Table 1.
Medicinal plants used for treatment of Dysmenorrhea in Mali
| Family and Scientific names | Local Names (Bamanan) |
Parts used |
| Bignoniaceae | ||
| Stereospermum künthianum Cham | Mogoyiri | Leaves, Stem Bark, Roots |
| Caesalpiniaceae | ||
| Cassia sieberiana DC. | Sindjan | Roots |
| Erythrina senegalensis DC. | N'tékissè | Leaves, Stem bark |
| Celastraceae | ||
| Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. | Guégué, gnikélé | Leaves, Stem Bark and Roots |
| Combretaceae | ||
| Terminalia spp | Wolo | Roots |
| Euphorbiaceae | ||
| Flueggea virosa (Roxb. Ex Willd.) Voigt | Kolonidiè | Leaves |
| Loganiaceae | ||
| Strychnos spinosa Lam. | Stem Bark and Roots | |
| Meliaceae | ||
| Pseudocedrela kotschyi (Schweinf.) Harms | Sezan | Racines |
| Trichilia emetica Vahl | Sulafizan | Leaves, Stem Bark and Roots |
| Moraceae | ||
| Ficus dicranostyla Mildbr. | Zoroble | Leaves |
| Ficus gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) Steud. Ex A. Rich. | Toroba | Leaves |
| Ficus iteophylla Miq. | Zèrènidjè | Leaves |
| Ficus platyphylla Del. | Leaves, Stem Bark and Roots | |
| Olacaceae | ||
| Ximenia americana L. | N'Tonké | Leaves and Roots |
| Polygalaceae | ||
| Securidaca longepedunculata Fres | Djoro | Roots |
| Rubiaceae | ||
| Sarcocephalus latifolius (Smith) Bruce | Baro | Roots |
| Rutaceae | ||
| Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (Lam.) Watermann | Won | Roots |