TITLE:
A Literature Review—Khaya senegalensis, Anacardium ouest L., Cassia sieberiana DC., Pterocarpus erinaceus, Diospyros mespiliformis, Ocimum gratissimum, Manihot esculenta, Vernonia amygdalina Delile, Pseudocedrela kotschyi and Daniellia oliveri Possess Properties for Managing Infectious Diarrhea
AUTHORS:
Victorien Dougnon, Edna Hounsa, Hornel Koudokpon, Brice Boris Legba, Kafayath Fabiyi, Kevin Sintondji, Anny Afaton, Merveille Akouta, Jean Robert Klotoe, Honoré Bankole, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Jacques Dougnon
KEYWORDS:
Infectious Diarrhea, West Africa, Medicinal Plants
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology,
Vol.11 No.10,
October
21,
2020
ABSTRACT: The rise in antimicrobial resistance increases
researchers’ interest in medicinal plants used for traditional treatment of infectious diseases.
The study is based on ten (10) medicinal plants mostly cited in the treatment
of diarrhea in West Africa: Khaya senegalensis, Anacardium ouest L., Cassia sieberiana DC., Pterocarpus erinaceus, Diospyros mespiliformis, Ocimum gratissimum, Manihot esculenta, Vernonia
amygdalina Delile, Pseudocedrela
kotschyi, Daniellia oliveri. The objective is to make a review on
ethnopharmacological, pharmacological, toxicological and chemical data that
enhance these medicinal plants in the fight against diarrheal infections. Specific
keywords were used for bibliographic research in Google Scholar, Science
Direct, PubMed Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and other databases.
Generalities relating to diarrheal infections and scientific data on the ten
selected plants in the fight against diarrheal infections were sought. From the
results, it emerges that each of the ten plants has been listed as useful in
the traditional treatment of diarrheal infections. Antibacterial tests showed
their effectiveness on several bacterial strains responsible for bacterial
infections. The chemical components identified as responsible for the activity
of medicinal plants belong to the groups of saponins, flavonoids, alkaloids,
tannins and others. An optimal use of these medicinal plants in the fight
against diarrheal infections requires deep pharmacological, chemical and
toxicological studies.