scholarly journals Medicinal Plants Traded in Informal Herbal Medicine Markets of the Limpopo Province, South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Marula Triumph Rasethe ◽  
Sebua Silas Semenya ◽  
Alfred Maroyi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Prunus Africana ◽  
Plant Parts

Trading of herbal medicines generates economic opportunities for vulnerable groups living in periurban, rural, and marginalized areas. This study was aimed at identifying medicinal plant species traded in the Limpopo province in South Africa, including traded plant parts, conservation statutes of the species, and harvesting methods used to collect the species. Semistructured questionnaire supplemented by field observation was used to collect data from owners of 35 informal herbal medicine markets in the Limpopo province. A total of 150 medicinal plant products representing at least 79 plant species belonging to 45 botanical families, mainly the Fabaceae (11.4%), Asteraceae (7.6%), and Hyacinthaceae (6.3%), were traded in the study area. Roots (50.0%), bulbs (19.0%), and bark (16.0%) were the most frequently sold plant parts. Some of the traded species which includeAlepidea amatymbica, Bowiea volubilis, Brackenridgea zanguebarica, Clivia caulescens,Dioscorea sylvatica,Elaeodendron transvaalense, Encephalartos woodii,Eucomis pallidiflorasubsp.pole-evansii,Merwilla plumbea,Mondia whitei,Prunus africana, Siphonochilus aethiopicus, Synaptolepis oliveriana,andWarburgia salutarisare of conservation concern and listed on the South African Red Data List.Findings of this study call for effective law enforcement to curb illegal removal of wild plants especially those species that are at the verge of extinction.

scholarly journals A REVIEW OF PLANTS USED AGAINST DIABETES MELLITUS BY BAPEDI AND VHAVENDA ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE LIMPOPO PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA

2019 ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
SEMENYA SEBUA SILAS ◽  
MAROYI ALFRED
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Whole Plant ◽  
Conference Papers

Traditional utilization of medicinal plants against diabetes mellitus (DM) is common in South Africa and other African countries. This study was aimed at documenting medicinal plants used against DM by the Bapedi and Vhavenda ethnic groups of the Limpopo province, South Africa. This study was based on a review of literature published in scientific journals, books, reports from national, regional, and international organizations, theses and conference papers obtained from libraries and electronic databases. A total of 61 plant species belonging to 39 botanical families, mainly the Fabaceae (n=6), Asteraceae (n=5), and Cucurbitaceae (n=4) were used by Bapedi (n=33) and Vhavenda (n=25) to treat and manage DM. Cassia abbreviata, Momordica balsamina, and Moringa oleifera are used by both the Bapedi and Vhavenda people. Plant parts widely used to prepare DM medicines include roots (40.0%), leaves (27.0%), bark (15.0%), and whole plant (7.0%). Monotherapy preparations made from a single plant species are the most dominant (88.5%) while 11.5% are prepared from a combination of two or more species. More than half (65.5%) of the species used to treat and manage DM are known to possess antidiabetic activities and various secondary metabolites. This study illustrates the importance of medicinal plants in the treatment and management of DM in South Africa.

Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used for Management of Cancer in Karonga District, Northern Malawi

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonface Mwamatope ◽  
David Tembo ◽  
Ibrahim Chikowe ◽  
Cecilia Maliwichi-Nyirenda ◽  
Elizabeth Kampira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Melia Azedarach ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Cancer Management ◽  
Baseline Information

Background: In Malawi, cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. This has led to increased use of herbal medicines for cancer management. Objective: This study aimed at identifying medicinal plants that are used for the management of cancer in the southern area of Karonga district, Northern Malawi. Methods: Semi-structured individual questionnaire interviews were used to collect ethnobotanical data from traditional herbal practitioners in the study area. Results: A total of twenty-six (26) plant species from seventeen (17) botanical families were reported by Traditional Herbal Practitioners to be effective in the management of cancer. The botanical families with the representation of more than one plant species were Fabaceae with five species, followed by Combretaceae and Anacardiaceae with tree species each and Meliaceaewith two species. The relative frequency of citation (RFC) showed that Senna singueana (RFC = 0.833), Lannea discolour (RFC = 0.833), Melia azedarach (RFC = 0.667), and Moringa oleifera (RFC = 0.667) were the medicinal plant species that were frequently mentioned and used in the study. The recipes could be a mixture of plant species or plant parts such as the leaves, barks, roots, rhizomes, seeds, flowers, and fruits. Conclusion: The study showed that a potential cancer management drug could be developed from the medicinal plant species found in the area. The results of this study could provide baseline information on medicinal plant species for further phytochemical studies and other studies to validate their use.

