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    Usages de poudres à base de rhizomes de Cochlospermum tinctorium Perrier ex A.Rich au Bénin : fréquence, formes et indications

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    Cochlospermum tinctorium est une plante mĂ©dicinale utilisĂ©e dans plusieurs pays pour le traitement de l’hĂ©patite. Au BĂ©nin, diffĂ©rentes poudres Ă  base de ses rhizomes sont vendues dans les marchĂ©s et utilisĂ©es par les tradithĂ©rapeutes pour plusieurs usages. L’objectif de cette Ă©tude Ă©tait de rĂ©pertorier les diffĂ©rentes formes et les divers usages des recettes Ă  base de Cochlospermum tinctorium utilisĂ©es au BĂ©nin. Dans ce sens, une enquĂȘte ethnomĂ©dicinale a Ă©tĂ© menĂ©e auprĂšs de 434 usagers des marchĂ©s et 40 tradithĂ©rapeutes du Sud et du Nord BĂ©nin suivant la mĂ©thode par interview semi-structurĂ©e. Les donnĂ©es obtenues ont montrĂ© que les recettes Ă  base de C. tinctorium sont plus connues et utilisĂ©es au Nord-BĂ©nin. Ces recettes se prĂ©sentent sous trois formes (A, B et C). Leurs usages sont alimentaires (41%) et mĂ©dicinales (59%). La forme A est trĂšs utilisĂ©e (93,91%) par la population enquĂȘtĂ©e pour les besoins nutritionnels et thĂ©rapeutiques alors que les formes B et C ont, essentiellement, un usage mĂ©dicinal. Cette Ă©tude a permis de comprendre la diversitĂ© de recettes associĂ©es au terme "poudre jaune" au BĂ©nin. Il est dĂšs lors nĂ©cessaire d’évaluer la toxicitĂ© et l’efficacitĂ© de ces diffĂ©rentes formes d’usage de la poudre de rhizome de C. tinctorium.   English title: Uses of rhizome-based powder of Cochlospermum tinctorium Perrier ex A.Rich in Benin: frequency, forms and indications Cochlospermum tinctorium Perrier is a medicinal plant used in several countries for the treatment of hepatitis. In Benin, different powders made from its rhizomes are sold in markets and used by traditional healers for several purposes. The objective of this study was to list the different forms and uses of Cochlospermum tinctorium-based recipes used in Benin. An ethnomedicinal survey was conducted among 434 market users and 40 traditional healers from Southern and Northern Benin using the semi-structured interview method. The data obtained showed that the recipes based on C. tinctorium are more known and used in North Benin. These recipes come in three forms (A, B and C). Their uses are food (41%) and medicinal (59%). Form A is widely used (93.91%) by the population surveyed for nutritional and therapeutic needs while forms B and C have, essentially, a medicinal use. This study has allowed us to understand the diversity of recipes associated with the term "yellow powder" in Benin. It is therefore necessary to evaluate the toxicity and effectiveness of these different forms of use of C. tinctorium rhizome powder. &nbsp

    Undoped Layered Perovskite Oxynitride Li₂LaTa₂O₆N for Photocatalytic CO₂Reduction with Visible Light

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    Oxynitrides are promising visible‐light‐responsive photocatalysts, but their structures are almost confined with three‐dimensional (3D) structures such as perovskites. A phase‐pure Li₂LaTa₂O₆N with a layered perovskite structure was successfully prepared by thermal ammonolysis of a lithium‐rich oxide precursor. Li₂LaTa₂O₆N exhibited high crystallinity and visible‐light absorption up to 500 nm. As opposed to well‐known 3D oxynitride perovskites, Li₂LaTa₂O₆N supported by a binuclear Ru᎔᎔ complex was capable of stably and selectively converting CO₂ into formate under visible light (λ>400 nm). Transient absorption spectroscopy indicated that, as compared to 3D oxynitrides, Li₂LaTa₂O₆N possesses a lower density of mid‐gap states that work as recombination centers of photogenerated electron/hole pairs, but a higher density of reactive electrons, which is responsible for the higher photocatalytic performance of this layered oxynitride
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