Vulnerability and Ecological Importance of Species Used for Hypertension and Diabetes Management in Burkina Faso Sub-sahelian Area, West Africa

Souleymane Compaoré^{1, 2,} , Lassané Ouédraogo^{3, 4}, Alimata Bancé^{1, 4}, Lazare Belemnaba^{1, 5}, Noufou Ouedraogo^{1, 5}, Sylvin Ouedraogo¹ and Adjima Thiombiano²

¹Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST), Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 03 BP 7047, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

²Laboratoire de Biologie et Ecologie Végétales (LABEV), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, UFR/SVT 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03 Burkina Faso

³Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST), Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, 03 BP 7047 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso

⁴Laboratoire de Biochimie et Chimie Appliquées (LABIOCA), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, UFR/SVT 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03 Burkina Faso

⁵Centre de Formation, de Recherche et d’Expertise en sciences du Médicament (CEA-CFOREM), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, UFR/SDS BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03 Burkina Faso

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Souleymane Compaoré, Lassané Ouédraogo, Alimata Bancé, Lazare Belemnaba, Noufou Ouedraogo, Sylvin Ouedraogo and Adjima Thiombiano. Vulnerability and Ecological Importance of Species Used for Hypertension and Diabetes Management in Burkina Faso Sub-sahelian Area, West Africa. Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 2022; 10(6):399-408. doi: 10.12691/aees-10-6-10

Abstract

Hypertension and diabetes are major public health issues in developed and low-income countries today. The prevalence of these diseases is higher in low-income countries due to high population density, weak health care systems, and a high number of undiagnosed and untreated people. Due to these factors, the majority of patients rely heavily on herbal medicines for their management. This study aimed to assess the vulnerability and ecological importance of species of interest for the two diseases in the sub-sahelian area of Burkina Faso. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 70 Traditional healers from the departments of Kaya and Barsalogho using a questionary. Floristic inventories followed by measurements of diameters at breast height (dbh) were conducted on 50 plots of 50m x 20m. Ethnobotanical surveys identified 36 species that are used for the management of hypertension and diabetes; 25 woody species were vulnerable (IV ≥ 2). Among these species, Cadaba farinosa, Lannea acida, Parkia biglobosa, Saba senegalensis, Sclerocarya birrea, Tamarindus indica, Ximenia americana, and Ziziphus mauritiana were highly vulnerable (IV ≥ 2.5). Consistent with the Traditional healers perception, most of these highly vulnerable species were rare (RI ≥ 80%) in the sample units. In addition, only Combretum micranthum and Cassia sieberiana had the highest importance value indices. These results justify that there is a real threat to heavily used species. It appears necessary for traditional healers to apply the right methods of plant use that will not compromise the availability of local plant resources.

Keywords:
vulnerability plant resources traditional healers hypertension diabetes Burkina Faso

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