Ethno-Veterinary Survey and Quantitative Study of Medicinal Plants with Anthelmintic Potential Used by Sheep and Goat Breeders in the Cotton Zone of Central Benin (West Africa)

Christian Cocou Dansou, Pascal Abiodoun Olounladé, Basile Saka Boni Konmy, Oriane Songbé, Kisito Babatoundé Arigbo, André Boha Aboh, Latifou Lagnika and Sylvie Mawulé Hounzangbé-Adoté
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Christian Cocou Dansou: Zootechnical Research and Livestock System Unit, Laboratory of Animal and Fisheries Science (LaSAH), National University of Agriculture (UNA), Porto-Novo 01 BP 55, Benin
Pascal Abiodoun Olounladé: Zootechnical Research and Livestock System Unit, Laboratory of Animal and Fisheries Science (LaSAH), National University of Agriculture (UNA), Porto-Novo 01 BP 55, Benin
Basile Saka Boni Konmy: Zootechnical Research and Livestock System Unit, Laboratory of Animal and Fisheries Science (LaSAH), National University of Agriculture (UNA), Porto-Novo 01 BP 55, Benin
Oriane Songbé: Zootechnical Research and Livestock System Unit, Laboratory of Animal and Fisheries Science (LaSAH), National University of Agriculture (UNA), Porto-Novo 01 BP 55, Benin
Kisito Babatoundé Arigbo: Zootechnical Research and Livestock System Unit, Laboratory of Animal and Fisheries Science (LaSAH), National University of Agriculture (UNA), Porto-Novo 01 BP 55, Benin
André Boha Aboh: Zootechnical Research and Livestock System Unit, Laboratory of Animal and Fisheries Science (LaSAH), National University of Agriculture (UNA), Porto-Novo 01 BP 55, Benin
Latifou Lagnika: Laboratory of Biochemistry and Bioactive Natural Substances, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou 01 BP 526, Benin
Sylvie Mawulé Hounzangbé-Adoté: Laboratory of Ethnopharmacology and Animal Health, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou 01 BP 526, Benin

J, 2021, vol. 4, issue 4, 1-20

Abstract: This study presents the diversity of anthelmintic plants in the cotton zone of Central Benin. The aim was to identify the medicinal anthelmintic plants used by small ruminant breeders in cotton zone of Central Benin to treat gastrointestinal parasites. Three hundred and sixty breeders were selected during individual semi-structured face-to-face interviews. Different quantitative indices of cultural importance were calculated in order to determine the level of use of plant species. Jaccard similarity index (JI) was calculated and Pearson’s correlation was determined for Use Value (UV) and Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC). In this study, a total of 99 medicinal species, of which 63 have anthelmintic potential, were listed, including Khaya senegalensis , Launaea taraxacifolia , Napoleonaea vogelii, Momordica charantia and Vernonia amygdalina , which all had UV and RFC above 20%. Each of them had a Fidelity Level above 50% and an Informant Agreement Rate (IAR) value close to one. Pearson’s correlation showed a significant correlation between RFC and UV with r = 0.94, and the studies were clearly independent (IJ < 50%). This study showed that the cotton zone of Central Benin represents 4% of the total flora of Benin, with many anthelmintic plants such as Launaea taraxacifolia and Napoleonaea vogelii that require further investigation.

Keywords: anthelmintic plants; ethno-veterinary; floristic richness; gastrointestinal parasites; Benin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I10 I12 I13 I14 I18 I19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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