Okombe Embeya Victor, Lumbu Simbi Jean-Baptiste, Stévigny Caroline, Vandenput Sandrina, Pongombo Shongo Célestin, Duez Pierre
Université de Lubumbashi (UNILU), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, B.P. 1825 Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Université de Lubumbashi (UNILU), Faculty of Sciences, B.P. 1825 Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2014 May 14;153(3):686-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.03.027. Epub 2014 Mar 20.
Gastrointestinal parasitic diseases present one of the main constraints hindering the productivity of the livestock sector (goat and cattle). Due to the limited availability and affordability of deworming drugs, traditional herbal remedies are still frequently used. The study aims at collecting traditional knowledge on local plants and remedies used to treat gastrointestinal parasitoses in livestock in two adjacent territories (Haut-Lomami district).
A field survey was carried out in a part of the Haut-Lomami district (province of Katanga). A semi-structured questionnaire was used to interview 44 people including farmers, traditional healers and livestock specialists (veterinarians and agronomist), identified as using or practicing traditional medicine. To prepare botanically identified herbarium specimens, cited plants were collected with the participation of interviewed people.
Although interviewed people cannot precisely identify the etiology of gastrointestinal disorders/parasitoses in domestic animals, they treat the condition with herbals collected in their near environment. Nineteen different traditional remedies were collected and described; 9 plant species were identified as commonly used to treat gastrointestinal parasitic infections. From these, Vitex thomasii De Wild (Verbenaceae) appears as the plant most often used.
This survey contributed to the establishment of an inventory of plants used in livestock parasitic treatment in this region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Future studies are needed to confirm the efficacy and safety of these traditional remedies.
胃肠道寄生虫病是阻碍畜牧业（山羊和牛）生产力的主要制约因素之一。由于驱虫药物的可获得性和可承受性有限，传统草药疗法仍经常被使用。本研究旨在收集关于两个相邻地区（上洛马米区）用于治疗家畜胃肠道寄生虫病的当地植物和疗法的传统知识。
在加丹加省上洛马米区的一部分地区进行了实地调查。使用半结构化问卷对44人进行了访谈，这些人包括农民、传统治疗师和家畜专家（兽医和农艺师），他们被确定为使用或实践传统医学。为了制备经过植物学鉴定的标本馆标本，在受访者的参与下收集了所引用的植物。
尽管受访者无法准确识别家畜胃肠道疾病/寄生虫病的病因，但他们用在附近环境中采集的草药来治疗这种疾病。收集并描述了19种不同的传统疗法；9种植物被确定为常用于治疗胃肠道寄生虫感染。其中，托马斯牡荆（马鞭草科）似乎是最常用的植物。
这项调查有助于建立刚果民主共和国该地区用于家畜寄生虫治疗的植物清单。未来需要进行研究以确认这些传统疗法的有效性和安全性。
