Ethnopharmacological Characteristics of Pycnanthus angolensis (Welw.) Warb. (Myristicaceae), a Plant Used in the Traditional Treatment of Viral and Parasitic Diseases

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dc.contributor.authorBene, K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAzokou, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKouame, K. B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFah, M. A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTraore, I. T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKoné, M. W.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T08:07:06Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T08:07:06Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.description.abstractBackground: Pycnanthus angolensis (Welw.) Warb. (Myristicaceae) is a medicinal plant used in traditional Ivorian medicine. A recent ethnobotanical survey has discovered Pycnanthus angolensis in the traditional treatment of viral and parasitic diseases. Aim: The present study aims to highlight the distinctive ethnopharmacological characteristics of Pycnanthus angolensis. Methods: The aim was to identify some groups of chemical compounds by thin layer chromatography, to assay some minerals and finally to characterise the specific anatomical and micrographic features of the plant. Results: Terpenes and sterols, saponosides, flavonoids and tannins are the main phytocompounds revealed. Magnesium with 621.3 mg/100 g dry matter is the most abundant mineral. Anatomical sections and plant powder revealed starch grains, calcium oxalate crystals, secretory pockets and tector hairs that are responsible for the formation of various biological substances in the plant. Conclusion: These results add to the data on Pycnanthus angolensis, a taxon much used in traditional Ivorian medicine for the treatment of antiparasitic and antiviral diseases.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsUFR Natural Sciences, Laboratory of Botany and Valorization of Plant Diversity, Nangui Abrogoua University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoireen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsBotany and Traditional Medicine Unit, Pasteur Institute of Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoireen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsInstitute for Research in Health Sciences, Ouagadougou, Burkina Fasoen_US
dc.identifier.citationBene K., Azokou A., Kouame K. B., Fah M. A., Traore I. T., Koné M. W. . Ethnopharmacological Characteristics of Pycnanthus angolensis (Welw.) Warb. (Myristicaceae), a Plant Used in the Traditional Treatment of Viral and Parasitic Diseases. European Journal of Medicinal Plants. 2023 May; 34(5): 12-19en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-0894
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/219551
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSciencedomain Internationalen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber5en_US
dc.relation.volume34en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.9734/ejmp/2023/v34i51136en_US
dc.subjectPycnanthus angolensisen_US
dc.subjectethnopharmacologicalcharacteristicsen_US
dc.subjectantiparasiticen_US
dc.subjectantiviralen_US
dc.subjectCôte d’Ivoireen_US
dc.titleEthnopharmacological Characteristics of Pycnanthus angolensis (Welw.) Warb. (Myristicaceae), a Plant Used in the Traditional Treatment of Viral and Parasitic Diseasesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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