Mushagalusa Kasali Félicien, Ahadi Irenge Christian, Murhula Hamuli Pacifique, Birindwa Mulashe Patient, Murhula Katabana Delphin, Mangambu Mokoso Jean De Dieu, Mpiana Pius Tshimankinda, Ntokamunda Kadima Justin
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Public Health, Official University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Center of Excellence, Department of Pharmacy, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2021 Jul 9;2021:6684855. doi: 10.1155/2021/6684855. eCollection 2021.
Ethnopharmacological studies are relevant for sustaining and improving knowledge of traditional medicine within the framework of complementary/alternative therapeutic practices based solely on experience and observation across generations. Hypertension is a common cardiovascular disorder affecting more than 50% of older people in Africa (PLoS One. 2019; 14 (4): e0214934; published online on April 5, 2019, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214934).
We conducted a cross-sectional survey from October 2014 to August 2015 with 18 renowned traditional healers from the city of Bukavu to capture botanical plant species and remedies used by herbalists to manage hypertension in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Respondents cited 41 plant species belonging to 25 botanical families. The ten most common plants are , , , , , , , , , and . The parts used are primary leaves (48.8%) formulated as oral decoctions (65.9%).
The literature review validated the use of 73.2% of the plants listed. Plants of high local use-value not supported by other studies deserve in-depth chemical and pharmacological studies.
民族药理学研究对于在仅基于几代人的经验和观察的补充/替代治疗实践框架内维持和提高传统医学知识具有重要意义。高血压是一种常见的心血管疾病,在非洲影响着超过50%的老年人(《公共科学图书馆·综合》。2019年;14(4):e0214934;于2019年4月5日在线发表,doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0214934)。
我们在2014年10月至2015年8月期间对布卡武市的18位著名传统治疗师进行了横断面调查,以获取草药师用于治疗刚果民主共和国高血压的植物物种和药物。
受访者列举了属于25个植物科的41种植物。最常见的十种植物是 , , , , , , , , ,和 。使用的部位主要是叶子(48.8%),制成口服煎剂(65.9%)。
文献综述证实了所列73.2%的植物的用途。其他研究未支持但当地使用价值高的植物值得进行深入的化学和药理学研究。