ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021
Ethnopharmacological Survey on Treatment of Hypertension by Traditional Healers in Bukavu City, DR Congo.
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- Exploring the experiences of traditional practitioners while managing hypertension in Rwanda.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Article
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- A review on the potential of underutilized BlackjackHeliyon · 2022Review
- 'A disease like any other' traditional, complementary and alternative medicine use and perspectives in the context of COVID-19 among the Congolese community in Belgium.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2022Article
- Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants Used in Democratic Republic of Congo: A Critical Review of Ethnopharmacology and Bioactivity Data.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundEthnopharmacological studies are relevant for sustaining and improving knowledge of traditional medicine within the framework of complementary/alternative therapeutic practices based solely on experience and observation across generations. Hypertension is a common cardiovascular disorder affecting more than 50% of older people in Africa (PLoS One. 2019; 14 (4): e0214934; published online on April 5, 2019, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214934).
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey from October 2014 to August 2015 with 18 renowned traditional healers from the city of Bukavu to capture botanical plant species and remedies used by herbalists to manage hypertension in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
resultsRespondents cited 41 plant species belonging to 25 botanical families. The ten most common plants are
conclusionThe literature review validated the use of 73.2% of the plants listed. Plants of high local use-value not supported by other studies deserve in-depth chemical and pharmacological studies.
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