Etudes historiques, ethnobotaniques et ethnopharmacologiques

Artemisia afra Jacq.

Cet article regroupe l’ensemble des études historiques, ethnobotaniques et ethnopharmacologiques concernant Artemisia afra Jacq.

1847-1857

1847

Pappe L.
A List South African Indigenous Plants Used as Remedies by the Colonists of the Cape of Good Hope
O.I. Pike, Cape Town.

1850

Pappe L.
Florae Capensis Medicae Prodromus
A.S. Robertson, Cape Town.

1857

Pappe L.
Florae Capensis Medicae Prodromus, 2nd ed.
W. Britain Press, Cape Town.

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Noms vernaculaires d’’Artemisia afra : Wildeals, Wilde-als, Als, Alsem (Néerlandais du Cap)

Indications et usages répertoriés de la plante :
- gouttes dans les yeux
- toux
- fièvre ;
- anthelminthique
- tonique,
- grippe
- influenza
- antispasmodique

1895

Sir Andrew Smith
A Contribution to the South African materia medica, 2nd ed.
Lovedale, South Africa. (1895.)

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Noms vernaculaires : Wildeals, Wilde-als, Als, Alsem (Néerlandais du Cap)

Indications et usages répertoriés d’Artemisia afra

- affection oculaires : gouttes dans les yeux
- toux
- fièvre
- anthelminthique
- tonique
- grippe
- antispasmodique

1908

Dykman, E.J.
De Suid Afrikaanse Kook-Koek- en Resepte Boek
14th improved impression. Paarl Printers Ltd., Paarl (Cape Colony), South Africa. (1908)

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Noms vernaculaires : Wildeals, Wilde-als, Als, Alsem (Néerlandais du Cap)

Indications et usages répertoriés des feuilles de Artemisia afra L.

- affections des yeux : gouttes dans les yeux
- toux,
- fièvre
- anthelminthique
- tonique,
- grippe
- influenza
- antispasmodique

1917

Phillips, E.P.
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs : : with a Discussion on the Relationships of the Floras of Basutoland, the Kalahari, and the South-eastern Regions. Plates I-VII
Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum, Volume 16, Issue 1, 1—379

A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs : : with a Discussion on the Relationships of the Floras of Basutoland, the Kalahari, and the South-eastern Regions.

Nom vernaculaire : Lengana

Indications et usages répertoriés :

Décoction de feuilles en lavement ou en bain
- maux d’estomac
- constipation :

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ARTEMISIA, Linn.
A. afra, Jacq.
Damp and shady spots on mountain. 15-40 in. high, flowers yellow.
Summer- Autumn. A. Dieterlen, 96 !
DISTRIBUTION : Aliwal North. Natal. Transvaal (Lydenburg).
SESUTO : Lengana. Meaning unknown. Children suffering with constipation are given a decoction of the plant as an enema. A lotion for washing the body is also prepared from it.

1923

Kling, H.
Die Sieketrooster
Van de Sandt de Villiers, Cape Town. (1923)

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Noms vernaculaires : wildeals, wilde-als, als, alsem (Language néerlandais du Cap)

Indications et usages répertoriés des feuilles de Artemisia afra
- gouttes dans les yeux
- toux
- fièvre
- anthelminthique
- tonique
- grippe
- antispasmodique

1937

Bally, P.R.O.
Native medicinal and poisonous plants of East Africa
Kew Bull., 1, 10 - 25, (1937)

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Indications et usages d’Artemisia afra répertoriés :

- rhume
- coryza
- rhinite
- sinusite
- grippe
- rhume de cerveau
- ozène, frisson
- infections du nez,
- nez bouché.

1962

Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa
E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962)

Indications et usages d’Artemisia afra répertoriés :

Infusion et compresse de feuilles d’Artemisia afra :
- blessures
- furoncles
- fièvre
- maux d’oreilles
- hémorroïdes
- problèmes respiratoires
- maux de dents
- sinusite
- rhume de cerveau

1976

Getahun, A.
Some common medicinal and poisonous plants used in ethiopian folk medicine
Faculty of Science, Addis Abeba University, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, 63p., (1976)

Some common medicinal and poisonous plants used in ethiopian folk medicine

Nom vernaculaire de la plante :

« Ariti » (Amaringa), « Chukun, Jukun » (Galinya-harar), « kodo » (Galinya), « Kapani » (Galinya-bale)

Indications et usages d’Artemisia afra répertoriés :

- le jus de feuilles pilées mélangé à de l’eau ou du miel est préconisé pour traiter les maux d’estomac

Extrait :

« Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd.
This is a very odoriferous shrubby herb found in high altitude areas. It is invariably found in wet depressions and in meadows.
Ariti is used to relieve stomach pains. The juice of the crushed leaves is mixed with water or honey and is administered orally. It is also used to clean containers perhaps because of the pleasant odor. The plant is harvested when in the flowering stage. »

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Kokwaro, J.O.
Medicinal plants of East Africa.
East African literature bureau, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, 368 p., (1976)

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Indications et usages de la plante répertoriés en Afrique de l’Est anglophone :

- antipyrétique, antipaludique : plante fermentée chauffée
- émétique : jus de feuilles mâchées en voie orale
- parasitisme interne : décoction de racine dans de l’eau 2 à 3 fois par jour
- maux de gorge : plante chauffée, fermentée
- indigestion : plante

1978

Lindsay, R.S. & F.N. Hepper
Medicinal plants of Marakwet
Kenya.Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom, 49 p., (1978)

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Indications et usages de la plante répertoriés :

- douleurs intestinales : cendre de la plante entière en voie orale
- douleurs intestinales : cendre de la plante entière en voie orale

1980

Harjula, R.
Mirau and his practice. A study of the ethnomedicinal repertoire of a tanzanian herbalist
Institut for cultural research, University of Turku, Finland, 224 p., (1980)

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Indications et usages de la plante répertoriés :

- maux d’estomac (ndwari ya ndeu) : décoction d’une poignée de feuilles dans un demi-litre d’eau en voie orale (la dose peut être répétée après 2 jours si nécessaire ; la dose est moindre pour les enfants.

