The Root Aqueous Extract of Entada africana Guill. et Perr. (Mimosaceae) Inhibits Implant Growth, Alleviates Dysmenorrhea, and Restores Ovarian Dynamic in a Rat Model of Endometriosis
Table 1
Ethnobotanical survey of Entada africana in the locality of Tchabal (Cameroun Adamaoua region).
Vernacular name
Part used
Preparation mode
Diseases
Posology
Duration of treatment
(i) Padde wandu in “Foulfouldé” (ii) Wéléon in “Toupouri” (iii) Missi siriwé in “Guisiga”
Leaves
Leaf powder
Burn wounds
Poultice on the wound once a day.
Till complete healing
Stem bark
Decoction: 1 kg of bark in 5 L of water for 2 hours.
Lower abdominal pain, hemorrhoids
A glass (250 mL) once a day.
7 days
Eye disease
A drop into the eye.
1 day
Malaria
Two glasses (200 mL per glass) twice a day.
4 days
Decoction: 200 g of bark in a liter of water for 1 hour.
Diarrhea
A glass (250 mL) twice a day.
3 days
Decoction: 250 g of bark in 500 mL of water for 1 hour.
Cough
Three glasses (200 mL) three times per day.
5 days
Roots
Decoction: 2 g of root barks in 500 mL of water for 1 hour.
Intestinal worms
5 mL of the decoction in single catch.
1 day
Decoction: 1 kg of root barks in 5 L of water for 1 hour.