scholarly journals Plant species used for birdlime-making in South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-124
Author(s):  
Luambo Jeffrey Ramarumo ◽  
Alfred Maroyi ◽  
Milingoni Peter Tshisikhawe
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
The Common

Plants used for making birdlime and indigenous knowledge associated with the practice in Soutpansberg region, Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, Limpopo province, South Africa have been documented. Twelve birdlime-making plant species belonging to Apocynaceae, Celastraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Loranthaceae, Moraceae and Sapotaceae families were recorded. The common species included Maytenus peduncularis (Sond.) Loyes cited by 23.6% informants, Euphorbia pulvinata Marloth (17.2%) and Landolphia kirkii Dyer (12%). Plant parts used were latex (50%), fruit (34%), root (8) and the mixture of latex and fruit (8%). Documentation of plant species used for birdlime-making is of great interest, not only for preservation of the Vhavenḓa's traditional culture, but also for promoting economic subsistence, nutritional value and livelihood amongst poor and marginalized people.

scholarly journals EKSPLORASI SPESIES TUMBUHAN BERKHASIAT OBAT BERBASIS PENGETAHUAN LOKAL DI KABUPATEN PIDIE

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saudah Saudah ◽  
Vera Viena ◽  
Ernilasari Ernilasari
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Participatory Rural Appraisal ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
The People ◽  
Plant Families ◽  
Rural Appraisal

ABSTRACT Presently the community tends to avoid the use of modern medicine and turn to nature (back to nuture) with traditional medicine using medicinal plants. The exploration of medicinal plant used in traditional medicine in Pidie District aims to explore the potential of plant species used, record the plant parts used, how to process and to use the plants and how to obtain them from the nature habitat. The method used for data collection is exploratory surveys and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) methods. The data obtained were analyzed descriptively and showed in the form of tables and images. The results of the study found 106 types of plants used in traditional medicine that were spread into 67 plant families. The most widely used of medicinal plant species were from the Zingiberaceae family. The most widely used plant part is the leaf part. The method of medicinal processing is done by boiling (decoction), the results of the ingredients are used as oral administration by drinks. Generally, the plants used for medicine by the people of Pidie Distric are wild plants, and 68% of which grow from home gardens and  fields. ABSTRAK Kecenderungan masyarakat saat ini mulai menolak penggunaan obat moderen dan beralih ke alam (back to nuture) dengan pengobatan tradisional menggunakan tumbuhan obat. Ekspolarsi jenis tumbuhan obat yang digunakan dalam pengobatan tradisonal di Kabupaten Pidie bertujuan untuk menggali potensi jenis tumbuhan yang digunakan, mendata bagian yang digunakan, cara pengolahan dan penggunaan tumbuhan serta cara mendapatkannya dari alam. Metode yang dilakukan dalam pengumpulan data adalah survey eksploratif dan Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). Data yang diperoleh dianalisa secara deskriptif dan ditampilkan dalam bentuk tabel dan gambar. Hasil penelitian didapatkan 106 spesies tumbuhan obat yang digunakan dalam pengobatan tradisional yang berasal dari 67 famili.  Spesies tumbuhan obat yang paling banyak digunakan di wilayah Pidie berasal dari famili Zingiberaceae. Bagian tumbuhan obat yang paling banyak digunakan adalah bagian daun. Cara pengolahan tumbuhan obat secara umum dilakukan dengan perebusan, hasil ramuan digunakan dalam bentuk minuman. Secara umum  tumbuhan yang digunakan untuk obat oleh masyarakat Kabupaten Pidie adalah jenis tumbuhan liar, dan  sebanyak 68% tumbuh dari pekarangan rumah maupun kebun atau ladang.  

scholarly journals The Utilization and Conservation of Indigenous Wild Plant Resources in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebua S. Semenya ◽  
Matjutla J. Mokgoebo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Plant Resources ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Wild Plant Species ◽  
Effective Conservation