1985

Gelfand, M., S. Mavi, R.B. Drummond & B. Ndemera
The traditional medicinal practitioner in Zimbabwe
Mambo Press, Gweru (Zimbabwe), 411 p., (1985)

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Indications et usages de la plante répertoriés :

- pneumonie : décoction de feuilles
- antipyrétique et antipaludique : décoction de feuilles

1988

Heine, B. & C. König
Plant concepts and plant use. An ethnobotanical survey of the semi-arid and arid lands of East Africa. Part 2 : Plants of the So (Uganda)
Kolner Beiträge zur Entwicklungsländerforschung / Cologne Development StudiesVerlag breitenbach Publishers, Saarbrücken, Fort Lauderdale, 142 p., Band 7 (1988)

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Indications et usages de la plante répertoriés :

- diarrhée, dysenterie : cendres de feuilles mélangées à du lait

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FAO & World Forestry Congresses
« Artemisia afra »
in Some medicinal forest plants of Africa and Latin America, 1988, pp. 47-52

Some medicinal forest plants of Africa and Latin America

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« 9. Artemisia afra (Fivi)

This is used as an antimalarial. For its preparation, green or dried leaves are boiled for 20 minutes. Alternatively a powder of dried leaves is placed in a hot water decoction for 15 minutes and filtered with clean cloth. The dosage recommended is 100 ml tds for adults, and 15 to 20 to 40 ml tds for children over 5 years. If in powder form, 1 tablespoonful is added to 100 ml of a hot water decoction. At home a child may need a body-bath of 1/2 cup of powder, to 1 bucket water b.d. For patients used to drinking a lot of water these may be given sugarcane juice, or water sweetened with sugar. An hour after the administration of the treatment, the patient’s temperature may rise, and, therefore, there may arise a need for a tepid sponge. [...]

-Folk medicinal uses :

Kokwaro (1975) reports that a fermentation of the heated herb is given to children with a sore throat, also to cure fever. The plant is also used for indigestion. Roots are boiled and the decoction drunk 2-3 times a day for intestinal worms. The leaves are chewed and juice swallowed as an emetic. Chabra (Pers. Comm.) observed that Artemisia afra is used as an anthelmintic particularly for the expulsion of roundworms and thread worm.

Harjula (1980) found out that a handful of the leaves is boiled to make a dose of somewhat more than half a litre ; the dose may be repeated after 2 days if necessary for cure of stomach diseases. Roots are cleaned, dried and boiled to form a decoction which is also used for remedy of stomach diseases.

Watt and Breyer-Brandwijk (1962) reports that a decoction or infusion of Artemisia afra is a medicine for bronchial troubles. It is used for coughs and colds, chills, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, stomach-ache and other gastric derangements, colic, croup, whooping cough ; gout and as a purgative. The infusion or decoction is also used as a lotion to bathe haemorrhoids ; as a hot bath to bring out the rash in measles and in the ear for ear-ache. It is held in the mouth to ease the .pains of gum abscesses and to hasten their burning, and is taken in fever and in blood-poisoning. For further details refer to Watt and Breyer-Brandwijk (1962). During the course of this study it was noted that A. afra ia also considered a cure for malaria. »

1989

Hutchings, A.
Observations on plant usage in Xhosa and Zulu medicine
Bothalia 19, 2 : pp 225 - 235 (1989)

Observations on plant usage in Xhosa and Zulu medicine

Noms vernaculaires : umhlorryane (Xhosa)

Indications et usages répertoriés de la plante :

- grippe : infusion d’Artemisia afra en voie oral ou en inhalation ; les feuilles peuvent être insérées dans les narines
- Plant infusion drunk or inhaled- or leaves inserted in nostrils for influenza/colds

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« Villagers gather the plants used for various common minor ailments and sorne charm remedies for themselves. These plants are called by locally known common names and are often recognized by their leaves and used before flowers or fruitare present. ln one village visited a very young child was sent out to collect a weIl known purge. He returned very quickly with a freshly dug up Ledebouria sp. which he had identified correctly from the Xhosa name. Sorne common ailment remedies such as the influenza and cold cure Arternisia afra Jacq. ex Willd. (Hutchings & Johnson 1986-see also the Appendix) appear to be used in aIl parts of Transkei and also in Zululand. It is known by the same name, urnhlonyane, in both Xhosa and Zulu. Within the village, more specialised knowledge is common to smaUer groups, such as the grandmothers who, from information apparently passed on through the farnily, collect the necessary plants and prepare and administer medicines for their grandchildren.
[...]
Diviners (known as amgqirha in Xhosa and izangoma in Zulu), keep contact with the ancestors, divine the causes of misfortune and illness and may treat patients themselves. They may also refer patients to specialist traditional doctors. Diviners are usually, but not always, women. They invariably receive a strong vocational calling which they themselves refer to as a sickness, known in Xhosa as ukuthwasa. They receive their training from practising diviners but never from a member of their own farnily, although the calling frequently cornes through the medium of a departed relative, often the diviner’s grand- mother, who was herself a diviner. The period of training of the ten diviners interviewed varied from eight months to five years. »

1991

N.E.N. Shauri
Experience on the use of Tanzanian medicinal plants for the last decade (1979-1989)
Proceedings of an International Conference of Experts from Developing Countries on Ministry of Health, United Republic of Tanzania, 1991

Experience on the use of Tanzanian medicinal plants for the last decade (1979-1989)

Abstract :

This paper highlights on the various methods of herbal therapeutics. It indicates where a herb is administered as an infusion, a decoction, a maceration, a juice, a lotion, a powder etc. It is to be noted that the gathered plants, whether growing wild or cultivated, should be, as far as possible, free of contaminated dangerous chemicals (e.g. DDT). In this paper the author presents the common herbs with their botanical, local, and Swahili names. Be also touches on a few common tropical diseases. A brief classification of herbs and reference to dangerous drug groups, are also given. A note on herbal preparation of insecticides and insect repellents is also provided.

