Research Article

Ethnopharmacological Survey on Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Central and Kara Regions of Togo for Antitumor and Chronic Wound Healing Effects

Table 3

Species cited for the two most tumors and chronic wound healing.

Type of diseasePlant (botanical name)Local namePart used

Breast tumorAdansonia digitata L.Télou/KStb, Fr
Afraegle paniculata (Schum.) Engl.Ngoné/KSed
Aframomum melegueta K. Schum.Colombo/KFr
Amaranthus hybridus L.KaratoutouRt, Le
Annona muricata L.Agnigli/ELe
Blighia sapida K. D. KoenigKpizouLe, Fr
Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc.Foda kokolo/KRt/Fr
Calotropis procera (Aiton) R. Br.Kpakpadjoé/KRt, le
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.Gnami/KFr
Cochlospermum planchonii Hook. f.Tèkalichoua/KRt
Cola nitida (Vent.) Schott & Endl.Coroo/THul
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.Pankani/KLe
Curcuma longa L.CurcumaRt
Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn.Sozossi/TRt
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.Adandala/TRt
Gardenia ternifolia Schumach. & Thonn.Kao/KRt
Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.Abiliou/T; Lémiré/KLe/Stb
Mangifera indica L.Mango/KLe, Stb
Morinda citrifolia L.NoniFe
Moringa oleifera Lam.Kpadadrè/KLe/Se
Ocimum gratissimum L.Azèou/K; Estro/ELe
Ornithogalum caudatum AitonAléwa gabou/KBu
Parinari curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth.Milioumiliou/TLe, Rt, Rtb
Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R. Br. ex G. DonSoulou/KRt, Stb
Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-RedhEclo/E, Babakou/KLe, Rt
Pseudocedrela kotschyi (Schweinf.) HarmsDoutotoré/TRt, Le
Securidaca longipedonculata Fres.Fozi/TRt
Sesamum indicum L.Goussi/EFr
Sporobolus pyramidalis P. Beauv.Faux gazonRt, Fe
Tamarindus indica L.Nidié/KFr
Tapinanthus oleifolius (J. C. Wendl.) DanserGui rougeSt
Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn.Woussa/TStb, Rt
Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich.Soussi/KFr
Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides L.Kalao/KRtb
Zingiber officinale RoscoeWissikoè/KRz

Lung tumorAbrus precatorius L.Adodobia fadi/TLe
Allium sativum L.Aiyo/EFr
Annona muricata L.Agnigli/ELe
Blighia sapida K. D. KoenigKpizouLe, Fr
Carica papaya L.Somboré/KRt
Combretum collinum Fresen.Fokizao/TRt
Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & DalzielTchèlè/TLe
Ocimum gratissimum L.Azèou/K; Estro/ELe
Opilia amentacea Roxb.Kalibinou/KRt
Panax gingengGinsengRt
Parinari curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth.Milioumiliou/TLe, Rt, Rtb
Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-RedhEclo/E, Babakou/KLe, Rt
Sarcocephalus latifolius (Sm.) E. A. BruceKitchatchalouRt, Stb
Senna siamea (Lam.) H. S. Irwin & BarnebyZanguerati/ELe
Waltheria indica L.Fafouloumou/TRt
Zea mays L.Samiriè/KSt
Chronic woundAdansonia digitata L.Télou/KStb, Fr
Aframomum melegueta K. Schum.Colombo/KFr
Afzelia africana Sm. ex Pers.Wéré/KStb, Rt
Annona senegalensis Pers.TchoutchourèRt, Le
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.Kini/KStb
Blighia sapida K. D. KoenigKpizouLe, Fr
Bridelia ferruginea Benth.Kolou/TRt
Calotropis procera (Aiton) R. Br.Kpakpadjoé/KRt, Le
Elaeis guineensis f. androgyna A. Chev.Pawou/KRt
Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes.Tchakatchaka/KLe
Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss.Hemou/K, Frimou/TStb, Le
Lannea acida A. Rich.Kèlo/TRt
Mangifera indica L.Mango/KLe, Stb
Musa acuminata CollaAkori/KPul
Nicotiana tabacum L.Tabac/KLe
Parinari curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth.Milioumiliou/TLe, Rt, Rtb
Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R. Br. ex G. DonSoulou/KRt, Stb
Paullinia pinata L.Adji kpizou/KLe, Rt
Pericopsis laxiflora (Benth.) MeeuwenKodolia/TLe, Rt
Physalis angulata L.Ribomboni/TStb
Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-RedhEclo/E, Babakou/KLe, Rt
Piper guineense Schumach. & Thonn.Atigali/KFr
Plumeria alba L.VentupanierLe, Stb
Pteleopsis suberosa Engl. & DielsSisinonLe
Sporobolus pyramidalis P. Beauv.Faux gazonRt, Fe
Theobroma cacao L.Cocoo/KLe
Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn.Woussa/TStb, Rt
Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich.Soussi/KFr
Zea mays L.Samiriè/KSt