Ethnopharmacology of medicina| plants used in north kordofan (western Sudan)‎

Abstract EN

-Urban and rural people of North Kordofan (Western Sudan) inherited a rich traditional medicinal knowledge.

The preservation and documentation of this knowledge is a matter of prime importance.

This will not only provide recognition of this knowledge but will also help in conservation of such gradually vanishing endangered semi / arid plant species.

The present paper provides ethnopharmacological information of 48 taxa distributed into 26 families.

For each plant species listed, the botanical name, family, vernacular name, part used, uses / ailments treated, preparations / administrations, use (%) and locality are given.

Among the major findings : Acacia nilotica ssp.

nilotica as hypertensive ; Balanites aegyptiaca for diabetes ; Ceiba pentandra for relieve toothache ; Geigeria alata for diabetes, cough, intestinal complaints and as antispasmodic; Guiera senegalensis for jaundice ; Hibiscus sabdariffa in cases of hematuria and Justacia flava smeared on gingiva in cases of teeth pain.