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Table 4 Plant species cited by more than one of the participants, in alphabetic order: Scientific name, local plant name(s), plant part used, preparation, use category and voucher specimen number (DMT #) located in the herbarium of the Department of Traditional Medicine at National Institute of Research in Public Health, Mali

From: Attitudes and use of medicinal plants during pregnancy among women at health care centers in three regions of Mali, West-Africa

Plant name (author name)

Local name(s)

Part used

Preparation

Use category

DMT #

Sarcocephalus latifolius (Sm.) E.A.Bruce

Baroufou, Badi

stem bark, roots, leaves

DC, powder

UTI, malaria-symptoms

1117

Vitex doniana Sweet

Kouronifing

leaves

DC

nausea, malaria-symptoms

1893

Pteleopsis suberosa Engl. & Deils

Terenifou

bark

DC

UTI

0722

Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

Moussofing

leaves

DC

UTI, malaria-symptoms

2395

Chrysopogon nigritanus (Benth.) Veldkamf

Babi

leaves

DC

increase salt-elimination, malaria-symptoms, nausea

3764

Cyperus rotondus L.

Genni

leaves

DC

malaria-symptoms

1077

Butyrospermum parkii Kotschy

Si tulu

fruit

butter

tiredness, UTI

1425

Cola cordifolia (Cav.) R.Br.

N’tabanoko/Ntaba

fruit, bundles (mainly leaves)

eating fruit, DC, vapor

well-being, symptoms of malaria, increase appetite

1331

Combretum glutinosum Perr.

Cangara

Plant bundles (mainly leaves)

DC

malaria-symptoms, tiredness

0533

Combretum micranthum G.Don.

N’golobé

Plant bundles or leaves

DC

malaria-symptoms, edema

0587

Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel.

Kundje

leaves

DC

malaria-symptoms

0749

Lippia chevalieri Mold.

N’ganibakala

leaves or bundles

DC

well-being, nutrition, dietary supplement

0001

Mitragyna inermis (Willd.) O.Kze.

Djun

leaves or bundles and leaves

DC

malaria-symptoms, UTI

2263

Opilia amentacea Roxb. (syn. Opilia celtidifolia) (G. et Perr.) Endl.

Korôgé

bundles (mainly leaves) or leaves

DC

malaria-symptoms, to increase appetite

0904

Parkia biglobsa (Jacq.) Benth.

Néré

fruit, stem bark

DC, M

well-being, UTI, malaria-symptoms

0285

Stylosanthes erecta P.Beauv

Sekoufali

leaves

DC

tiredness, malaria-symptoms

1401

Trichilia emetica Vahl

Sulafinzan

   

0561

Vepris heterophylla (Engl.) Letouzey

Kita kinkeliba

bundles (mainly leaves)

DC

malaria-symptoms, constipation, edema

2444

Ximenia americana L.

Ntonké/Hongbé

fruit, bundles (mainly leaves)

DC, vapor

well-being, to increase appetite

0764

  1. DC=decoction, M= maceration