Use and management of medicinal plants among the Moba in the prefecture of Tone in Togo

Background and research objectives: Finding sustainable management options for the local communities that depend on medicinal plants is crucial in face of human pressure these plants. This study contributes to medecinal Togo. It aims censusing pathologies identify endogenous strategies Moba ethnic group Methods: Data was collected through semi-structured ethnobotanical individual interviews with 50 traditional healers, recorded a Microsoft Excel 10 spreadsheet processed Sphinx5V software table. Results: 166 were reported treatment 91 dominated by dysmenorrhoea, stomachache, wounds, general chronic asthenia, infantile umbilical hernia. The most represented botanical families were: Poaceae (12), Combretaceae (10), Euphorbiaceae Caesalpiniaceae (8), Mimosaceae (7). important species according Species Importance Value Index (IVIsp) are: Vitellaria paradoxa (159.59), Parkia biglobosa (145.94), Securidaca longipedunculata (145.12), Diospyros mespiliformis (133.51), Annona senegalensis (123.88), Khaya (110.52), Cymbopogon proximus (106.88), giganteus (102.03), Zanthozylum zanthoxyloides (99.005). used plant parts are roots (18.6 %), leaves (17.85 bark trunk (16.66 whole (14.28 %) fruits (12.30 %). Endogenous include situ protection fields, reforestation, respect totemic trees, groves sacred forests.