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9. Artemisia afra (Fivi)

This is used as an antimalarial. For its preparation, green or dried leaves are boiled for 20 minutes. Alternatively a powder of dried leaves is placed in a hot water decoction for 15 minutes and filtered with clean cloth. The dosage recommended is 100 ml tds for adults, and 15 to 20 to 40 ml tds for children over 5 years. If in powder form, 1 tablespoonful is added to 100 ml of a hot water decoction. At home a child may need a body-bath of 1/2 cup of powder, to 1 bucket water b.d. For patients used to drinking a lot of water these may be given sugarcane juice, or water sweetened with sugar. An hour after the administration of the treatment, the patient’s temperature may rise, and, therefore, there may arise a need for a tepid sponge.

Indications et usages de la plante répertoriés :

- paludisme : Décoction de feuilles vertes ou séchées durant 20 minutes, 100 ml pour adultes, et 15 à 40 ml pour les enfants de moins de 5 ans sous forme de poudre, 1 cuillère à soupe pleine en décoction dans 100 ml d’eau d’eau.

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Simon, C. & M. Lamla
Merging pharmacopoeia : understanding the historical origins of incorporative pharmacopoeial processes among Xhosa healers in Southern Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 33, pp. 237 - 242, (1991)

Merging pharmacopoeia : understanding the historical origins of incorporative pharmacopoeial processes among Xhosa healers in Southern Africa

Nom vernaculaire : Umhlonyane, msuzwane (Xhosa)

Indications et usages de la plante répertoriés :
- éruptions cutanées
- asthme :
- sédatif :
- Grippe
- maladie de la rate

1994

Anne Hutchings, Johannes van Staden
Plant used for stress-related ailments in traditional Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho medicine. Part 1 : Plants used for headaches
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 43, pp. 89 - 124 (1994)

Plant used for stress-related ailments in traditional Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho medicine. Part 1 : Plants used for headaches

Noms vernaculaires : lengana (Sotho), umhlonyana (Xhosa, Zulu)

Indications et usages répertoriés de la plante :

Feuilles de Artemisia afra insérer dans les narines (remède Zulu)
- maux de tête
Feuilles d’Artemisia afra insérer dans les narines ou bain de vapeurs (remède Xhosa, Sotho)
- refroidissement, grippe

1995

Bhat R.B. , T.V. Jacobs
Traditional herbal medicine in Transkei
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 48, 7-12 (1995)

Traditional herbal medicine in Transkei

Nom vernaculaire : Um hlonyane (Xhosa) ; Wild wormwood (Anglais)

- rougeole : infusion chaude préparée à partir de feuilles fraîches est mélangée avec des excréments de chèvre et application locale
- rhumes et grippe : inhaler les vapeurs de la décoction d’une poignée de feuilles de Artemisia afra, parfois une poignée de feuilles sont pressées et les émanations sont inhalées

« A handful of leaves are boiled in water and the fumes are inhaled for colds and flu, sometimes a handful of leaves are squeezed and the vapour inhaled directly, a hot infusion prepared from fresh leaves is mixed with goat droppings and applied externally to treat measles. »

1996

Anna K. Jäger, Anne Hutchings, Johannes van Staden
Screening of Zulu medicinal plants for prostaglandin - synthesis inhibitors
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 52, pp. 95-100, (1996)

Screening of Zulu medicinal plants for prostaglandin - synthesis inhibitors

Abstract :

Aqueous and ethanolic extracts of 39 plants used in traditional Zulu medicine to treat headache or inflammatory diseases were screened for prostaglandin-synthesis inhibitors. Extracts were tested in an in vitro assay for cyclooxygenase inhibitors. In general, ethanolic extracts caused higher inhibition than aqueous extracts. Two-thirds of the plants screened had high inhibitory activity. The highest inhibition was obtained with ethanolic extracts of Bidens pilosa, Eucomis autumnalis, Harpephyilum caffrum, Helichrysum nudifolium, Leonotis intermedia, Leonotis leonorus, Ocotea bullata, Rumex saggitatus, Solarium mauritianum, Synadenium cupulare and Trichilia dregeana.

Keywords : Anti-inflammatory ; Cyclooxygenase ; Headache ; Inhibitors ; Prostaglandin-synthesis ; Screening

Indications et usages de la plante répertoriés :

- migraine, maux de tête, céphalée : inhalation de la vapeur du décocté de parties aériennes d’Artemisia afra

1996

Bossard, E.
La médecine traditionnelle chez les Ovimbundi (au centre et à l’ouest de l’Angola)
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)

La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l’ouest de l’Angola

Nom vernaculaire : (e) nthilili (Nyaneka)

Indications et usages de la plante répertoriés :

- paludisme (convalescence) : infusion de feuilles de Artemisia afra, VO.
- helminthiase : infusion de feuilles de Artemisia afra + poudre dans la nourriture en voie orale.

