Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in managing Gonorrhoea and Syphilis in Urambo District, Tabora Region, Tanzania
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2022-02-18
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Taylor and Francis
Abstract
Medicinal plants used by traditional healers (THs) in managing
gonorrhea and syphilis in Urambo District, Tabora Region,
Tanzania, were documented. A semi-structured questionnaire
was used to gather information on the use of medicinal plants.
The findings revealed that 33 medicinal plants belonging to 18
families were used by the THs to manage gonorrhea and/or
syphilis in Urambo District. Among the listed plants, Ximenia
caffra, Friesodielsia obovata and Clerodendrum myricoides were
frequently used by THs to manage gonorrhea while Ozoroa
reticulata, Catunaregam spinosa, Annona senegalensis and Aloe
vera were used to manage syphilis. Cassia abreviata, Strychnos
spinosa, Strychnos potatorum and Entanda abyssinica were frequently
used for the management of both ailments. Five species
namely Oldfieldia dactylophylla, Flaucortia indica,
Strophanthus eminii, Musa sapeintum and Phyllanthus engleri
were recorded for the first time in the country’s ethnobotanical
literature as a treatment of STIs. Many of the recorded plants
also possessed antimicrobial properties.
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David Sylvester Kacholi & Halima Mvungi Amir (2022) Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in managing Gonorrhoea and Syphilis in Urambo District, Tabora Region, Tanzania, Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants, 28:2, 179-192, DOI: 10.1080/10496475.2022.2035476