In search of oral cosmetics from nature: A review of medicinal plants for dental care in West Africa

MU Makgobole, SC Onwubu, CT Nxumal… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The physiological condition of the oral cavity makes it a perfect place for microbial growth.
Therefore, diseases associated with the oral cavity affect approximately half of the world's …

An ethnobotanical study of traditional knowledge and uses of medicinal wild plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya

BK Wanjohi, V Sudoi, EW Njenga… - Evidence‐Based …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Traditional plant knowledge and uses of medicinal wild plants were investigated among the
Marakwet community in Kenya. Data were collected through interviews with seven …

Mapping mycological ignorance–checklists and diversity patterns of fungi known for West Africa

M Piepenbring, JG Maciá-Vicente, JEI Codjia… - IMA fungus, 2020 - Springer
Scientific information about biodiversity distribution is indispensable for nature conservation
and sustainable management of natural resources. For several groups of animals and …

Herbaceous seeds dominates the soil seed bank after long-term prescribed fire, grazing and selective tree cutting in savanna-woodlands of West Africa

D Zida, L Sanou, S Diawara, P Savadogo… - Acta Oecologica, 2020 - Elsevier
The soil seed bank (SSB) is an important source of resilience for plant communities
subjected to disturbances. This study aimed to identify characteristics of the SSB, its …

Impacts of climate change on the geographic distribution of African oak tree (Afzelia africana Sm.) in Burkina Faso, West Africa

LH Balima, BMI Nacoulma, SS Da, A Ouédraogo… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Afzelia africana Sm–a multipurpose leguminous tree species–is threatened in West Africa–a
climate change hotspot region. Yet, although the impacts of land use on this species …

Local perception of ecosystem services and their conservation in Sudanian savannas of Burkina Faso (West Africa)

A Nabaloum, D Goetze, A Ouédraogo… - Journal of ethnobiology …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Context In Burkina Faso, Sudanian savannas are important ecosystems for
conservation of plant diversity. Due to desertification and insecurity, population migration …

Factors influencing local ecological knowledge of forage resources: Ethnobotanical evidence from West Africa's savannas

JBSN Naah, RT Guuroh - Journal of Environmental Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Recording local ecological knowledge (LEK) is a useful approach to understanding
interactions of the complex social-ecological systems. In spite of the recent growing interest …

Contrasting land use systems influence soil seed bank composition and density in a rural landscape mosaic in West Africa

L Sanou, P Savadogo, D Zida, A Thiombiano - Flora, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil seed banks (SSBs) play a key role in the post-disturbance recruitment of many plant
species. Seed bank diversity can be influenced by spatial and environmental variability and …

Threatened medicinal and economic plants of the Sudan Savanna in Katsina State, northwestern Nigeria

A Bello, S Jamaladdeen, MT Elder… - … -African Biodiversity & …, 2019 - journals.co.za
Background: The loss of biodiversity in Nigeria is escalating alarmingly. However, there is
generally a paucity of information as to what taxa are endangered because of a dearth of …

[PDF][PDF] Diversity, distribution and preliminary conservation status of the flora of Burkina Faso

M Schmidt, C Chatelain - 2017 - researchgate.net
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