2000

Van Wyk, B.-E., Gericke, N.
Peoples Plants : A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa
Brizza Publication. Pretoria (2000)

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Nom vernaculaire : Umhlonyane (Zulu), (Xhosa)

Indications de la plante répertoriés :

- dysménorrhée

2005

Mesfin Tadesse, Debela Hunde , Yehenew Getachew
Survey of medicinal plants used to treat human doseases in Seka Chekorsa, Jimma zone, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, Volume 15 (2), 89 - 107 July 2005

Survey of medicinal plants used to treat human doseases in Seka Chekorsa, Jimma zone, Ethiopia

Nom vernaculaire : Godoguracha (Amharic)

Indications et usages de la plante répertoriés :

- constipation (yehode derqet) : infusion de feuilles en voie oral
- coliques abdominales : décoction de feuilles ; préparation froide, ½ tasse à thé, 1 fois par jour pendant 3 jours

2006

T.S.A. Thring, F.M. Weitz
Medicinal plant use in the Bredasdoro/Elim region of the Southern Overberg in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 103 (2006) 261–275

Medicinal plant use in the Bredasdorp/Elim region of the Southern Overberg in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Excerpt

[...] the majority of the plants used in this survey are plants that are commonly used around South Africa in Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho traditional medicine, for example, Artemisia afra, Mentha longifolia and Leonotis leonurus. These popular plants share many of the same uses, for example, Artemisia afra was found to be used to treat gastrointestinal trouble and as a general tonic (Hutchings, 1989 ; Hutchings et
al., 1996)

[...]
Use/condition treated :
Bladder and kidney disorders, coughs, colds, influenza, convulsions, diabetes, fever, headache, heart, inflammation, rheumatism, stomach disorders and worms.
A tea made from a handful of the leaves can be taken daily to treat bladder and kidney trouble, coughs, colds, influenza, heart, headache. A syrup can also be made by boiling the leaves with sugar for coughs. For inflammation and fever leaves are
made into a poultice with brandy or vinegar and wrapped around affected area (inflammation) or around the stomach (fever). For diabetes a small amount of the tea is taken twice daily continuously.
This popular plant has many uses in the literature including uses as a tonic, anthelmintice,c, eyewashe, coughs, colds and influenza, fever, loss of appetite, colic, headache, earache, malaria, worms, constipation, diabetes and as blood purifiers for acne and boils.

[...]
Artemisia afra and Ruta graveolens are the two most popular plants used by the people who participated in this questionnaire. However, these are the two plants that were mentioned by every person interviewed in the study, and the remaining
plants also had a higher mention of use than any of the other plants .

[...]
Artemisia afra and Ruta graveolens are seen to treat a wide variety of conditions. It shows which plants are recommended to treat the specific conditions. The most widely treated conditions are arthritis, bladder and kidney trouble, diabetes, fever, and stomach trouble.
[...]
Artemisia afra, the most widely used plant, has been found to contain decongestant and antibacterial volatile oils as well as possessing analgesic and antihistamine properties (Van Wyk et al., 1997). This justifies the use of the plant for treating many of the conditions listed by the informants, such as colds, influenza and headache. This suggests that ethnobotanical surveys can be a reliable source of discovering (and perhaps even re-discovering) plants, as well as new uses of these plants, which deserve further investigation. Ethnobotanical studies can also be useful in preserving this type of knowledge for future generations.

2007

James W. Gathirwa, Geoffrey M. Rukunga, Eliud N. M. Njagi, Sabah A. Omar, Anastasia N. Guantai, Charles N. Muthaura, Peter G. Mwitari, Cecilia W. Kimani, Peter G. Kirira, Festus M. Tolo, Teresia N. Ndunda, Isaiah O. Ndiege
In vitro anti-plasmodial and in vivo anti-malarial activity of some plants traditionally used for the treatment of malaria by the Meru community in Kenya
Journal of Natural Medicine (2007) 61:261–268

In vitro anti-plasmodial and in vivo anti-malarial activity of some plants traditionally used for the treatment of malaria by the Meru community in Kenya

Abstract :

Extracts of seven medicinal plant species used for treatment of malaria in traditional/cultural health systems of the Ameru people in Kenya were tested in vitro and in vivo against Plasmodium falciparum (D6 and W2 strains) and P. berghei, respectively. Of the plants tested, 28.57% were highly active (IC50 <10 lg/ml) and 42.86% moderately active (IC50 10–50 lg/ml), while 28.57% had weak activity of 50–125 lg/ml in vitro. The water and methanol extracts of Boscia salicifolia Oliv. and Artemisia afra Jacq. (ex-Willd.) were the most active against both the chloroquine (CQ)-sensitive (D6) and the CQ-resistant (W2) P. falciparum strains. Artemisia afra and Rhus natalensis Bernh. (ex-Krauss) exhibited the highest parasite clearance and chemo-suppression (>70%) in vivo (in mice). The plants with high in vitro anti-plasmodial (low IC50 values) and high anti-malarial activity (high chemo-suppression) in vivo are potential sources of novel anti-malarial drugs.
Keywords Anti-malarial ; Anti-plasmodial ; Toxicity ; Boscia salicifolia ; Artemisia afra ; Rhus natalensis

2008

Van Wyk, B.-E.
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)

A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany

Nom vernaculaire : Wildeals, wilde-als, als, alsem (Africaans)

Indications et usages répertoriés :

- feuilles de Artemisia afra ;
- tonique
- antispasmodique
- anthelminthique
- rhumes
- grippe
- toux
- fièvre

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J.W. Gathirwa, G.M. Rukungaa, E.N.M. Njagi, S.A. Omara, P.G. Mwitari, A.N. Guantai, F.M. Tolo, C.W. Kimani, C.N. Muthaura, P.G. Kirira, T.N. Ndunda, G. Amalembab, G.M. Mungaid, I.O. Ndiege
The in vitro anti-plasmodial and in vivo anti-malarial efficacy of combinations of some medicinal plants used traditionally for treatment of malaria by the Meru community in Kenya
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 115 (2008) 223–231

The in vitro anti-plasmodial and in vivo anti-malarial efficacy of combinations of some medicinal plants used traditionally for treatment of malaria by the Meru community in Kenya

Abstract :

