Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used for Treating Urinary Tract Infections in N’Djamena (Chad)
- 1 Laboratory of the Faculty of Human Health Sciences of the University of N’Djamena, N’Djamena, Chad
- 2 Food Quality Control Centre (CECOQDA), N’Djamena, Chad
- 3 Laboratory of the Faculty of Human Health Sciences of the University of N’Djamena, N’Djamena, Chad
- 4 National Reference University Hospital of N’Djamena, N’Djamena, Chad
- 5 Lute Sectorial Programme against AIDS and Hepatitis (PSLS), N’Djamena, Chad
- 6 Laboratory of the Faculty of Human Health Sciences of the University of N’Djamena, N’Djamena, Chad
- 7 Research and Livestock Institute for Development (IRED), N’Djamena, Chad
- 8 Research and Livestock Institute for Development (IRED), N’Djamena, Chad
- 9 Faculty of Sciences of the University of Maroua, Maroua, Cameroun
Abstract
Introduction: Infection disease is a real publique health problem. The rise of resistance for modern antibiotic in infections treatment imposed us order alternatives. The study objective was to contribute in the knowledge of medicinal plants uses in urinary infections treatment in N’Djamena (Chad) in view for amelioration the traditional medicine in future. Methodology: The study was conducted in the city of N’Djamena in the Republic of Chad that interviewed 60 traditherapists on using 11 plants for urinary tract infections treatment. The methodology of this study consisted of the knowledge of medicinal plants that used by traditherapists, and the plants identification was done in the laboratory of IRED at Farcha. Results: A total of 60 traditherapists was interrogated on the plants used in the treatment of urinary tract infections among the population of N’Djamena. The majority of traditherapists interrogated in this study were male with the rate of 61.67% against female with the rate of 38.33%. The age range of traditherapists was between 20 to 80 years, 25 (41.67%) from the age range between 30 - 50 years and 35 (58.33%) in age range from 50 to 70 years. For the origin of their knowledge, the study showed that 72% of traditherapists inherited the knowledge from their family, while 15% inherited from the family and from training. The ethnic groups of the traditherapists were Sara (16%), Maraba (12%) and Massa (11%). According to the results, 18.33% were illiterates, 49% attended primary school and 33.34% the secondary school. Our study found that 11 species of plants belonging to 11 families were used in the treatment of urinary tract infection and the Ziziphus spina-christi was the most represented. According to traditherapists the Ziziphus spina-christi, Cassia obovata and Euphorbia hirta were the most frequent plants used in the urinary tract infections treatment. The parts of plants used in the treatment were leaves and bark, grained leaves and entire plants with the proportion of 50%, 16.67 and 15% respectively. Conclusion: This study revealed that the medicinal plants are variously used in the treatment of infection urinary tract in the city of N’Djamena.
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