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Original ArticlePharmacognosy ResearchVol. 8 | Issue 2 | 2016 | pp. 128–134Open access
Ethnobotanical Study of Latex Plants in the Maritime Region of Togo
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- 1 Centre de Recherche et de Formation Sur Les Plantes Médicinales, Université de Lomé
- 2 Laboratoire de Botanique et Ecologie Végétale, Université de Lomé, BP 1515, Lomé, Togo
Published in Pharmacognosy Research
Correspondence: Simplice Damintoti Karou
Centre de Recherche et de Formation Sur Les Plantes Médicinales, Université de Lomé
Email: simplicekarou@hotmail.com
Copyright: © 2016 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
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- Jan 1, 2016
How to cite
Hoekou, Y. P., Tchacondo, T., Karou, S. D., Koudouvo, K., Atakpama, W., Pissang, P., Gbogbo, A. K., Woegan, A. Y., Batawila, K., Akpagana, K., & Gbeassor, M. (2016). Ethnobotanical Study of Latex Plants in the Maritime Region of Togo. Pharmacognosy Research, 8(2), 128–134. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8490.175613
Abstract
Background
In Togo, a little is known about latex plants of the flora used for medicinal purposes.
Objective
The aim of this study was to identify the latex plant species and their medicinal uses in the Maritime Region of Togo.
Materials and Methods
The methodology was based on ethnobotanical semi-structural individual interviews of 220 informants. Quantitative ethnobotanical index was used to analyze the data.
Results
A total of 33 latex plants species were recorded, from 12 botanical families and 24 genera. The most represented families were Euphorbiaceae and Moraceae with eight species each. The relative importance (RI) value of each species and the informant consensus factor (ICF) of the ailments categories showed that Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. (RI = 2.00) and Euphorbia hirta L. (RI = 1.91) were the most versatile in relation to their uses, and infectious diseases (ICF = 0.922) were the category with the greatest consensus among 17 categories.
Conclusion
These latex plants of Togolese flora are variously used in traditional medicine and it would be important to undertake further investigations in phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology to validate their uses.
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Article metadata
| Title | Ethnobotanical Study of Latex Plants in the Maritime Region of Togo |
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| Authors | Yao Patrick Hoekou; Tchadjobo Tchacondo; Simplice Damintoti Karou; Koffi Koudouvo; Wouyo Atakpama; Passimna Pissang; Apeti Koffi Gbogbo; Agbelessessi Yawo Woegan; Komlan Batawila; Koffi Akpagana; Messanvi Gbeassor |
| Affiliations | Centre de Recherche et de Formation Sur Les Plantes Médicinales, Université de Lomé; Laboratoire de Botanique et Ecologie Végétale, Université de Lomé, BP 1515, Lomé, Togo |
| Corresponding author | simplicekarou@hotmail.com |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Research |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 8, Issue 2 (2016) |
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