[ Etude ethnobotanique des plantes médicinales traitant le diabète dans les communes de Kimbanseke & Selembao, Province de Kinshasa en République Démocratique du Congo ]
Volume 34, Issue 4, November 2021, Pages 779–790
Benjamin L. Mandjo1, Patrick A. Dande2, and Billin N. Iyuki3
1 Professeur Associé, Unité d’Écodéveloppement, Ethnobiologie et Savoirs endogènes, Département des Sciences de l’Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, RD Congo
2 Assistant, Département des Sciences de l’Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, RD Congo
3 Unité d’Écodéveloppement, Ethnobiologie et Savoirs endogènes, Département des Sciences de l’Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2021 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The majority of the population in Africa resort to traditional medicine to solve the problem of health. The present study, an ethno-botanical survey, was carried out with 70 sellers of medicinal plants anti-diabetic and 30 traditional healers in two townships Kimbaseke et Selembao in city of Kinshasa according to principles included in the declaration of Helsink. Her goal is to promote the traditional ecological knowledge. The ethno-botanical data collected were then supplemented by information concerning the plant ecological types. The results from this study revealed that 21 species belonging 19 genera and 15 families were inventoried in the medicinal flora for treatment of diabetes. The 15 families are dominated by Rubiaceae with three species. The sale and use of the medicinal plant species is a current practice among the age ranging from 22 to 67 years with prevalence at the old people of 51 years and over with predominantly male activity. the barks and leaves are the parts most used by traditional healers and therefore the most sold. The infusion is the most used process. It is important to take conservation measures in order to revalorizing and preserving/using them for sustainable development according to the convention on biological diversity. It is desirable that advanced phytochemical and pharmacological studies are carried out on the two plant species for the scientific validation of their bioactivity, for conversion of the traditional knowledge into scientific culture according to the convention on biological diversity.
Author Keywords: Ethnobotanical survey, diabetes, biodiversity, city of Kinshasa, ecodevelopment.
Volume 34, Issue 4, November 2021, Pages 779–790
Benjamin L. Mandjo1, Patrick A. Dande2, and Billin N. Iyuki3
1 Professeur Associé, Unité d’Écodéveloppement, Ethnobiologie et Savoirs endogènes, Département des Sciences de l’Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, RD Congo
2 Assistant, Département des Sciences de l’Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, RD Congo
3 Unité d’Écodéveloppement, Ethnobiologie et Savoirs endogènes, Département des Sciences de l’Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2021 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The majority of the population in Africa resort to traditional medicine to solve the problem of health. The present study, an ethno-botanical survey, was carried out with 70 sellers of medicinal plants anti-diabetic and 30 traditional healers in two townships Kimbaseke et Selembao in city of Kinshasa according to principles included in the declaration of Helsink. Her goal is to promote the traditional ecological knowledge. The ethno-botanical data collected were then supplemented by information concerning the plant ecological types. The results from this study revealed that 21 species belonging 19 genera and 15 families were inventoried in the medicinal flora for treatment of diabetes. The 15 families are dominated by Rubiaceae with three species. The sale and use of the medicinal plant species is a current practice among the age ranging from 22 to 67 years with prevalence at the old people of 51 years and over with predominantly male activity. the barks and leaves are the parts most used by traditional healers and therefore the most sold. The infusion is the most used process. It is important to take conservation measures in order to revalorizing and preserving/using them for sustainable development according to the convention on biological diversity. It is desirable that advanced phytochemical and pharmacological studies are carried out on the two plant species for the scientific validation of their bioactivity, for conversion of the traditional knowledge into scientific culture according to the convention on biological diversity.
Author Keywords: Ethnobotanical survey, diabetes, biodiversity, city of Kinshasa, ecodevelopment.
Abstract: (french)
La majorité de population en Afrique recourt à la médecine traditionnelle pour résoudre le problème de santé. La présente étude, une enquête ethnobotanique, réalisée auprès des 70 vendeurs des plantes médicinales antidiabétiques et des 30 tradipraticiens dans les communes de Kimbaseke et de Selembao de la ville de Kinshasa. Elle a pour but de valoriser les savoirs naturalistes locaux. Les données ethnobotaniques recueillies ont ensuite été complétées par des informations concernant les types écologiques. Il ressort de cette étude que 21 espèces appartenant 19 genres et 15 familles ont été inventoriées et identifiées pour le traitement de diabète. Les 15 familles dominées par les Rubiaceae avec 3 espèces. La vente des plantes médicinales semble être une activité essentiellement masculine. Elle est dominée par les hommes dans la tranche d’âges allant de 51 ans et plus. Les feuilles et le écorces sont les parties les plus sollicitées par les tradipraticiens. L’infusion est le procédé le plus utilisé. Il s’avère donc important de prendre des mesures urgentes de conservation en vue de pérenniser ces ressources phytogénétiques et assurer la protection de la biodiversité. Des études phytochimique et pharmacologique approfondies devront être réalisées sur ces plantes en vue de leur validation scientifique. Les travaux d’ethnobiologie devraient permettre la conversion du savoir traditionnel en culture scientifique. Les Savoirs Naturalistes Locaux doivent être valorisées, conservées et utilisées durablement en respectant la convention sur la diversité biologique.
Author Keywords: Enquête ethnobotanique, diabète, biodiversité, ville de Kinshasa, écodéveloppement.
How to Cite this Article
Benjamin L. Mandjo, Patrick A. Dande, and Billin N. Iyuki, “Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants treating diabetes in the communes of Kimbanseke & Selembao, Province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 779–790, November 2021.