The knowledge pertaining to uses of indigenous wild plants and their conservation methods by the rural communities of the Limpopo Province (South Africa) is not fully reconnoitered. The available data highlighting these aspects are scattered in general ethnobotanical literatures. The current study therefore sought to collate, analyze, and describe such information. Search engines and local libraries were used to document information. A total of 50 useful wild plant species belonging to 32 botanical families, mainly the Fabaceae (28%, n = 9) and Cucurbitaceae (13%, n = 4), were harvested by rural communities inhabiting the Limpopo Province. These species were mainly exploited wholly for medicinal (62%, n = 31) and food (20%, n = 10) purposes. Leaves, bark, fruits, and roots, respectively, were the most commonly used plant parts. Overall, the traditional conservation approaches employed by the indigenous people to ensure continual supply of these organs for different livelihoods encompasses traditional beliefs and taboos, sustainable harvesting practices as well as domestication of plants. However, not all these approaches promote effective conservation and sustainable utilization of wild plant resources.

scholarly journals Medicinal plant use of villagers in the Mopani district, Limpopo province, South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA Chauke ◽  
LJ Shai ◽  
MA Mogale ◽  
MP Tshisikhawe ◽  
MP Mokgotho
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Plant Use

scholarly journals A Review of the Toxicity and Phytochemistry of Medicinal Plant Species Used by Herbalists in Treating People Living With HIV/AIDS in Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Anywar ◽  
E. Kakudidi ◽  
R. Byamukama ◽  
J. Mukonzo ◽  
A. Schubert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Oral Toxicity ◽  
Cytotoxicity Studies ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Introduction: Despite concerns about toxicity, potentially harmful effects and herb-drug interactions, the use of herbal medicines remains widely practiced by people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in Uganda.Objective: The objective of the paper was to comprehensively review the literature on the toxicity and chemical composition of commonly used medicinal plant species in treating PLHIV in Uganda.Methods: We reviewed relevant articles and books published over the last sixty years on ethnobotany, antiviral/anti-HIV activity, toxicity, phytochemistry of Vachellia hockii, Albizia coriaria, Bridelia micrantha, Cryptolepis sanguinolenta, Erythrina abyssinica, Gardenia ternifolia, Gymnosporia senegalensis, Psorospermum febrifugium, Securidaca longipendunculata, Warburgia ugandensis and Zanthoxylum chalybeum and their synonyms. We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct and Google Scholar.Discussion: Most of the plant species reviewed apart from P. febrifugium, S. longipedunculata and C. sanguinolenta lacked detailed phytochemical analyses as well as the quantification and characterization of their constituents. Crude plant extracts were the most commonly used. However, purified/single component extracts from different plant parts were also used in some studies. The U87 human glioblastoma was the most commonly used cell line. Water, ethanol, methanol and DMSO were the commonest solvents used. In some instances, isolated purified compounds/extracts such as Cryptolepine and Psorospermin were used.Conclusion: Cytotoxicity varied with cell type, solvent and extract type used making it difficult for direct comparison of the plant species. Five of the eleven plant species namely, A. coriaria, C. sanguinolenta, G. ternifolia, P. febrifugium and Z. chalybeum had no cytotoxicity studies in animal models. For the remaining six plant species, the crude aqueous and ethanol extracts were mainly used in acute oral toxicity studies in mice. Herbalists reported only A. coriaria and W. ugandensis to cause toxic side effects in humans. However, selective cytotoxic plant extracts can potentially be beneficial as anticancer or anti-tumour drugs.

A lexicon of plants traded in the Witwatersrand umuthi shops, South Africa

Bothalia ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. L. Williams ◽  
K. Balkwill ◽  
E. T. F. Witkowski
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Part ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Plant Family ◽  
Vernacular Names ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Infraspecific Taxa ◽  
The Common

At least 511 medicinal plant species are traded commercially in 50 Witwatersrand  umuthi shops. The plants are listedalphabetically by genus and common (vernacular) name. The orthographic vernacular names, as well as the orthographicvariations in these names, are incorporated into the list. Annotations include the plant family, the number of umuthi shopsstocking the species, the language of the common name, and the plant part traded. The plant family in the region which hasthe highest number of species and infraspecific taxa in trade is Liliaceae  sensu lato., followed in descending order by  Fabaceae, Asteraceae. Euphorbiaceae and Amaryllidaceae. Approximately 88.6% of the vernacular names are in Zulu. Themean number of umuthi shops per species is 12.3. ranging from 1 to 41. Three hundred and fifty three species (69.2%) occurin the four northern provinces, and 23 species are listed as threatened on the Red Data List.

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