Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used In Mali for Dysmenorrhea
Abstract
Dysmenorrhea is painful menstrual cramps, which negatively impacts the quality of life of a large percentage of the world’s female population in reproductive age. The paper reviews the plants used in the Malian traditional medicine for the treatment of dysmenorrhea. Some medicinal plants were effective for treatments of dysmenorrhea with minimal side effects. Conventional therapy for dysmenorrhea, which usually includes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), provides symptomatic relief, but presents increasing adverse effects with long-term use. This article is in the framework of a study supported by International Foundation for Science (IFS) on three medicinal plants used in the treatment of dysmenorrhea in Mali: Maytenus senegalensis Stereospermum kunthianum and Trichilia emetica.
Keywords: Dysmenorrhea; Maytenus senegalensis; Stereospermum kunthianum; Trichilia emetica; Mali
La dysménorrhée est une crampe menstruelle douloureuse qui influe négativement sur la qualité de vie d'un grand pourcentage de la population féminine mondiale en âge de procréer. Le document passe en revue les traitements en médecine traditionnelle malienne de la dysménorrhée par l'utilisation de diverses plantes médicinales. Certaines plantes médicinales sont efficaces pour les traitements de la dysménorrhée avec des effets secondaires minimes. Le traitement conventionnel de la dysménorrhée comprend généralement les anti-inflammatoires non stéroïdiens (AINS) qui soulagent des symptômes. Cependant leur l'utilisation à long terme engendre des effets néfastes. Le présent travail qui est financé par la FIS porte sur trois des plantes les plus employées dans le traitement traditionnel de la dysménorrhée au Mali :Maytenus senegalensis, Sterospermum kunthianum et Trichilia emetica.
Mots clés: Dysmenorrhée; Maytenus senegalensis; Stereospermum kunthianum; Trichilia emetica; Mali
doi: 10.4314/ajtcam.v8i5S.4
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