Author(s)

Emmanuel Zongo^1,2*, Roland Nâg-Tiero Meda¹, Yaya Gnanou¹, Yaya Gnanou¹, Sami Eric Kam¹, Benjamin Kouliga Koama^1,3, Pataréyaoba Alassane Ouedraogo¹, Eliasse Zongo¹, Ollo Da², Dramane Paré⁴, Georges Anicet Ouedraogo¹

¹Laboratoire de Recherche et d’Enseignement en Santé et Biotechnologies Animales, Université Nazi BONI, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
²Laboratoire de Biochimie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sourou SANOU, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
³Laboratoire de Médicine et Pharmacopée Traditionnelle, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale de l’Ouest, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
⁴Laboratory of Biochemistry and Applied Chemistry (LABIOCA), UFR/SVT, University of Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

This study aimed to list the medicinal plants used as an appetite suppressant in Hauts-Bassins areas of Burkina Faso. An ethnobotanical survey was undertaken from September to November 2021 using a semi-structured questionnaire. To determine well-known families and species, some indices such as Family Importance Value (FIV) and Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) were calculated respectively. Sixty-seven traditional healers (41 men and 26 women) have been interviewed. The age group from 41 to 60 years old was more represented (47.76%). Fifty-eight (58) plant species belonging to 29 families and 53 genera were recorded to have appetite suppressant properties. Fabaceae family (25%) was the most mentioned followed by Combretaceae (12%). The most mentioned species were Guierasenegalensis (7.64%), Parkiabiglobosa (6.18%), Annona senegalensis and Gardenia erubescens (5.35% for both). Leaves and fruits had the highest frequencies of use with 41% and 25% respectively. The decoction (49.62%) was the main preparation method. The oral route was the only mode of drug administration. These results would contribute to strengthening the database on the medicinal plants used as an appetite suppressant by the traditional healers in Burkina Faso.

Ethnobotanical Survey, Appetite Suppressant Plants, Hauts-Bassins Areas, Burkina Faso

Zongo, E. , Meda, R. , Gnanou, Y. , Gnanou, Y. , Kam, S. , Koama, B. , Ouedraogo, P. , Zongo, E. , Da, O. , Paré, D. and Ouedraogo, G. (2022) Ethnobotanical Survey of Appetite Suppressant Plants Used in Hauts-Bassins Areas of Burkina Faso. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 13, 1001-1014. doi: 10.4236/fns.2022.1312070.