%0 Journal Article
%T Ethnobotanical Survey of Appetite Suppressant Plants Used in Hauts-Bassins Areas of Burkina Faso
%A Emmanuel Zongo
%A Roland Nag-Tiero Meda
%A Yaya Gnanou
%A Yaya Gnanou
%A Sami Eric Kam
%A Benjamin Kouliga Koama
%A Patar¨¦yaoba Alassane Ouedraogo
%A Eliasse Zongo
%A Ollo Da
%A Dramane Par¨¦
%A Georges Anicet Ouedraogo
%J Food and Nutrition Sciences
%P 1001-1014
%@ 2157-9458
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/fns.2022.1312070
%X This study aimed to list</span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">the medicinal plants used as </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">an </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">appetite
suppressant in Hauts-Bassins areas of Burkina Faso.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">An ethnobotanical survey was undertaken </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">from</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">September
to November 2021 using a semi-structured questionnaire.<span> To determine well-known families and species, some indices such as
Family Importance Value (FIV) and Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) were
calculated respectively.</span> Sixty-seven traditional healers (41 men and 26
women)</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">have been interviewed. The age group from 41 to 60 years old was more
represented (47.76%).</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Fifty-eight (58) plant species <span>belonging
to </span>29 families <span>and 53 genera
were recorded to have </span>appetite suppressant properties. Fabaceae family
(25%) was the most mentioned followed by Combretaceae (12%). The most mentioned
species were <i>Guierasenegalensis</i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></i></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">(7.64%), <i>Parkiabiglobosa</i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></i></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">(6.18%), <i>Annona senegalensis</i> and <i>Gardenia erubescens</i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></i></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">(5.35% for both).</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Leaves and</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">fruits had the highest frequencies of use with 41%
%K Ethnobotanical Survey
%K Appetite Suppressant Plants
%K Hauts-Bassins Areas
%K Burkina Faso
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=122145