The use of herbal drugs as combinations has existed for centuries in several cultural systems.However, the safety and efficacy of such combinations have not been validated. In this study, the toxicity, anti-plasmodial and antimalarial efficacy of several herbal drug combinations were investigated. Lannea schweinfurthii, Turraea robusta and Sclerocarya birrea, used by traditional health practitioners in Meru community, were tested for in vitro anti-plasmodial and in vivo anti-malarial activity singly against Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium berghei, respectively. Methanolic extract of Turraea robusta was the most active against Plasmodium falciparum D6 strain. Aqueous extracts of Lannea schweinfurthii had the highest anti-plamodial activity followed by Turraea robusta and Sclerocarya birrea. D6 was more sensitive to the plant extracts than W2 strain. Lannea schweinfurthii extracts had the highest anti-malarial activity in mice followed by Turraea robusta and Sclerocarya birrea with the methanol extracts being more active than aqueous ones. Combinations of aqueous extracts of the three plants and two others (Boscia salicifolia and Rhus natalensis) previously shown to exhibit anti-plasmodial and anti-malarial activity singly were tested in mice. Marked synergy and additive interactions were observed when combinations of the drugs were assayed in vitro. Different combinations of Turraea robusta and Lannea schweinfurthii exhibited good in vitro synergistic interactions. Combinations of Boscia salicifolia and Sclerocarya birrea ; Rhus natalensis and Turraea robusta ; Rhus natalensis and Boscia salicifolia ; Turraea robusta and Sclerocarya birrea ; and Lannea schweinfurthii and Boscia salicifolia exhibited high malaria parasite suppression (chemo-suppression >90%) in vivo when tested in mice. The findings are a preliminary demonstration of the usefulness of combining several plants in herbal drugs, as a normal practice of traditional health practitioners.

Keywords : Medicinal plants ; Anti-plasmodial ; Anti-malarial ; Combination ; Efficacy ; Toxicity

2009

Mesfin, F., S. Demisse1, T. Teklehaymanot

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Wonago Woreda, SNNPR, Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 5:28 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-5-28 (2009)

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Wonago Woreda, SNNPR, Ethiopia

Noms vernaculaires : chugughee (Gedeoffa) Ethiopie (région de Wonago Woreda)

Indications et usages répertoriés de la plante :
- maux de tête : mâcher des feuilles fraîches de Artemisia afra et VO.
- paludisme : piler des feuilles fraîches et séchées avec du beurre VO. avec du café avant le repas du matin durant 3 jours
- douleurs abdominales : feuilles fraîches écrasées ou pilées de Artemisia afra bouillir dans H2O , filtrer et boire chaud

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N.Q. Liu F. Van der Kooy R. Verpoorte,
.Artemisia afra : A potential flagship for African medicinal plants ?
South African Journal of Botany 75 (2009) 185–195

{Artemisia afra} : A potential flagship for African medicinal plants ?

Abstract :

The genus Artemisia consists of about 500 species, occurring throughout the world. Some very important drug leads have been discovered from this genus, notably artemisinin, the well known anti-malarial drug isolated from the Chinese herbArtemisia annua. The genus is also known for its aromatic nature and hence research has been focused on the chemical compositions of the volatile secondary metabolites obtained from various Artemisia species. In the southern African region, Artemisia afra is one of the most popular and commonly used herbal medicines. It is used to treat various ailments ranging from coughs and colds to malaria and diabetes. Although it is one of the most popular local herbal medicines, only limited scientific research, mainly focussing on the volatile secondary metabolites content, has been conducted on this species. The aim of this review was therefore to collect all available scientific literature published on Artemisia afra and combine it into this paper. In this review, a general overview will be given on the morphology, taxonomy and geographical distribution of Artemisia afra. The major focus will however be on the secondary metabolites, mainly the volatile secondary metabolites, which have been identified from this species. In addition all of the reported biological activities of the extracts derived from this species have been included as well as the literature on the pharmacology and toxicology.

Keywords : Artemisia afra ; Traditional African Medicine ; Volatile secondary metabolites.

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Bekalo, T. H., S. D. Woodmatas, Z. A. Woldemariam
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by local people in the lowlands of Konta Special Woreda, southern nations, nationalities and peoples regional state, Ethiopia.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 5 : 26 (2009) doi : 10.1186/1746-4269-5-26

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by local people in the lowlands of Konta Special Woreda, southern nations, nationalities and peoples regional state, Ethiopia

Noms vernaculaires : aguppiyaa (Konta)

Indications et usages répertoriés de la plante :

- toux (infants) : le premier jour l’enfant boira une décoction de fruits frais de Ocimum basilicum mélangé à du beurre, le deuxième jour l’enfant boira une décoction de Allium cepa mélangé à du beurre ; le troisième jour l’enfant boira une décoction de Artemisia afra mélangé à du beurre ;
- toux : même recette que supra ;
- tonique : pour la bonne santé des enfants, décoction feuilles fraîches mélangées à du beurre, en voie orale.
- parasites intestinaux : préparation de feuilles fraîches écrasées de Artemisia absinthium de Artemisia afra et Ruta chalepensis homogénéisées dans H2O, VO.
- parasites intestinaux : feuilles fraîches écrasées de Artemisia absinthium cuisson avec Artemisia afra et homogénéisées dans de l’eau en voie orale..
- crampes abdominales, cuisson de feuilles fraîches écrasées de Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia afra et Cuscuta campestris, VOen voie orale.
- parasites intestinaux : préparation de feuilles fraîches écrasées de Artemisia absinthium de Artemisia afra et Ruta chalepensis homogénéisées dans H2O, VO.
- parasites intestinaux : feuilles fraîches écrasées de Artemisia absinthium cuisson avec Artemisia afra et homogénéisées dans H2O, en voie orale..

