Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in managing Gonorrhoea and Syphilis in Urambo District, Tabora Region, Tanzania

IF 1.2 Q4 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants Pub Date : 2022-02-18 DOI:10.1080/10496475.2022.2035476

David Sylvester Kacholi, Halima Mvungi Amir

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Medicinal plants used by traditional healers (THs) in managing gonorrhea and syphilis in Urambo District, Tabora Region, Tanzania, were documented. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to gather information on the use of medicinal plants. The findings revealed that 33 medicinal plants belonging to 18 families were used by the THs to manage gonorrhea and/or syphilis in Urambo District. Among the listed plants, Ximenia caffra, Friesodielsia obovata and Clerodendrum myricoides were frequently used by THs to manage gonorrhea while Ozoroa reticulata, Catunaregam spinosa, Annona senegalensis and Aloe vera were used to manage syphilis. Cassia abreviata, Strychnos spinosa, Strychnos potatorum and Entanda abyssinica were frequently used for the management of both ailments. Five species namely Oldfieldia dactylophylla, Flaucortia indica, Strophanthus eminii, Musa sapeintum and Phyllanthus engleri were recorded for the first time in the country’s ethnobotanical literature as a treatment of STIs. Many of the recorded plants also possessed antimicrobial properties.

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坦桑尼亚塔博拉地区Urambo地区传统治疗师在治疗淋病和梅毒时使用的药用植物的民族植物学调查

文献记录了坦桑尼亚塔博拉地区乌兰博地区传统治疗师在治疗淋病和梅毒时使用的药用植物。采用半结构化问卷收集有关药用植物使用的信息。调查结果显示，在Urambo地区，卫生部门使用了33种药用植物，属于18个科，用于治疗淋病和/或梅毒。在所列植物中，淋病常用于治疗的植物有西米尼亚(Ximenia caffra)、牛油果(Friesodielsia obovata)和水杨桃(Clerodendrum myricoides)，梅毒常用于治疗的植物有小檗(Ozoroa reticulata)、卡图纳雷甘(Catunaregam spinosa)、梧桐(Annona senegalensis)和芦荟。短决明子、马钱子、马铃薯马钱子和深草常用于治疗这两种疾病。在我国民族植物学文献中首次记录了5种用于治疗性传播感染的植物，分别为:dactylophylla Oldfieldia、Flaucortia indica、Strophanthus eminii、Musa sapeintum和Phyllanthus engleri。许多记录的植物还具有抗菌特性。

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Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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