a
UMR 152 Pharma Dev, Université de Toulouse, IRD, UPS, France
b Nomad RSI Organization, Doh Kromom Village, Sokhadom Commune, Senmonorom District, Mondulkiri Province, France
c Muséum National DHistoire Naturelle (MNHN), Département de Systématique et Évolution, UMR 7205 (ISYEB), Herbier National (P), 57 Rue Cuvier, Paris Cedex 5, France
b Nomad RSI Organization, Doh Kromom Village, Sokhadom Commune, Senmonorom District, Mondulkiri Province, France
c Muséum National DHistoire Naturelle (MNHN), Département de Systématique et Évolution, UMR 7205 (ISYEB), Herbier National (P), 57 Rue Cuvier, Paris Cedex 5, France
Abstract
Ethnopharmacological
relevance In this paper we present a comprehensive ethnomedicinal study
conducted in Mondulkiri province. Traditional knowledge about natural
medicine (plants, animals, mushrooms) was investigated in Cambodia's
largest indigenous community: the Bunong people. The survey aims to
document the medicinal plant use of this ethnic, by focusing on the
eleven most frequent diseases encountered in the area, in order to
highlight species that could be recommended in public health programs.
Materials and methods During the years 2013 and 2014, 202 villagers were
interviewed in 28 villages from the five districts in Mondulkiri. Two
types of methodology were employed: (1) an ethnobotanical field survey
(walk-in-the-wood interviews) and (2) semi-structured household
interviews with a special emphasis on the treatment of 11 most common
ailments encountered in the area. Medicinal plants and mushrooms were
collected and identified together with medicinal animals. The factor
informant consensus (FIC) and fidelity level (FL) were
calculated. Results Bunong people use a total of 214 plants belonging to
72 families, 1 mushroom and 22 animal species in their traditional
healthcare practices in order to treat 51 different ailments. Among the
medicinal plants, Fabaceae was the most predominant family; Chromolaena
odorata (L.) R.M. King and H.Rob. (Asteraceae), Zingiber montanum
(J.Koenig) Link ex A.Dietr. (Zingiberaceae) and Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.)
Pers. (Crassulaceae) were the most cited medicinal plants; and four
ailments (cold/fever, diarrhea, postpartum disorders and stomachache)
were described as major ailments in the community. The root was the most
important part of plants used, and decoction was the most cited method
of preparation. During our survey, we also discovered a "new to science"
plant species called Ardisia mondulkiriensis Hul and Chassagne, and we
recorded for the second time the plant species recently described,
Solanum sakhanii Hul. Conclusion Most of the species reported for the
treatment of the 11 most frequent ailments have already been proven to
be efficient and safe. Furthermore, 10 plant species are reported for
the first time as medicinal and some of them are widely used in the
community. Further pharmacological and phytochemical investigations
should be undergone to assess the pharmaceutical potential of these
species. While undergoing considerable changes, Bunong people have
maintained extensive traditional medicine knowledge. As this indigenous
hill tribe depend mainly on natural remedies for their daily healthcare,
environmental preservation is of high importance for the community. ©
2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Author keywords
Bunong people; Cambodia; Ethnobotanical survey; Indigenous knowledge; Medicinal plant
ISSN: 03788741
CODEN: JOETDSource Type: Journal
Original language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.06.003Document Type: Article
Publisher: Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Chassagne, F.; Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier,
Pharma-Dev UMR 152, Faculté de Pharmacie, 35 Chemin des maraîchers,
France; email:francois.chassagne@ird.fr
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© Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
