ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL USES OF ERYTHRINA SENEGALENSIS: A COMPARISON OF THREE AREAS IN MALI, AND A LINK BETWEEN TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND MODERN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Abstract This paper describes ethnopharmacological knowledge on the uses of Erythrina senegalensis DC (Fabaceae) in traditional medicine in three different areas (Dioila, Kolokani and Koutiala) in Mali.Data were collected using interviews of traditional healers selected randomly.The main reported diseases for which E.senegalensis was used by the tr

A 72-year-old woman without any medical and psychiatric history, suffered from nausea, pain in the epigastria and constipation for over a year.She eventually lost 20 kilograms despite nightly drip-feeding.Extensive additional tests did not reveal any clues for her complaints.She remained convinced that her symptoms were a side-effect of anti-fungal

Eucommia Jackets ulmoides (EU) is a precious tree species native to China originating during the ice age.This species has important economic value and comprehensive development potential, particularly in medicinal applications.The medicinal parts of EU are its bark (Eucommiae cortex) and leaves (Eucommiae folium) which have been successively used a

Background Numerous procedures are available for nipple reconstruction without a single gold standard.This study presents a method for reducing donor-site morbidity in nipple reconstruction using a composite nipple graft after transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap breast reconstruction.Methods Thirty-five patients who underwent nipple r