Medicinal plants used to treat the most frequent diseases encountered in Ambalabe rural community, Eastern Madagascar.

摘要: Traditional medicine remains the only health care available in many rural areas Madagascar like community of Ambalabe, located a very remote area eastern part country. With limited access to modern medicine, local population uses medicinal plants treat most diseases. In this study, we aimed inventory used by people and how those relate treatment frequent diseases encountered Ambalabe. We interviewed participants order identify region them. The physician was asked about diseases, ethnobotanical surveys record their uses, using semi-structured interviews free listing, were conducted among 193 informants villages, which 54 % men 46 % women, ageing from 16 86 years. names, each plant species way they are prepared administered recorded accompanied herbarium specimens for identification. also four traditional healers elicit more details on preparation use plants. Our research allowed us six namely diarrhea, malaria, stomach-ache, cough, bilharzia dysentery. Among 209 identified as having use, 83 belonging 49 families 77 genera these analyses highlighted 11 commonly treatment, with high fidelity level (FL ≥ 75 %) ailment. Diarrhea is one number recorded. This study closed relationship between Ambalabe species, especially when faced However, collected surroundings villages. Few Vohibe forest management system already established. Therefore, sustainable should be considered wild highly abundant.