Abstract
The ethnomedicinal study was undertaken to assess the medicinal benefits of the Zadepleu Sacred Forest for the local population. It identified 32 species used by the local population. The parts of these plants used in medicinal recipes are: leaves and leafy twigs (55%), bark (24%), roots (17%), and fruits and seeds (4%). The leaves are the most commonly used organs (70%). The preparation techniques are: decoction (60%), kneading (25%), and trituration (15%). The preferred method of administration of these phytomedicines is drinking (56%). The calculated Citation Frequencies (FC) revealed five species most commonly used in medicinal recipes: Costus afer, Ricinodendron heudelotii, Khaya ivorensis, Solanum torvum, and Terminalia ivorensis. A phytochemical screening was performed on the organs of these five plants. The results indicated the absence of quinone substances in the various plant species and the presence of saponins and alkaloids in all the plant organs analyzed. These chemical groups resulting from secondary metabolism in plants could justify the empirical use of these plants in traditional medicine. The sacred forest of Zadepleu is therefore of undeniable importance to local populations given its essential contribution to the good health of local populations.
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The survey identified 32 plant species used locally.
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e0“It identified 32 species used by the local population”
t0“Medicinal plants from the sacred forest of Zadepleu”
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Leaves and leafy twigs accounted for 55% of plant parts used in medicinal recipes.
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e0“leaves and leafy twigs (55%)”
e1“The parts of these plants used in medicinal recipes are: leaves and leafy twigs”
t0“Medicinal plants”
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Bark accounted for 24% of plant parts used in medicinal recipes.
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e0“bark (24%)”
e1“The parts of these plants used in medicinal recipes are:”
t0“Medicinal plants”
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Roots accounted for 17% of plant parts used in medicinal recipes.
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e0“roots (17%)”
e1“The parts of these plants used in medicinal recipes are:”
t0“Medicinal plants”
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Fruits and seeds accounted for 4% of plant parts used in medicinal recipes.
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e0“fruits and seeds (4%)”
e1“The parts of these plants used in medicinal recipes are:”
t0“Medicinal plants”
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Leaves were the most commonly used organs at 70%.
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e0“The leaves are the most commonly used organs (70%)”
t0“Medicinal plants”
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Decoction accounted for 60% of preparation techniques.
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e0“decoction (60%)”
e1“The preparation techniques are:”
t0“Medicinal plants”
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Kneading accounted for 25% of preparation techniques.
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e0“kneading (25%)”
e1“The preparation techniques are:”
t0“Medicinal plants”
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Trituration accounted for 15% of preparation techniques.
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e0“trituration (15%)”
e1“The preparation techniques are:”
t0“Medicinal plants”
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Drinking was the preferred administration method at 56%.
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e0“The preferred method of administration of these phytomedicines is drinking (56%)”
t0“Medicinal plants”
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Costus afer was among the most commonly used medicinal species.
- Taxon
- Costus afer
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Costus afere0 - Outcome
- most commonly used in medicinal recipese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“five species most commonly used in medicinal recipes: Costus afer, Ricinodendron heudelotii, Khaya ivorensis, Solanum torvum, and Terminalia ivorensis”
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Ricinodendron heudelotii was among the most commonly used medicinal species.
- Taxon
- Ricinodendron heudelotii
Ricinodendron heudelotiie0 - Outcome
- most commonly used in medicinal recipese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“five species most commonly used in medicinal recipes: Costus afer, Ricinodendron heudelotii, Khaya ivorensis, Solanum torvum, and Terminalia ivorensis”
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Khaya ivorensis was among the most commonly used medicinal species.
- Taxon
- Khaya ivorensis
Khaya ivorensise0 - Outcome
- most commonly used in medicinal recipese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“five species most commonly used in medicinal recipes: Costus afer, Ricinodendron heudelotii, Khaya ivorensis, Solanum torvum, and Terminalia ivorensis”
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Solanum torvum was among the most commonly used medicinal species.
- Taxon
- Solanum torvum
Solanum torvume0 - Outcome
- most commonly used in medicinal recipese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“five species most commonly used in medicinal recipes: Costus afer, Ricinodendron heudelotii, Khaya ivorensis, Solanum torvum, and Terminalia ivorensis”
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Terminalia ivorensis was among the most commonly used medicinal species.
- Taxon
- Terminalia ivorensisTerminalia ivorensise0
- Outcome
- most commonly used in medicinal recipese0
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e0“five species most commonly used in medicinal recipes: Costus afer, Ricinodendron heudelotii, Khaya ivorensis, Solanum torvum, and Terminalia ivorensis”
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Screening found no quinone substances in the five selected plant species.
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e0“the absence of quinone substances in the various plant species”
e1“A phytochemical screening was performed on the organs of these five plants”
t0“Medicinal plants”
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Screening found saponins and alkaloids in all analyzed plant organs.
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e0“the presence of saponins and alkaloids in all the plant organs analyzed”
t0“Medicinal plants”