Dyeing and Medicinal Plants Used in the Area of Mouhoun in Burkina Faso
Journal Title: Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Although there is great investment in natural dyes, there are few scientific data on the traditional knowledge of their biological activities by the African people. This study investigates the nutraceutical and medicinal uses of traditional dyeing plants in the region of Mouhoun in Burkina Faso. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in this region with plant dyers and traditional healers of this locality. The survey covered the techniques of dye extraction by the dyers, the modes of application, the diseases treated, the parts of the plants used and the modes of administration. Eighty-nine (89) dyers and/or traditional healers, including 44 women, were interviewed. A set of dye plants belonging to 12 plant families were identified. The ethnobotanical data obtained were examined in relation to the phytochemical and pharmacological data available in the literature.
Authors and Affiliations
SORE Harouna1, HILOU Adama, SOMBIE Pierre Alexandre Eric Djifaby, COMPAORE Moussa, MILLOGO Jeanne and NACOULMA Odile Germaine
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