Table 3.

The Seven Official “Improved Traditional Medicines” in Mali

Name	Constituent plant(s)	Plant part	Preparation	Dose	Indication	Contraindications	Voucher specimen accession number
Balembo	Crossopteryx febrifuga	Fruit	Syrup (10% for children, 20% for adults)	5 mL qds	Dry coughs	Children <6 mo	No. 0052. Kangaba (03/11/1973)
Dysentéral	Euphorbia hirta	Aerial parts (dried)	Decoction	10 g boiled in 500 mL water, tds for 3 d	Amoebic dysentery	Do not use fresh plant	No. 0952. (03/27/1996)
Gastrosédal	Vernonia kotschyana	Root (dried)	Powder, mixed in cold water	5 g tds mixed in 70 mL water, 15 min before meals	Gastritis, peptic ulcer	Pregnant women, children <8 y	No. 0929. Sotuba (03/04/1996)
Hépatisane	Combretum micranthum	Leaves (dried)	Decoction	10 g boiled in 500 mL water, bd	Indigestion (especially of fats), nausea, poor appetite, constipation	Obstructive jaundice, severe liver or renal failure.	No. 0031. Dologandori (05/31/1969)
Laxa cassia	Cassia italica	Leaves (dried)	Decoction	5–10 g boiled in 500 mL water, at night	Constipation	Children <6 mo, inflammatory bowel disease	No. 0963. Blendio. (05/20/1997)
Malarial	Senna occidentalis (Caesalpinaceae): 62%	Leaves (dried)	Decoction	10 g, boiled in 500 mL water, bd for 4 d, then od for 3 d. Halve dose for children aged 5–12.	Malaria, fever	Children <5 y	No. 1525. Point G
	Lippia chevalieri (Verbenaceae): 32%	Leaves (dried)					No. 0001. Kita (07/1963)
	Acmella oleracea (Asteraceae): 6%	Flowerheads (dried)					No. 2670. Sotuba (09/26/2005)
Psorospermine	Psorospermum guineense	Root	Ointment, made with 1% ether extract of root powder	Apply bd for 2 weeks	Eczema	None	No. 2650. Blendio (09/25/2005)