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Unleashing the Potential of Medicinal Plants in Benin: Assessing the Status of Research and the Need for Enhanced Practices

Medicinal plants play a crucial role in the primary health care of the population in developing countries such as Benin. The national universities of Benin conduct research on the pharmacological, toxicological, and phytochemical properties of these plants, but the resulting knowledge often does not...

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Autores principales: Agbodjento, Eric, Lègba, Boris, Dougnon, Victorien Tamègnon, Klotoé, Jean Robert, Déguénon, Esther, Assogba, Phénix, Koudokpon, Hornel, Hanski, Leena, Baba-Moussa, Lamine, Yayi Ladékan, Eléonore
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10097054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37050132
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants12071506
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author Agbodjento, Eric
Lègba, Boris
Dougnon, Victorien Tamègnon
Klotoé, Jean Robert
Déguénon, Esther
Assogba, Phénix
Koudokpon, Hornel
Hanski, Leena
Baba-Moussa, Lamine
Yayi Ladékan, Eléonore
author_facet Agbodjento, Eric
Lègba, Boris
Dougnon, Victorien Tamègnon
Klotoé, Jean Robert
Déguénon, Esther
Assogba, Phénix
Koudokpon, Hornel
Hanski, Leena
Baba-Moussa, Lamine
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description Medicinal plants play a crucial role in the primary health care of the population in developing countries such as Benin. The national universities of Benin conduct research on the pharmacological, toxicological, and phytochemical properties of these plants, but the resulting knowledge often does not lead to the development of phytomedicines for the improvement of public health. This study aims to assess the current status of research on medicinal plants in Benin. A literature review was conducted using various search engines, and the collected data was analyzed. The results indicate that research on the biological properties of medicinal plants is still in its early stages, with limited and inadequate methodological approaches. These limitations highlight the urgent need to enhance research practices and facilitate the development of effective and safe phytomedicines.
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spelling pubmed-100970542023-04-13 Unleashing the Potential of Medicinal Plants in Benin: Assessing the Status of Research and the Need for Enhanced Practices Agbodjento, Eric Lègba, Boris Dougnon, Victorien Tamègnon Klotoé, Jean Robert Déguénon, Esther Assogba, Phénix Koudokpon, Hornel Hanski, Leena Baba-Moussa, Lamine Yayi Ladékan, Eléonore Plants (Basel) Article Medicinal plants play a crucial role in the primary health care of the population in developing countries such as Benin. The national universities of Benin conduct research on the pharmacological, toxicological, and phytochemical properties of these plants, but the resulting knowledge often does not lead to the development of phytomedicines for the improvement of public health. This study aims to assess the current status of research on medicinal plants in Benin. A literature review was conducted using various search engines, and the collected data was analyzed. The results indicate that research on the biological properties of medicinal plants is still in its early stages, with limited and inadequate methodological approaches. These limitations highlight the urgent need to enhance research practices and facilitate the development of effective and safe phytomedicines. MDPI 2023-03-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10097054/ /pubmed/37050132 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants12071506 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Hanski, Leena
Baba-Moussa, Lamine
Yayi Ladékan, Eléonore
Unleashing the Potential of Medicinal Plants in Benin: Assessing the Status of Research and the Need for Enhanced Practices
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10097054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37050132
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants12071506
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