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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics
Ethnobotanical study of some Ghanaian anti-malarial plants
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 99, No. 2, Year 2005
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Description
An ethnobotanical study was conducted in the Wechiau Community Hippopotamus Sanctuary area in Ghana, through interviews and quadrate studies, to investigate the range and abundance of species used in the treatment of malaria. Forty-one species belonging to 17 families were encountered during the study. Of the 17 families studied Leguminosae and Anacardiaceae predominated in terms of number of species used to treat malaria. Eight plant species namely, Afraegle paniculata (Rutaceae), Haematostaphis barteri (Anacardiaceae), Indigo era pulchra (Leguminosae), Monanthotaxis sp. (Annonaceae), Ozoroa insignis (Anacardiaceae), Strychnos innocua (Loganiaceae), Strychnos spinosa (Loganiaceae) and Xeroderris stuhlmannii (Leguminosae) have not previously been documented for the treatment of malaria in Ghana. The results are discussed and recommendations made for future research to support the conservation and sustainable harvesting of the species reported to have medicinal properties. © 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Asase, Alex
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
United Kingdom, Richmond
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Oteng-Yeboah, Alfred Apau
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Odamtten, George Tawia
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Simmonds, Monique S.J.
United Kingdom, Richmond
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Statistics
Citations: 313
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jep.2005.02.020
ISSN:
03788741
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Ghana