Scoping review of ethnobotanical studies on

Bono Nethathe, Lonia Maanea Ramphinwa, Ananias Selekane Motadi, Frans Koketso Matlakala

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

Metabolomic Profiling of Medicinal Plant-Based Soft Porridge and Evaluation of Cytotoxicity.Metabolites · 2026
Article
A scoping review on ethnobotanical uses, pharmacological and toxicological profiles of traditional medicinal plants in paediatric healthcare across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026
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4 authors.

Bono NethatheDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Agriculture, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa.

Lonia Maanea RamphinwaDepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Agriculture, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa.

Ananias Selekane MotadiDepartment of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa.

Frans Koketso MatlakalaResearch and Innovation Directorate, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Aim: This study critically reviews the ethnobotanical uses mainly focusing on traditional medicinal uses of Methods: A scoping review following the guidelines of Arksey and O'Malley was used to conduct this study. Various databases were used for searching for relevant articles and were handled in the reference manager EndNote. The data extraction focused on the links between Results: Of the 46 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, only 14 have published studies on the ethnobotanical uses of Conclusion and recommendation: This scoping review provides a comprehensive overview of traditional healing practices using

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ethnobotanical medicinemalariaPiliostigma thonningiiSub-Saharan Africatherapeutic usestraditional uses

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PMID40308778

DOI10.3389/fphar.2025.1575548

PMCPMC12041768

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