The oxytocic properties of Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem. and Bidens pilosa L., traditionally used medicinal plants from western Uganda

dc.contributor.authorKamatenesi Mugisha, Maud
dc.contributor.authorMakawiti, Dominic W
dc.contributor.authorOryem-Origa, Hannington
dc.contributor.authorOdyek, Olwa
dc.contributor.authorNganga, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-13T08:09:17Z
dc.date.available2022-06-13T08:09:17Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThe usage of medicinal plants in childbirth in Uganda is a long standing tradition. Over 80% of Ugandan women have childbirth at home and herbal remedies are administered to complete the process of childbirth. The herbs are administered to hasten the labour process (oxytocics), expulsion of retained placenta and control postpartum bleeding. This indigenous knowledge in herbal medicines used during childbirth is not well documented and scientifically Validated. The ethnobotanical study was conducted between 2000 and 2003 in Bushenyi and Kasese districts in western Uganda. The aim of this study was to validate the claimed uses of Bidens pilosa L. and Luffa cylindrical (L). M.J. Roem. In inducing labour during childbirths in western Uganda. The in vitro experiments using the rat uterus showed that the aqueous leafy extracts of B. pilosa and L. cylindrica increased rat uterine motility suggesting that they are oxytocics. The aqueous leafy extract of B. pilosa in vitro experiment using the rabbit jejunum Further indicated that the extract can cause contraction.The bioactivity of B. pilosa and L. cylindrica is a pointer to the therapeutic uses of herbal remedies in childbirth.Key words: childbirths, medicinal plants, uterine motilityen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Norwegian Government through Prof. Ka°re Lye,UNESCO-Manen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.bsu.ac.ug//handle/20.500.12284/340
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Ecologyen_US
dc.subjectOxytocic propertiesen_US
dc.subjectLuffa cylindricaen_US
dc.subjectBidens pilosa Len_US
dc.subjectMedicinal plantsen_US
dc.subjectWestern Ugandaen_US
dc.titleThe oxytocic properties of Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem. and Bidens pilosa L., traditionally used medicinal plants from western Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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