2010

Okello, S.V., Nyunja R.O., Netondo G.W. & Onyango J.C.
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by Sabaot of Mt. Elgon Kenya
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines Volume 7, No. 1, pp 1-10 (2010)

Floristic diversity and use of medicinal plants sold by street vendors in Gaborone, Botswana

Noms vernaculaires : sisimwet (Sabaot)

Indications et usages répertoriés de la plante :

- paludisme, décoction de feuilles de Artemisia afra

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Setshogo, M. P., C. M. Mbereki
Floristic diversity and use of medicinal plants sold by street vendors in Gaborone, Botswana
African Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology 5, 69–74. (2010)

Floristic diversity and use of medicinal plants sold by street vendors in Gaborone, Botswana

Nom vernaculaire : Lengana (Setswana)

Indications et usages répertoriés de l’infusion de la plante :

- asthme, une partie quelconque de Artemisia afra en décoction

2011

B.-E. Van Wyk
The potential of South African plants in the development of new medicinal products
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, Issue 4, 2011, pp. 812-829

The potential of South African plants in the development of new medicinal products

Abstract :

Southern Africa is an important focal point of botanical and cultural diversity but only a few plant species have hitherto become fully commercialised as medicinal products. In recent years there has been an upsurge in research and development activity, resulting in several new products and new crops. In this review, more than 90 of the best-known and most promising indigenous South African plants are listed and subjectively evaluated in the context of their potential for commercialisation as medicinal products for a variety of applications. The history of product development relating to the following species is briefly discussed and the plants and some of their products are illustrated : Agathosma betulina (buchu), Aloe ferox (bitter aloe), Artemisia afra (African wormwood), Aspalathus linearis (rooibos tea), Bulbine frutescens (burn jelly plant) ; Cyclopia genistoides (honeybush tea), Harpagophytum procumbens (devil’s claw), Hoodia gordonii (hoodia, ghaap), Hypoxis hemerocallidea (“African potato”), Lippia javanica (fever tea), Mesembryanthemum tortuosum (=Sceletium tortuosum) (kanna, kougoed), Pelargonium sidoides (“Umckaloabo”), Siphonochilus aethiopicus (African ginger), Sutherlandia frutescens (=Lessertia frutescens) (cancer bush), Warburgia salutaris (pepperbark tree) and Xysmalobium undulatum (“Uzara”). The main factors that are apparently responsible for failure or success will be highlighted, especially the importance of marketing strategy, proof of concept and barriers to market entry.

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Muthee, J.K., D.W. Gakuya, J.M. Mbaria, P.G. Kareru, C.M. Mulei, F.K. Njonge
Ethnobotanical study of anthelmintic and other medicinal plants traditionally used in Loitoktok district of Kenya
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 135, 15–21, (2011)

Ethnobotanical study of anthelmintic and other medicinal plants traditionally used in Loitoktok district of Kenya

Nom vernaculaire : Olchanipus

Indication de la plante répertoriée :

- theilériose (maladie des bovins domestiques, des moutons et des chèvres causée par le protozoaire parasite Theileria parva)

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A . Moteetee and B-E . Van Wyk
The medical ethnobotany of lesotho : a review
Bothalia 41,1 : 209–228 (2011)

The medical ethnobotany of lesotho : a review

Indications et usages répertoriés :

Leaf decoction for :
- flu
- colds
- fever
- coughs
- decongestant
- stomach ailments ;

Enema given to children for :
- constipation

Leaf infusion for :
- toothache : leaf infusion

Leaf infusion inserted into ears for :
- earache :

Excerpts :

Dosage forms and methods of administering medicine Medicinal plants are used in many different forms. They are taken as decoctions (mostly with water, rarely with milk) or infusions either orally (ho noa) or as an enema (ho tšela) for various internal ailments . Plants are also incinerated, powdered and used as a snuff (ho tsuba), often to induce sneezing to get rid of head and chest colds . Another form is inhalation of either smoke from a burning plant (another form of ho tsuba) or vapour from a freshly crushed plant or fresh leaves of lengana (Artemisia afra) or koena (Mentha longifolia) stuffed in the nostrils, as a cure for headaches and colds. Smoke can also be introduced into the body through fumigation (ho futhela) . Boiling decoctions (generally of some Helichrysum species, Artemisia afra or Mentha longifolia) are used for steaming (ho arubela) to treat colds . Sometimes plants are also taken as masticatories, although only a few plants are chewed raw (e .g . Alepidea cordifolia and Elionurus muticus) . Other medicines are applied or rubbed into incisions/scarifications (ho phatsa) made on the body . These incisions are done for two reasons : 1, to protect people against sorcery or to counteract its effects, in which case several parts of the body (including forehead, cheeks, chin, neck, throat, breasts, and joints) are scarified and the medicine is rubbed in ; or 2, as a cure for ailments such as headaches, whereby only the affected part is scarified. Other plants are used externally as lotions, mixed with fat to make ointments or applied as poultices (ho thoba or ho tapisa).
[…]
It is interesting to note that the two most important medicinal plants in the materia medica of Lesotho are used also for the two most common everyday ailments, namely respiratory and digestive problems (Artemisia afra and Dicoma anomala) . Artemisia afra (lengana) is most commonly used as a nasal plug but the leaves are also used as a decoction or for steaming . The plant is used as a traditional medicine in many parts of Africa, to treat various illnesses including colds, sore throat, headaches and intestinal worms, but should not be used in high doses as it usually contains thujone, which is a central nervous system toxin (Van Wyk & Wink 2004).
[…]
Plants are used for a wide range of ailments, the most frequent indications being digestive ailments and respiratory conditions . Dicoma anomala (used mainly for digestive ailments) and Artemisia afra (used mainly for respiratory ailments) appear to be the best known and most widely used medicinal plants . Fifty-two species are variously employed for magic and sorcery . Other important medicinal species include Gerbera pilloseloides, Helichrysum caespititium, Mentha longifolium, Rhamnus prinoides, Alepidea cordifolia, Heteromorpha arborescens, Felicia muricata, Gerbera viridiflora, Helichrysum odoratissimum, Cotyledon orbiculata, Trifolium burchellianum, Gunnera perpensa, Olea europaea, Pentanisia prunelloides, Hermannia depressa, Eucomis autumnalis, Bulbine narcissifolia and Dianthus basuticus.

