May 2022

Ethnobotanical and ethno-pharmacological approach to ichthyotoxic plants of Gabon

This ethnobotanical and ethno-pharmacological study was conducted to know the plants used in fishing practices and to show their importance in traditional medicine in Gabon. For this study, 100 questionnaires were administered to individuals in the fishing and traditional medical domains. 701 plants belonging to 16 different floristic families, including Fabaceae (41%), Rubiaceae (13%), and Rutaceae (15%) were commonly...

Author(s): Ulrich Gauthier Mayombo Mouele, Christiane Atteke Nkoulembene, Bertrand Kokolo, Silas Lendzele Sevidzem and Ibrahim  

May 2022

Medicinal plants in oral health and the intergenerational transfer of knowledge: Resilience to cocoa culture in southern Bahia

Ethnobotanical surveys have proved plant usage in the treatment of oral diseases; however, in areas where cocoa farming influenced socioeconomic reality there is a lack of information about preservation of traditional knowledge related to oral conditions treatment. Family Health Strategy (FHS) users and community experts were interviewed with socioeconomic characteristics and ethnobotanical information being obtained...

Author(s): Bolívar de Oliveira Landi, Carlos Eduardo Dias Igídio, Brenda di Pace Lucena, Marcelo Inácio Ferreira Ferraz, Gabriel Bastos Teixeira and Aline Oliveira da Conceição  

May 2022

Anti-quorum sensing potential of Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) extracts from Burkina Faso

Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes infections in humans, particularly immune-compromised patients with cystic fibrosis, severe burns, and HIV, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. The pathogenic bacteria, P. aeruginosa, produces virulence factors regulated by the mechanism called quorum sensing system. The aim of this study was to assess the anti-quorum sensing activity of Ageratum conyzoides extracts. Chloroform...

Author(s): Eli Compaoré, Vincent Ouédraogo, Moussa Compaoré, Ablassé Rouamba, and Martin Kiendrebeogo