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Biodiversity, Traditional Uses, and Pharmacological Potential of Medicinal Plants of Mozambique

dc.contributor.authorHenriques Razão, Emílio
dc.contributor.authorSánchez Gómez-Serranillos, Marta
dc.contributor.authorNaval López, María Victoria
dc.contributor.authorGavilán García, Rosario Gloria
dc.contributor.authorGómez-Serranillos Cuadrado, María Pilar
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-17T12:35:46Z
dc.date.available2025-10-17T12:35:46Z
dc.date.issued2024-12-02
dc.description.abstractMozambique possesses great biological diversity, with approximately 5500 plant species. Around 90% of its population uses natural resources for food and traditional medicine, being miombo forests serving as key providers for rural communities. The trade of medicinal plants also constitutes a significant economic activity for both rural and urban households. This study aims to review ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological studies on medicinal plants in Mozambique and explore their agricultural and conservation potential. Articles published between 2010 and 2024 were included and identified 472 medicinal plant species, 400 of which were classified to species or genus level, spanning 277 genera and 93 botanical families. The most cited families include Leguminosae (61 species), Euphorbiaceae (20), and Combretaceae (17). Notable species are Momordica balsamina, Sclerocarya birrea, Annona senegalensis, and Cassia abbreviata. Sixteen in vitro studies explored medicinal plants’ antibacterial, antimycobacterial, antimicrobial, anticancer, and antimalarial properties. Prominent results were shown by Maerua edulis (tuberculosis), Tabernaemontana elegans (malaria), and Momordica balsamina (cancer). This work underscores the critical role of natural resources in Mozambique’s primary healthcare system and highlights their agricultural and economic potential. As the first comprehensive compilation of commonly used medicinal plants in the country, it calls for sustainable cultivation practices and further research to enhance their use and benefits.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Farmacología, Farmacognosia y Botánica
dc.description.facultyFac. de Farmacia
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.statuspub
dc.identifier.citationRazão EH, Sánchez M, Naval MV, Gavilán RG, Gómez-Serranillos MP. Biodiversity, Traditional Uses, and Pharmacological Potential of Medicinal Plants of Mozambique. Agriculture 2024;14:2204. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14122204.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/agriculture14122204
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14122204
dc.identifier.relatedurlhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/14/12/2204
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125057
dc.issue.number12
dc.journal.titleAgriculture
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final26 (2204)
dc.page.initial1 (2204)
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.cdu615.01/.03
dc.subject.cdu615.322
dc.subject.keywordMozambique
dc.subject.keywordMedicinal plants
dc.subject.keywordConservation
dc.subject.keywordEthnobotany
dc.subject.keywordActivity
dc.subject.ucmFarmacología (Farmacia)
dc.subject.unesco3209 Farmacología
dc.titleBiodiversity, Traditional Uses, and Pharmacological Potential of Medicinal Plants of Mozambique
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