@article{MAKHILLRJP202014212515,
    title = {Common used Herbal Plants for Various Health Problems at Mlangali Village, Ludewa
District, Njombe Region},
    journal = {Research Journal of Pharmacology},
    volume = {14},
    number = {2},
    pages = {12-23},
    year = {2020},
    issn = {1815-9362},
    doi = {rjpharm.2020.12.23},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-9362&doi=rjpharm.2020.12.23},
    author = {Edmund},
    keywords = {vernacular and scientific names,ill health,common herbal plants,Tanzania,sustainable conservation},
    abstract = {Even though it is known in every rural
community in developing countries there are common
herbal plants used for managing various health problems
occurring in the community, limited studies if any have
been done to establish the vernacular and scientific names
and for which specific health condition being managed by
these common herbal plants. The present study aimed to
explore the vernacular and scientific names and for which
specific health conditions common herbal plants are used
to manage by non structured interview to selected key
informants at Mlangali ward, Ludewa district, Njombe
region, Tanzania. The herbal plant specimens and
ethno-medical uses were collected from the field work
and compared with same herbal plants found in literature
review. Thirty common herbal plants with their uses were
identified. Of these 13 (43.3%) common herbal plants
were reported by 18 (60%) respondents and these were
assumed to be the common herbal plants at the ward. The
vernacular names from the community and later scientific
names were identified by the botanist at the Institute of
Traditional Medicine. Nowhere was observed these
common herbal plants uses were documented at the ward.
All the identified herbal plants were used to manage ill
health conditions that were occurring at the ward. The
study noted that there was threat of those common herbal
plants with the increasing population and there was no
effort of establishing sustainable conservation. Comparing
with those found in literature review, the findings
revealed some herbal plants were used worldwide in
developing countries for treating the same ill health
conditions. Some had different uses. As a whole most
herbal plants had multiple uses on managing ill health
conditions. Effort is needed to document and conserve
sustainable the common herbal plants for future use and
scientific investigation for new drug development.}
    }