[ Perceptions paysannes de Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringacées) en zone soudano-sahélienne du Cameroun ]
Volume 39, Issue 1, October 2018, Pages 91–102
C. Bayé-Niwah1 and P.M. Mapongmetsem2
1 Département des Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université de Maroua ; BP. 55 Maroua, Cameroon
2 Département de Sciences Biologiques, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Ngaoundére, Cameroon
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The present study is part of the Home Garden project and Domestication in the Sudano-Sahelian region of Cameroon. The aim of the work is to contribute to the promotion of Moringa oleifera Lam. for its better valorization in Cameroon. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted among 158 stakeholders of Moringaceae in 15 communities in the Sudano-Sahelian zone through the Rapid Participatory Reseach Method (RPRM). The questionnaire is based on the knowledge, practices and indigenous knowledge of the people on M. oleifera. It appears that the leaves and seeds are the most commercialize in the region. The leaves, roots and seeds are the parts used in traditional medicine. Famer’s of the Sudano-Sahelian area of Cameroon treat 19 diseases with the different parts of the plant. Six diseases (dental caries, HIV / AIDS and malnutrition, diabetes, high blood pressure, sore eyes and typhoid) are commonly treated in the study area. The plant would be introduced in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Cameroon by the Fulani to 17siècle. The Guiziga, Mafa, the Moufou and Toupouri use six criteria based leaves, pods, seeds and trunk to distinguish each trees of M. oleifera. These qualitative criteria can be used baseline data for the morphological characterization of the species. These results can be used as database for the selection of ecotypes solicited by populations.
Author Keywords: Moringa oleifera, Sudano-Sahelian, indigenous knowledge, domestication, valorization.
Volume 39, Issue 1, October 2018, Pages 91–102
C. Bayé-Niwah1 and P.M. Mapongmetsem2
1 Département des Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université de Maroua ; BP. 55 Maroua, Cameroon
2 Département de Sciences Biologiques, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Ngaoundére, Cameroon
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The present study is part of the Home Garden project and Domestication in the Sudano-Sahelian region of Cameroon. The aim of the work is to contribute to the promotion of Moringa oleifera Lam. for its better valorization in Cameroon. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted among 158 stakeholders of Moringaceae in 15 communities in the Sudano-Sahelian zone through the Rapid Participatory Reseach Method (RPRM). The questionnaire is based on the knowledge, practices and indigenous knowledge of the people on M. oleifera. It appears that the leaves and seeds are the most commercialize in the region. The leaves, roots and seeds are the parts used in traditional medicine. Famer’s of the Sudano-Sahelian area of Cameroon treat 19 diseases with the different parts of the plant. Six diseases (dental caries, HIV / AIDS and malnutrition, diabetes, high blood pressure, sore eyes and typhoid) are commonly treated in the study area. The plant would be introduced in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Cameroon by the Fulani to 17siècle. The Guiziga, Mafa, the Moufou and Toupouri use six criteria based leaves, pods, seeds and trunk to distinguish each trees of M. oleifera. These qualitative criteria can be used baseline data for the morphological characterization of the species. These results can be used as database for the selection of ecotypes solicited by populations.
Author Keywords: Moringa oleifera, Sudano-Sahelian, indigenous knowledge, domestication, valorization.
Abstract: (french)
La présente étude fait partie du projet Jardin de Case et Domestication dans la zone soudanienne du Cameroun. L’objectif de ce travail est un apport à contribution à la promotion de Moringa oleifera Lam. en vue de sa meilleure valorisation au Cameroun. Une enquête ethnobotanique a été conduite auprès de 158 paysans producteurs de la Moringaceae dans 15 localités de la zone soudano-sahélienne à travers la Méthode Accélérée de Recherche Participative (MARP). Le questionnaire est basé sur la connaissance, les usages et le savoir traditionnel des populations sur M. oleifera. Il ressort que les feuilles et les graines sont les parties les plus commercialisées dans la zone. Les feuilles, les racines et les graines sont les parties les plus utilisées. Les paysans de la zone soudano-sahélienne du Cameroun soignent 19 maladies avec les différentes parties de la plante. Six maladies (carie dentaire, VIH/SIDA et la malnutrition, le diabète, l’hypertension artérielle, le mal des yeux et la typhoïde) sont traitées communément dans la zone d’étude. La plante serait introduite dans la zone soudano-sahélienne du Cameroun par les Foulbé vers le 17siècle. Les Guiziga, les Mafa, les Moufou et les Toupouri utilisent six critères à base des feuilles, des cosses, des graines et du tronc pour distinguer les individus de M. oleifera. Ces critères qualitatifs pourront servir des données de base pour la caractérisation morphologique de l’espèce. Ces résultats ainsi obtenus pourront servir des données de base pour la sélection des écotypes sollicités par les populations.
Author Keywords: Moringa oleifera, zone soudano-sahélienne, savoir traditionnel, domestication, valorisation.
How to Cite this Article
C. Bayé-Niwah and P.M. Mapongmetsem, “Famer’s perceptions on Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae) in the Sudano-Sahelian zone in Cameroon,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 91–102, October 2018.
