Medicinal plants used in Malaria treatment by Prometra Herbalists in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorAdia, Madina Mohamed
dc.contributor.authorAnywar, Godwin
dc.contributor.authorByamukama, Robert
dc.contributor.authorKamatenesi-Mugisha, Maud
dc.contributor.authorSekagya, Yahaya
dc.contributor.authorKakudidi, Esezah K.
dc.contributor.authorKiremire, Bernard T.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-14T09:52:15Z
dc.date.available2021-12-14T09:52:15Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractEthnopharmacological relevance: The aimofthesurveywastodocumentmedicinalplantsusedin malaria treatmentbyPrometra(Promociondelamedicinatradicionalamazonica)TraditionalMedical Practitioners (TMPs)ofUgandaandforsearchofnewantiplasmodialherbalmedicines(HMs)forfurther phytochemicalanalysis. Materials andmethods: In thisstudy,semistructuredguidedopenandcloseendedquestionnaireswere used. FocusgroupdiscussionswereconductedandkeyinformantswerechosenwithintheTMPswho helped infurtherdiscussionsofhowtheherbalremedieswherecollected,preparedandadministered. Results: A samplesizeof51respondentswasrandomlyselectedamongtheTMPswiththehelpoftheir leader.86speciesdistributedover81generaand39familieswerereportedlybeingusedasherbal remedies inmalariatreatment.TheTMPsusesymptomslikehightemperature,shivering,amongothers in malariadiagnosisanindicationthattheyunderstandmalaria.Theyemphasizedtheuseofleavesand bark intreatmentbecausetheycanregenerateandthereforeensuresustainableuseofplantsratherthan the useofrootswhichwouldbedestructive.TheseTMPStreatandalsoadvisetheirpatientson preventivemeasuresagainstmalariaattackslikesleepingundermosquitonets,clearingbushesnear homesteads, amongotherswhichisanindicationthattheyhelpinthepreventionandmitigationof malaria incidencesandprevalenceintheareaswheretheylive.TheInformantConsensusFactor(FIC) valueof0.8demonstratedthattheTMPsofPrometra-Ugandatendtoagreewitheachotherintermsof the plantspeciestheyuseinmalariatreatmentanindicationofqualitycontrolinasfarasadministration of theherbalremedies. Vernoniaamygdalina Delile, Bidens pilosa L., Justicia betonica L. werehighlycited as beingusedinmalariatreatmentwithfrequenciesofmentionof38,28and25,respectively. Conclusion: TMPs ofPrometra-Ugandaunderstandandtreatmalariausingtheavailableplantdiversity from theirhugeforestandtheherbalgardenswithinBuyijaforest.Thehealersareverykeenatplant conservationwhichisagoodpractice.Specieslike Justica betonica may beinvestigatedfurtherfor antiplasmodial assaystojustifyitsefficacy.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdia, M. M., Anywar, G., Byamukama, R., Kamatenesi-Mugisha, M., Sekagya, Y., Kakudidi, E. K., & Kiremire, B. T. (2014). Medicinal plants used in malaria treatment by Prometra herbalists in Uganda. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 155(1), 580-588.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2014.05.060en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2014.05.060
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/475
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Ethnopharmacologyen_US
dc.subjectMalariaen_US
dc.subjectHerbal Medicinesen_US
dc.subjectPrometraen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectTraditional Medical Practionersen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleMedicinal plants used in Malaria treatment by Prometra Herbalists in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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