Plant and Natural Product Based Homemade Remedies for Veterinary Uses by T the Peul Community in Benin ∗ G
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 261 (2020) 113107 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Ethnopharmacology journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jethpharm Plant and natural product based homemade remedies for veterinary uses by T the Peul community in Benin ∗ G. Hospice Dassou , Jéronime M.-A.S. Ouachinou, Aristide C. Adomou, Hounnankpon Yédomonhan, Monique Tossou, Abraham Favi, Donald Djidohokpin, Eutiche Gbèdolo, Akpovi Akoègninou Laboratoire de Botanique et Ecologie Végétale, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Bénin ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: Ethnopharmacological relevance: Across Africa, Peul community typically rely on plant-based veterinary knowl- Settling process edge to manage common livestock health problems. Unfortunately, their nomadic life-style being affected by Peul ethnoveterinary medicine conflicts, land tenure constraints, and drought, they have been shifting to a sedentary life. The processoftheir Livestock settlement led to the erosion of the vast ethnoveterinary skills they had acquired over centuries and forced them Ecological zones to replace the plant and other species they used by commercial products. Benin Aim of the study: 1) To collect comprehensive data from the Benin Peul community on common plant-based remedies used to treat livestock diseases and document their preparation and administration. 2) To evaluate the differences and consensus among the Peul community across ecological regions inBenin. Materials and methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews among 88 Peul camps, three (03) bioclimatic zones, and 225 transhumant dialog partners, including agro-pastoralists, healers and pastoralists from mid-July to end of December 2015. Detailed information about homemade herbal remedies (plant species, plant part, manufacturing process) and the corresponding use reports (target animal species, category of use and route of administration) was collected.
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