Ethnopharmacological Study of the Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia in the West Region of Cameroon

Table 1

Scientific names of the harvested plants.

Common names	Scientific names	Families	Part used	Reference numbers
Avocatier	Persea americana Mill	Lauraceae	Seeds	57756/HNC
Kouoptche	Harungana madagascariensis Lam. exPoir.	Clusiaceae	Leaves	39947/HNC
Yam afzeliaa	Ficus thonningii Blume	Moraceae	Leaves	44042/HNC
Chrysanthe	Chrysanthellum americanum (L.) Vatke	Asteraceae	Leaves	42400/HNC
Djansang	Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill) Pierre ex Heckel	Euphorbiaceae	Bark	19695/SRF Cam
Jouon	Bridelia micrantha (Hochst) Baill	Phyllanthaceae	Bark	52652/HNC
Viande de biche	Lannea kerstingii Engl K. Krauss	Anacardiaceae	Bark	41675/HNC
Pion d’inde	Jatropha curcas	Euphorbiaceae	Leaves	33592/HNC
Faux manioc	Jatropha gossypiifolia Linn.	Euphorbiaceae	Leaves	25715/SFR Cam
Cajanus	Piptadeniastrum africanum (Hook. F.) Brenan	Mimosaceae	Seeds	49168/HNC
Bolongo	Fagara tessmannii Engl	Rutaceae	Bark	38960/HNC
Curcuma	Curcuma longa	Zingiberaceae	Rhizomes	42173/HNC

HNC: National Herbarium of Cameroon; SFR: Forest Reserve Company.