50.3 ± 1.87 to 3.71 ± 1.09% compared to the normal value of blood pressure. In the presence of atropine, TDSHP effect was partially inhibited. The same increasing doses of TDSHP reduced significantly the increase of blood pressure induced by adrenaline dosed at 4.76 × 10 −4 mg/kg from 89.3 ± 2.19 to 1.19 ± 0.59%. Conclusion: The consumption of this traditional dietary supplement is justified in hypertensive patients according to its composition and its ability to reduce blood pressure has been demonstrated experimentally. TDSHP should not be considered as an antihypertensive drug, it remains to us a salt substitute to be taken with moderation with strict adherence to the traditional dose.