2012

Coopoosamy, R. M. and K. K. Naidoo
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Durban, South Africa.
African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Vol. 6(11), pp. 818-823, 22 March, 2012

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Durban, South Africa

Nom vernaculaire zulu : Mhlonyane

Indications et usages répertoriés de l’infusion de la plante :

- mal de tête
- toux
- fièvre
- mal d’oreille
- vers intestinaux
- perte d’appétit
- colique
- rhumes

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Otang, W. M. , D. S. Grierson & R. N. Ndip
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
South Africa Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(11), pp. 2071-2080, 23 March, 2012

Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Abstract :

An estimated 5.7 million people were living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa in 2009, more than in any other country. Up to 90% of all HIV/AIDS patients develop opportunistic fungi infections (OFIs) at some point during the course of the disease and 10 to 20% dies as a direct consequence of these. Despite the broad use of medicinal plants in South Africa, there is a dearth of knowledge regarding the use of such plants in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients. Knowledge of these plants is very important as this can serve as leads in the discovery of new antifungal agents. The purpose of this study was to document the indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Information was obtained through conversations with traditional healers and AIDS patients with the aid of semi-structured questionnaires, direct observations and by reviewing studies reported in the literature. A total of 123 informants participated in the study, including 22 (21.8%) traditional healers and 101 (78.2%) HIV/AIDS patients. Thirty two plant species distributed in 26 families and 32 genera were identified as being used to treat one or more of the OFIs. Considering the idespread use of these medicinal plants to treat various ailments and their current use in the management of oportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients, it therefore becomes crucial to scientifically validate the therapeutic uses and safety of these plants through phytochemical screening, antifungal susceptibility tests and toxicological studies.

Key words : Medicinal plants, opportunistic fungal infections, human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndromes (HIV/AIDS), ethnobotanical survey, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

VIH / SIDA, H(087) candidose oropharyngée, infections opportunistes du VIH / SIDA, feuilles et graines en décoction de Artemisia afra, VO.

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Dyubeni, L. and L. V. Buwa
An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of ear, nose and throat (ENT) infections in Nkonkobe Municipality, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(14), pp. 2721-2726, 16 April, 2012

An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of ear, nose and throat (ENT) infections in Nkonkobe Municipality, South Africa

Abstract :

The use of medicinal plants in the treatment of infectious diseases has been used by the majority of the world’s population for thousands of years. South Africa has a rich heritage of indigenous knowledge on the use of traditional medicinal plants. The Eastern Cape Province of South Africa is particularly known for its richness in plant species. The indigenous people of this province have a long history of traditional plant usage for the treatment of various diseases and ailments. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used for the treatment of ear, nose and throat (ENT) infections in Nkonkobe Municipality of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, was conducted through the use of structured questionnaires. Respondents included traditional healers and herbalists. The information collected revealed 27 plant species belonging to 21 families were used to treat ENT infections. Members of the
Asteraceae family were reported to be the most prominent followed by Lamiaceae, Alliaceae and Rutaceae, respectively. The leaves were reported to be the most used part of the plants, constituting about 59% of the herbal preparations, followed by the bark and roots (11% each), bulb, rhizome and stem (5% each), and twigs and fruits (2% each). Methods of herbal administration involved drinking the extracts, snuffing the powdered leaves and squeezing the warm leaf sap directly into the ear, for healing the throat, nose and ear infections respectively. Plants reported in this survey are important candidates for phytochemical and pharmacological tests.
Key words : Ear, nose and throat infections, herbal medicine, traditional healers.

H(053) infections de l’oreille (Indlebe ebuhlungu, Izilonda endlebeni) Les.feuilles de Artemisia afra sont cuites et le breuvage chaud est instillé dans l’oreille pour soulager les maux d’oreilles
H(108) infections du nez (Izilonda empumlweni, Umongoza) Les feuilles fraîches sont utilisées fraîches et sont insérées dans les narines pour dégager le nez bouché et guérir de l’infection.

2013

Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Ancestral pharmacopoeias : a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013

Ancestral pharmacopoeias : a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa

Nom vernaculaire :wormwood (Afrikaans)

- grippe, décoction de feuilles de Artemisia afra en bouchon pour le nez

2014

Bhat , RB.
Medicinal plants and traditional practices of Xhosa people in the Transkei region of Eastern Cape, South Africa
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 13 (2), pp. 292-298, April 2014

Medicinal plants and traditional practices of Xhosa people in the Transkei region of Eastern Cape, South Africa

Nom vernaculaire : Umhlonyane (Xhosa), wild wormwood (Anglais)

Indications et usages répertoriés :

- toux
- asthme : feuilles d’Artemisia afra en décoction trois fois par jour pendant une semaine

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Paray Mission Hospital and School of nursing. Physiotherapy Departement
Lengana, Artemisia afra. Some useful information of a common herb

Lengana, Artemisia afra. Some useful information of a common herb

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Sebua S Semenya, Martin J Potgieter
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa : their
socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:4 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by local people in the lowlands of Konta Special Woreda, southern nations, nationalities and peoples regional state, Ethiopia

Abstract

Background : Bapedi traditional healers play a vital role in the primary health care of rural inhabitants in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. However, literature profiling their social and demographic variables, as well as their traditional healing practices is lacking.

Methods : Convenience sampling were used to identify and select two traditional healers from municipalities (resulting in 34 healers being used in this pilot survey) of the Limpopo Province in South Africa. Information on the social and demographic variables, and traditional healing practices of these healers was gathered from January 2013 to July 2013, using a semi-structured questionnaire, supplemented by field surveys for plant identification and collection used in the preparation of remedies.

Results : Males constituted nearly two-thirds of the participants. Forty eight percent of them became healers through mentoring of another healer, while 38% acquired their traditional healing knowledge from parents and 14% from grandparents. In contrast to this, 62% of the females obtained theirs from their parents, 30% from fellow traditional healers, and 8% from grandparents. A total of 154 plant species were used by healers in the treatment of 52 health related problems. A vast majority (89%) of these practitioners reported that prepared herbal
remedies do expire, which is a temperature-dependent process. Determinations of the efficacy of remedies by most healers (67%) were via consultation with ancestors (90%). This study also found that none of the interviewees had any knowledge of provincial or national environmental legislation.

