01836nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260002100042653003100063653003000094653002600124100001800150700003200168700001500200245018000215856008800395300001200483490000700495520111400502022001401616       2023                            d  bGSC Online Press10aGeriatrics and Gerontology10aLymphatic filariasis (LF)10atraditional treatment1 aKouadio Bene 1 aYomeh Cynthia Viviane Yapo 1 aYao Kanga 00aDichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight and Arn. (Fabaceae), a plant used in the traditional treatment of lymphatic filariasis in Côte d'Ivoire: Ethnopharmacological characteristics  uhttps://gsconlinepress.com/journals/gscbps/sites/default/files/GSCBPS-2023-0184.pdf  a061-0680 v233 a<p>Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight &amp; Arn. (Fabaceae) is a plant used in the traditional treatment of lymphatic filariasis. It was revealed following a recent ethnomedicinal survey. The present study aims to highlight the distinctive ethnopharmacological characteristics of Dichrostachys cinerea. The aim was to identify some groups of chemical compounds by thin layer chromatography, to assay some minerals and finally to characterise the specific anatomical and micrographic features of the plant. Terpenes and sterols, saponosides, flavonoids and tannins are the main phytocompounds revealed. Magnesium with 110.4 mg/100 g dry matter is the most abundant mineral. Anatomical sections revealed from the periphery to the interior of the organs, epidermis, collenchyma, cortical parenchyma, sclerenchyma, liber or phloem, the wood or xylem and the medullary parenchyma. In the plant powder, it was observed starch grains and calcium oxalate crystals. These results add to the data on Dichrostachys cinerea, a taxon much used in traditional Ivorian medicine for the treatment of lymphatic filariasis.</p>
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