Ethnobotanical survey on plants used in the treatment of candidiasis in traditional markets of southern Benin
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(2020) 20:288
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Open Access
Ethnobotanical survey on plants used in the treatment of candidiasis in traditional markets of southern Benin Brice Armand Fanou1, Jean Robert Klotoe1,2* , Lauris Fah1, Victorien Dougnon1, Charles Hornel Koudokpon1, Ghislaine Toko3 and Frédéric Loko1
Abstract Background: Candidiasis, an opportunistic cosmopolitan disease is nowadays like bacterial infections which is a real public health problem. In view of the emergence of Candida strains resistant to existing antifungal agents, alternative solutions should be considered. This is the purpose of this ethnobotanical survey, which aims to identify the medicinal plant species traditionally used to treat candidiasis in traditional markets of southern Benin. Methods: The study was performed from October 2015 to January 2018 in the traditional markets of SouthernBenin. Data were collected by two complementary methods: triplet purchase of medicinal recipes (ATRM) from herbalists markets and semi-structured interview (ISS) from traditional healers. Results: A total of 109 species of medicinal plants belonging to 44 families have been listed and identified. The most frequently cited species were Pteleopsis suberosa Engl. & Diels, Lantana camara L., Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H. Rob, Ocimum gratissimum L. and Lippia multiflora Moldenke with respectively 43.84, 39.73 and 34.25% citation frequencies for the last three species respectively. Leguminosae (20.18%), Euphorbiaceae (5.50%) and Apocynaceae (5.50%) were the most represented botanical families. Leafy stems were more used than other plant organs. The decoction and the oral route were the most appropriate methods of preparation and administration reported by traditional healers. Conclusion: Benin’s plant cover is made up of a wide variety of medicinal plant species used in the traditionnal treatment of candidiasis and which may constitute new sources of medicines to be developed. Keywords: Candidiasis, Ethnobotanical survey, Medicinal plants, Southern Benin
* Correspondence: [email protected] 1 Unité de Recherche en Microbiologie Appliquée et Pharmacologie des substances naturelles (URMAPha), Laboratoire de Recherche en Biologie Appliquée (LARBA), Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi (EPAC), Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01BP2009 Cotonou, Bénin 2 Ecole Normale Supérieure de Natitingou, Université Nationale des Sciences, Technologie, Ingénierie et Mathématiques, BP72 Natitingou, Benin Full list of author information is available at the end of the article © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licenc
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