Conclusions : The current study has shown that Bapedi traditional healers could play a leading role in both the preservation of indigenous knowledge and the use of medicinal plants. However, of concern is the traditional methods (via consulting ancestors) employed by most of these healers in determining efficacy of remedies, thus indicating a need for a scientific investigations to establish their safety and effectiveness. Equally, there is a need to educate traditional practitioners’ regarding the significant of various conservation legislations in their traditional healing. By addressing these, the national and provincial legislators, medical fraternity as well as environmental agencies will be able to better integrate them in primary health care systems and environmental management.

Keywords : Bapedi, Limpopo Province, Profile, Plant use, Traditional healers

2015

Seleteng Kose, L. , A. Moteetee, S. Van Vuuren
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the Maseru district of Lesotho
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 170, 184–200, (2015)

Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the Maseru district of Lesotho

Nom vernaculaire :lengana (Sesotho)

Indications et usages répertoriés :

- Maladie de la prostrate : feuilles de Artemisia afra

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Chekole, G., Z. Asfaw, E. Kelbessa
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the environs of Tara-gedam and Amba remnant forests of Libo Kemkem District, northwest Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 11:4 (2015)

Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the environs of Tara-gedam and Amba remnant forests of Libo Kemkem District, northwest Ethiopia

Nom vernaculaire : Yesiet kest (Amharic)

Indications et usages répertoriés :

Pommade à base de racines fraîches ou séchées d’Artemisia afra écrasée en poudre et de beurre
- démangeaisons :

Infusion de racines fraîches séchées, écrasées avec du miel en voie orale :
- impuissance
- gonorrhée
- syphilis

Jus de racines fraîches, mastiquées en voie orale :
- menstruation excessive

Fumigation ou prise de racines fraîches séchées
- mauvais œil

2016

Denver Davids, Diana Gibson and Quinton Johnson
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used to manage High Blood Pressure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Bitterfontein, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 194 : 755 – 766

Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used to manage High Blood Pressure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Bitterfontein, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Excerpt :

« Artemisia afra is extensively utilised in Southern Africa for the treatment of T2DM, as well as for coughs, colds, headaches, loss of appetite, gastric imbalances, colic, gout, asthma, malaria, kidney and bladder disorders, influenza, convulsion, fever, heart inflammation, rheumatism and as a purgative (Watt and Breyer-Brandwijk, 1962 ; Thring and Weitz, 2006 ; Patil et al., 2011 ; Afolayan, 2013 ; Mukinda et al., 2010 ; Mukina and Syce 2007). Sunmonu and Afolayan (2010) evaluated the antioxidant properties of aqueous extract of Artemisia afra leaves on the kidney and liver of rats with http://repository.uwc.ac.za 14 streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Its effectiveness was found to be comparable to glibenclamide, a standard hypoglycaemic drug. Several of the complications of T2DM have been associated with oxidative stress and antioxidants have been considered as potential treatments (Reaven et al., 1995 ; Cunningham, 1998). As such, antioxidant action could play a significant role in the treatment of diabetes through THM with this property. This may be an indication that Artemisia afra extract could potentially be a useful therapeutic instrument for treating oxidation-related pathological damage (Wongkham et al., 2001). Issa and Bule (2015) found that blood glucose levels in Alloxan induced diabetic Swiss albino mice significantly decreased (by 24%) in groups that were given A.afra doses of 500 mg/Kg and by 56.9% in groups that received 750 mg/Kg, respectively. The methanolic extract of Artemisia afra also lowered blood glucose by 49.8% in doses of 1000 mg/Kg. The same study also found that Artemisia afra was non-toxic. Other studies pertaining to the bioactivity of Artemisia afra include its potential use as an antifungal agent (Gundidza, 1993), its antibacterial activity (Rabe and van Staden, 1997), as an antioxidant (Burits et al., 2001), its potential toxicity (Elgorashi et al., 2003), and its anticancer (Fouche et al., 2008), anti-tuberculotic (Mativandlela et al., 2008) and anti-malarial (Van der Kooy et al., 2008) effects. It has also been studied for its protective myocardial uses (Sunmonu, Afolayan, 2010), and its influence on the central nervous system (Nielsen et al., 2004). Guantai and Addae-Mensah (1999) found that aqueous Artemisia afra extract (10–45 mg/kg) had a hypotensive effect when tested in vivo (Patil et al., 2011). »

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Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola : Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)

Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola : Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation

Nom vernaculaire : Eliminiomba

Indications et usages répertoriés :

- toux : racine d’Artemisia afra

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Mugomeri, E., P. Chatanga, N, Chakane
Medicinal herbs used by HIV-positive people in Lesotho
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 13(4):123-131 (2016)

Medicinal herbs used by HIV-positive people in Lesotho African Journal of Traditional

Nom vernaculaire : Lengana

Indications et usages répertoriés :

Feuilles fraîches d’Artemisia afra :

- VIH / SIDA, + infections opportunistes
- rhumes et grippes

2017

Maroyi, A.
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)

Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

Nom vernaculaire : Umhlonyane (isi Xhosa)

Indications et usages répertoriés :

Racines de Artemisia afra
- toux,
- tuberculose
- diabètes
- perte d’appétit feuilles

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 Documents

 {Artemisia afra} : A potential flagship for African medicinal plants ?
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 South African Journal of Botany
 The potential of South African plants in the development of new medicinal products
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 South African Journal of Botany
 Lengana, Artemisia afra. Some useful information of a common herb
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 Paray Mission Hospital and School of nursing. Physiotherapy Departement
 Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
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 Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Etudes historiques, ethnobotaniques et ethnopharmacologiques

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