Plants For Malaria Treatment in Southern Uganda: Traditional Use, Preference and Ecological Viability
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2007
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Journal of Ethnobiology
Abstract
A study on ethno medicinal use, preference for species, and
ecological viability of plants used for treating malaria was carried out among the
communities living around the Sango Bay Forest Reserve in southern Uganda.
Semi-structured interviews and informal discussions were used to collect
ethno botanical information. Abundance and demographic patterns of the key
forest tree species used to treat malaria were determined, using 45 plots of 0.1 ha.
Sixteen species representing 11 families and 14 genera were reportedly used to treat
malaria, including four new reports. Hallea rubrostipulata (K. Schum.) J.-F.Leroy,
Warburgia ugandensis Sprague, and Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC. were the most
important forest tree species used to treat malaria and were chosen for further
study. The three species were found to be highly valued in the treatment of malaria
and similarly used by the local people as determined by the clustering procedure.
The species generally had an inverse J-shaped curve in their population structures,
indicating viable regenerating populations. The recognition of the use of traditional
medicine by the local communities as an integral and essential part of their health
care system is vital in the conservation and sustainable utilization of these plants.
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Medicinal plants, Malaria, Sustainable use, Traditional knowledge, Uganda
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Ssegawa, P., & KASENENE, J. M. (2007). Plants for malaria treatment in Southern Uganda: traditional use, preference and ecological viability. Journal of Ethnobiology, 27(1), 110-131. https://doi.org/10.2993/0278-