From "Tonic-cups" to "Bitter-cups": "Kwasi bita beker" from Suriname determination, past and present use of an ancient galenic artefact
In the main markets of Paramaribo (Suriname), many stands offer what is locally called "Bitter-cups", or "Kwasi bita beker", small footedcups, roughly carved from a whitish wood. The use of these cups is strictly medicinal and it seems to be restricted to Suriname, as they are not found in neighbouring countries (Guyana, French Guiana). The aim of this study was to identify the botanical origin of Bitter-cups still in use in the Saramaka traditional medicine (as information from field people was controversial), and document the ethnopharmacology of this original galenical artefact. Microscopic and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analyses were carried out on Bitter-cup, and anatomical criteria (marginal parenchyma band, size of intervessel and vessel-ray pits, rays width and rays composition, vessels clustering, frequency and size of parenchyma pits) together with HPLC profiles of the macerates showed that the wood cup was similar to Quassia amara L. (Simaroubaceae) wood. Ethnopharmacological investigation indicates that the use of these cups is simply due to the pharmacological properties attributed to "bitters", and is strongly linked to tradition and cultural attitudes. This study also emphasizes the long lasting use of these cups, now restricted to Suriname only, with almost no variation over one century. © 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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dig-cirad-fr-5384942024-01-28T15:10:20Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/538494/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/538494/ From "Tonic-cups" to "Bitter-cups": "Kwasi bita beker" from Suriname determination, past and present use of an ancient galenic artefact. Odonne Guillaume, Bourdy G., Beauchêne Jacques, Houël Emeline, Stien Didier, Chevelot L., Deharo Eric. 2007. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 110 (2) : 318-322.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2006.09.045 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2006.09.045> From "Tonic-cups" to "Bitter-cups": "Kwasi bita beker" from Suriname determination, past and present use of an ancient galenic artefact Odonne, Guillaume Bourdy, G. Beauchêne, Jacques Houël, Emeline Stien, Didier Chevelot, L. Deharo, Eric eng 2007 Journal of Ethnopharmacology F70 - Taxonomie végétale et phytogéographie S01 - Nutrition humaine - Considérations générales quassia identification médicament traditionnel HPLC propriété pharmacologique éthnobotanique http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35698 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3791 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34921 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24469 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25197 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24023 Suriname http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7534 In the main markets of Paramaribo (Suriname), many stands offer what is locally called "Bitter-cups", or "Kwasi bita beker", small footedcups, roughly carved from a whitish wood. The use of these cups is strictly medicinal and it seems to be restricted to Suriname, as they are not found in neighbouring countries (Guyana, French Guiana). The aim of this study was to identify the botanical origin of Bitter-cups still in use in the Saramaka traditional medicine (as information from field people was controversial), and document the ethnopharmacology of this original galenical artefact. Microscopic and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analyses were carried out on Bitter-cup, and anatomical criteria (marginal parenchyma band, size of intervessel and vessel-ray pits, rays width and rays composition, vessels clustering, frequency and size of parenchyma pits) together with HPLC profiles of the macerates showed that the wood cup was similar to Quassia amara L. (Simaroubaceae) wood. Ethnopharmacological investigation indicates that the use of these cups is simply due to the pharmacological properties attributed to "bitters", and is strongly linked to tradition and cultural attitudes. This study also emphasizes the long lasting use of these cups, now restricted to Suriname only, with almost no variation over one century. © 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/538494/1/document_538494.pdf application/pdf Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2006.09.045 10.1016/j.jep.2006.09.045 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jep.2006.09.045 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2006.09.045 |
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F70 - Taxonomie végétale et phytogéographie S01 - Nutrition humaine - Considérations générales quassia identification médicament traditionnel HPLC propriété pharmacologique éthnobotanique http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35698 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3791 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34921 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24469 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25197 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24023 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7534 F70 - Taxonomie végétale et phytogéographie S01 - Nutrition humaine - Considérations générales quassia identification médicament traditionnel HPLC propriété pharmacologique éthnobotanique http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35698 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3791 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34921 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24469 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25197 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24023 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7534 Odonne, Guillaume Bourdy, G. Beauchêne, Jacques Houël, Emeline Stien, Didier Chevelot, L. Deharo, Eric From "Tonic-cups" to "Bitter-cups": "Kwasi bita beker" from Suriname determination, past and present use of an ancient galenic artefact |
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In the main markets of Paramaribo (Suriname), many stands offer what is locally called "Bitter-cups", or "Kwasi bita beker", small footedcups, roughly carved from a whitish wood. The use of these cups is strictly medicinal and it seems to be restricted to Suriname, as they are not found in neighbouring countries (Guyana, French Guiana). The aim of this study was to identify the botanical origin of Bitter-cups still in use in the Saramaka traditional medicine (as information from field people was controversial), and document the ethnopharmacology of this original galenical artefact. Microscopic and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analyses were carried out on Bitter-cup, and anatomical criteria (marginal parenchyma band, size of intervessel and vessel-ray pits, rays width and rays composition, vessels clustering, frequency and size of parenchyma pits) together with HPLC profiles of the macerates showed that the wood cup was similar to Quassia amara L. (Simaroubaceae) wood. Ethnopharmacological investigation indicates that the use of these cups is simply due to the pharmacological properties attributed to "bitters", and is strongly linked to tradition and cultural attitudes. This study also emphasizes the long lasting use of these cups, now restricted to Suriname only, with almost no variation over one century. © 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Odonne, Guillaume Bourdy, G. Beauchêne, Jacques Houël, Emeline Stien, Didier Chevelot, L. Deharo, Eric |
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Odonne, Guillaume Bourdy, G. Beauchêne, Jacques Houël, Emeline Stien, Didier Chevelot, L. Deharo, Eric |
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From "Tonic-cups" to "Bitter-cups": "Kwasi bita beker" from Suriname determination, past and present use of an ancient galenic artefact |
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From "Tonic-cups" to "Bitter-cups": "Kwasi bita beker" from Suriname determination, past and present use of an ancient galenic artefact |
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From "Tonic-cups" to "Bitter-cups": "Kwasi bita beker" from Suriname determination, past and present use of an ancient galenic artefact |
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From "Tonic-cups" to "Bitter-cups": "Kwasi bita beker" from Suriname determination, past and present use of an ancient galenic artefact |
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From "Tonic-cups" to "Bitter-cups": "Kwasi bita beker" from Suriname determination, past and present use of an ancient galenic artefact |
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from "tonic-cups" to "bitter-cups": "kwasi bita beker" from suriname determination, past and present use of an ancient galenic artefact |
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