Transcript Inventory of nutri-medicinal plants used in the management

Ethnobotanical study of nutri-medicinal plants used in the management of
HIV/AIDS opportunistic ailments in western Uganda:
A Case Study of Isingiro district
a
Asiimwe Savinaa, Kamatenesi, M. Mugishaa Namutebi Agnesb and Anna- Karin Borg- Karlisonc
School of Biological Sciences, Makerere University. bSchool of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-Engineering. cThe Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry, Stockholm, Sweden,
corresponding author: Email:[email protected]
Introduction
•Uganda has a rich biodiversity of plants that contain novel antiHIV agents (Rubaale et al, 2007)
•HIV & nutrition are intimately linked because nutritional deficit
makes people with HIV more susceptible to disease & infections
of all sorts (FAO, 2003)
•The high Cost and Scarcity of modern drugs (ARVs), poverty
and distance to health centres has accelerated the use of
herbal medicine in Uganda
•HIV/AIDS-related illnesses are one of the leading causes of
death globally (WHO, 2008).
Results: Herbal medicine usage
-Total number of species recorded was 93 belonging to 43 Families and 82 Genera
Herbal medicine preparation (by % of plant species used): boiling-39%, cold water
extraction -22%, steaming-15% and chewing-10%. Others ,10%
Administration methods (by % of plant species)
- Oral : 77 % : drinking, chewing, eating as vegetable
- Topical: 23 % : bathing, inhalation, baths, massages, body smears, applying on
incisions
- 69% of the plants are used for medicine while 31% are used for nutrition-related
conditions such as appetite and immunity boosting, anaemia and food.
The objective of the study was to identify and document
nutritional and medicinal plants of therapeutic value in the
management of HIV/AIDS opportunistic ailments and to examine
the mode of preparation and prescription of dosages of herbal
plants.
% Plant parts
Social factors like age, gender, education, occupation were also recorded
Objective
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50
8
leaves
• The Study was conducted in Isingiro district, western Uganda
between September 2010 – February 2011.
• Thirty people were interviewed.
• Data were collected using:
root
seeds
sap
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15
12
10
7
10
3
5
0
Anaemia
Energy
Appetite
Immunity
food
Number of plants used for nutrition related conditions among
HIV patients
Numbers of plants used
Trees
11%
bark
Nutrition related conditions
Climbers
23%
Shrubs
23%
2
Percentage of Plant parts used in herbal medicine preparation
Results : Herbal medicine usage
Herbs
43%
3
Plant parts used
Numbers of plants
Field walks
9
0
Materials and Methods
Household interviews
76
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
27
Percentage of plant growth forms used
24
23
10
8
3
3
2
Conditions treated
Some of the commonly used plants
Number of plants used as medicine to treat different HIV related conditions
Conclusion
• There is high dependence on a wide diversity of plant species for medicine and nutrition.
• Herbs and leaves contribute a large percentage of growth forms and plant parts used in herbal
remedy preparations
Capparis tomentosa used to
boost appetite
Plectranthus amboinicus used for
cough, diarrhoea and skin infections
• Conservation status – 40 % of the plants are cultivated around
homes, while 60% of plants are collected from the wild
Acknowledgement
The authors extend their gratitude to SIDA/SAREC for the financial support towards this study, and
the key informants from Isingiro district.
References
•FAO/WHO. 2003. Feeding hope. Nutrition plays key role in HIV/AIDS care. FAO. Geneva, Rome.
•Rubaale, T., Langlois-Klassen, D., Kipp, W, and Jhangri, G. S. 2007. Use of traditional herbal
medicine by AIDS patients in Kabarole district, western Uganda. Journal of Tropical medicine Hyg
77(4); 757-763.
•WHO, 2008..World health statistics 2008. Geneva, World Health Organization.