Adia Madina Mohamed, Savina Asiimwe, Jane Namukobe, Joel Mukwaya, Godwin Anywar, Esezah Kakudidi K, Robert Byamukama
Department of Chemistry, Makerere University, P.O Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Makerere University, P.O Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
Heliyon. 2024 Dec 26;11(1):e41518. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41518. eCollection 2025 Jan 15.
Medicinal plants form an integral part of traditional health care systems in Uganda and are known to possess a variety of bioactive compounds some of which are beneficial as contraceptives. This study documented indigenous traditional knowledge on medicinal plant species used in contraception and other reproductive health care-related issues in rural Uganda. An ethnobotanical study was conducted from December 2019 to August 2020 in four different regions of Uganda: Mpigi, Kamuli, Bushenyi and Arua. Data was obtained from 158 traditional medical practitioners using semi-structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics were used to present the data while quantitative analysis of data was done using the informant consensus factor (FIC), Percentage Use Value (PUV) and Jaccard Index (JI). The study recorded 98 medicinal plant species with the potential to manage family planning and other reproductive health related conditions. The most represented family was Asteraceae with 18 species. Plant remedies were mainly prepared as decoctions (41 %) and administered orally (36 %). Most plant species (61 %) were harvested from wild habitats. Herbs (50 %) and leaves (50 %) contributed the highest percentage of plant growth forms and parts used respectively. The FIC value of 0.6 demonstrated that the herbalists, traditional birth attendants and community elders tend to agree with each other regarding plant species used and administration. JI ranged from 13 % to 0.9 %, an indication of very low similarities between the plants used in family planning and traditional health care among the communities in the study areas. The most frequently cited plant species for family planning management were: (Hook.f.) Kalkman (14: with a PUV of 45.2 %): P.Beauv. (10: 19.6), Sprague (10: 23.1) and (L.f.) Kuntze (7 ': 26.9). There is a high diversity of the species and a wealth of indigenous traditional knowledge for contraceptives and reproductive health care. Species like , and with high percentage use values are trusted by the community and can be investigated further for contraceptive potential to confirm their efficacy.
药用植物是乌干达传统医疗体系的重要组成部分，已知含有多种生物活性化合物，其中一些具有避孕作用。本研究记录了乌干达农村地区用于避孕及其他生殖健康相关问题的药用植物物种的本土传统知识。2019年12月至2020年8月，在乌干达的四个不同地区开展了一项民族植物学研究，分别是姆皮吉、卡穆利、布申尼和阿鲁阿。通过半结构化问卷从158名传统医学从业者处获取数据。使用描述性统计来呈现数据，同时使用 informant 共识因子（FIC）、百分比使用价值（PUV）和杰卡德指数（JI）对数据进行定量分析。该研究记录了98种具有管理计划生育及其他生殖健康相关病症潜力的药用植物物种。分布最多的科是菊科，有18个物种。植物药剂主要制成汤剂（41%）并口服（36%）。大多数植物物种（61%）是从野生栖息地采集的。草药（50%）和叶子（50%）分别在所用植物生长形式和植物部位中占比最高。FIC值为0.6表明，草药医生、传统助产士和社区长者在所用植物物种和用药方面倾向于达成一致。JI范围从13%到0.9%，表明研究区域各社区用于计划生育的植物与传统医疗所用植物之间的相似度非常低。计划生育管理中最常被提及的植物物种有：（Hook.f.）Kalkman（提及14次：PUV为45.2%）；P.Beauv.（提及10次：19.6）；Sprague（提及10次：23.1）以及（L.f.）Kuntze（提及7次：26.9）。用于避孕和生殖健康护理的物种具有高度多样性和丰富的本土传统知识。像、和等具有高百分比使用价值的物种受到社区信任，可以进一步研究其避孕潜力以确认其功效。
