January 2021

Therapeutic potential of Annona senegalensis Pers (Annonaceae), a plant used in traditional medicine for the treatment of epilepsy in Burkina Faso

Annona senegalensis Pers. is a plant used in Burkina folkloric medicine for the treatment of epilepsy. The stem-bark, roots and leaves of A. senegalensis are used for an array of human disorders, including epilepsy. Previous studies have demonstrated some genuine effects of A. senegalensis fractions in vivo models of temporal lobe epilepsy. In the present work, we have compared the pharmacological profile of the most...

Author(s): Almamy Konate,, Franck Dubruc, Richard W. Sawadogo, Lotfi Ferhat, Norah Boumedine, Valérie Mahiou, Evelyne Ollivier, Pierre I. Guissou, and Olivier Caillard,  

January 2021

Reflection on medicinal plants, especially antivirals and how to reconsider ethnobotany as an interesting way for health preservation

The medicinal plants, which are at the origin of the medical sciences, are gradually passing from the apothecary vials, from the handmade bags of the tradipraticians to the laboratories to provide countless new medicines synthesis models. Today, chemical drugs have replaced most herbal drugs in pharmacies. Empirical knowledge has been neglected as chemistry progressed. Yet 80% of the world’s population is still...

Author(s): Fatiha El Babili, VM Lamade, Hugo Fabre and Daniel Charlot