Indigenous Knowledge and Use of Medicinal Plants Among the Kuria Communities in the Tarime and Serengeti Districts of Mara Region, Tanzania

IF 1.2 Q4 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants Pub Date : 2023-01-05 DOI:10.1080/10496475.2022.2163734

Mary Zacharia Charwi, N. Mogha, J. K. Muluwa, K. Bostoen

引用次数: 4

Abstract

ABSTRACT This study documented indigenous knowledge and use of medicinal plants among the Kuria communities in Mara Region, Tanzania. Ethnobotanical data were collected in collaboration with 20 traditional healers (THs), by jungle-walk-and-identify, field guides and observation, semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions and scientific identification of plants. Kuria medicinal plant healers reported 100 medicinal plants from 34 families. Asteraceae (15%) prevailed, followed by Fabaceae (13%) and Lamiaceae (12%). Herbs constituted the largest fraction (41%), followed by shrubs (27%), trees (24%), grasses (4%), climbers (4%), and ferns (1%). Leaves were the most used plant part. Healers listed about 53 diseases treated with plants.

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坦桑尼亚马拉地区Tarime和Serengeti地区Kuria社区对药用植物的本土知识和使用

摘要本研究记录了坦桑尼亚马拉地区库里亚社区对药用植物的本土知识和使用情况。通过丛林漫步和鉴定、实地指导和观察、半结构化访谈、焦点小组讨论和植物科学鉴定，与20名传统治疗师合作收集了民族植物学数据。Kuria药用植物治疗师报告了来自34个家族的100种药用植物。菊科（15%）占优势，其次是豆科（13%）和Lamiaceae（12%）。草本植物占最大比例（41%），其次是灌木（27%）、树木（24%）、草（4%）、攀缘植物（4%）和蕨类植物（1%）。叶子是植物最常用的部分。Healers列出了大约53种用植物治疗的疾病。

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

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