tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Utilisation of priority traditional medicinal plants and local people’s knowledge on their conservation status in arid lands of Kenya (Mwingi District)"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Utilisation of priority traditional medicinal plants and local people’s knowledge on their conservation status in arid lands of Kenya (Mwingi District). | Njoroge et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2010 6 22 http content 6 1 22 JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE RESEARCH Open Access Utilisation of priority traditional medicinal plants and local people s knowledge on their conservation status in arid lands of Kenya Mwingi District Grace N Njoroge Isaac M Kaibui Peter K Njenga Peter O Odhiambo Abstract Mwingi District lies within the Kenyan Arid and Semiarid lands ASALs in Eastern Province. Although some ethno-botanical surveys have been undertaken in some arid and semiarid areas of Kenya limited studies have documented priority medicinal plants as well as local people s awareness of conservation needs of these plants. This study sought to establish the priority traditional medicinal plants used for human livestock healthcare and those used for protecting stored grains against pest infestation in Mwingi district. Further the status of knowledge among the local people on the threat and conservation status of important medicinal species was documented. This study identified 18 species which were regarded as priority traditional medicinal plants for human health. In terms of priority 8 were classified as moderate 6 high while 4 were ranked highest priority species. These four species are Albizia amara Roxb. Boiv. Mimosacaeae Aloe secundiflora Engl. Aloaceae Acalypha fruticosa Forssk. Euphorbia-ceae and Salvadora persica L. Salvadoraceae . In regard to medicinal plants used for ethnoveterinary purposes eleven species were identified while seven species were reported as being important for obtaining natural products or concoctions used for stored grain preservation especially against weevils. The data obtained revealed that there were new records of priority medicinal plants which had not been documented as priority species in the past. Results on conservation status of these plants showed that more than 80 of the respondents were unaware that wild medicinal plants were declining and

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