Berit Smestad Paulsen

Biographic Data

ID	1831616
NAME	Berit Smestad Paulsen
GIVEN NAMES	Berit Smestad
FAMILY NAME	Paulsen
SIGNATURE	PAULSEN B S
AFFILIATIONS	University of Oslo
ORCID	0000-0003-4099-1083
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	28
TOTAL CITATIONS	15
AUTHOR COUNT	28
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2001
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2022
H-INDEX	2

Structural characterization of polysaccharides from Geranium sanguineum L. and their immunomodulatory effects in response to inflammatory agents
Open AccessYordan N Georgiev, Balik M Dzhambazov et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2022
Ethnobotany of dioecious species
Open AccessGopalakrishnan Saroja Seethapathy, Kaliamoorthy Ravikumar et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2018
Flavonoids, gallotannins and ellagitannins in Syzygium guineense and the traditional use among Malian healers
Open AccessThuy Lan Nguyen, Anders Rusten et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2016
Medicinal plants from Mali
Open AccessHelle Wangensteen, Drissa Diallo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2015
Attitudes and use of medicinal plants during pregnancy among women at health care centers in three regions of Mali, West-Africa
Open AccessCecilie Sogn Nergard, Thi Phung Than Ho et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnobiology and…2015Cited by: 2References: 33
Background Although, medicinal plants have been important for women's health historically, the knowledge about such use during pregnancy in developing countries is limited. This is the first quantitative, ethnobotanical study on Malian women's use of and attitudes towards the use of medicinal plants during pregnancy. The aim of the study was to describe Malian women's use of medicinal plants during pregnancy according to indications and to evalua…
Complement activity of polysaccharides from three different plant parts of Terminalia macroptera extracted as healers do
Open AccessYuan-Feng Zou, Yuanfeng Zou et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2014
Immunomodulating polysaccharides from Lessertia frutescens leaves
Open AccessBingzhao Zhang, Wei Kee Leung et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2014
Enzyme inhibition, antioxidant and immunomodulatory activities, and brine shrimp toxicity of extracts from the root bark, stem bark and leaves of Terminalia macroptera
Open AccessYuan-Feng Zou, Yuanfeng Zou et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2014
Traditional medicine practitioners' knowledge and views on treatment of pregnant women in three regions of Mali
Open AccessHedvig Nordeng, Waled Al-Zayadi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnobiology and…2013Cited by: 3References: 17
Background Despite the widespread use of medicinal plants in Mali, knowledge about how traditional practitioners (TPs) treat pregnant and lactating women is lacking. Aim of the study The aim of this study was to investigate how traditional practitioners in Mali treat common diseases and ailments during pregnancy. Methods Data was collected through structured interviews of traditional practitioners in one urban (Bamako) and two rural areas (Siby a…
Bioactive polyphenols in Ximenia americana and the traditional use among Malian healers
Open AccessNhat Hao Tran Le, Karl Egil Malterud et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2012
Chemical and biological characterization of polysaccharides from wild and cultivated roots of Vernonia kotschyana
Open AccessKari Tvete Inngjerdingen, Selma Meskini et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2012
Anti-ulcer polysaccharides from Cola cordifolia bark and leaves
Open AccessIngvild Austarheim, Haidara Mahamane et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2012
Inulin-rich fractions from Vernonia kotschyana roots have anti-ulcer activity
Open AccessIngvild Austarheim, Cecilie Sogn Nergard et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2012
Terminalia macroptera, its current medicinal use and future perspectives
Open AccessAnh Thu Pham, Christina Dvergsnes et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2011
The tree Terminalia macroptera (Combretaceae) is widespread in Western Africa, and in this area, different parts have been utilized in the treatment of various diseases. In this article, we report on the medicinal use of T. macroptera in three different districts in Mali (Siby, Dioïla and Dogonland), based on interviews with 78 healers in these districts. Roots, root bark, stem bark, leaves and fruits have all been employed by healers, as has par…
Polysaccharides with complement fixing and macrophage stimulation activity from Opilia celtidifolia, isolation and partial characterisation
Open AccessAdiaratou Togola, Marit Inngjerdingen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2008
Ethnopharmacological uses of Erythrina senegalensis
Open AccessAdiaratou Togola, Ingvild Austarheim et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnobiology and…2008Cited by: 8References: 27
This paper describes ethnopharmacological knowledge on the uses of Erythrina senegalensis DC (Fabaceae) in traditional medicine in three different areas (Dioila, Kolokani and Koutiala) in Mali. Data were collected using interviews of traditional healers selected randomly. The main reported diseases for which E. senegalensis was used by the traditional healers were amenorrhea, malaria, jaundice, infections, abortion, wound, and body pain (chest pa…
Ethnopharmacological survey of six medicinal plants from Mali, West-Africa
Open AccessTom Erik Grønhaug, Silje Glæserud et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnobiology and…2008Cited by: 2References: 27
An ethnopharmacological survey was carried out to collect information about the use of six medicinal plants in the regions around Siby and Dioila, Mali. The plants investigated were Biopyhtum petersianum, Cola cordifolia, Combretum molle, Opilia celtidifolia, Parkia biglobosa and Ximenia americana. More than 60 medical indications were reported for the use of these plants in traditional medicine. The most frequently reported ailments were malaria…
Antiplasmodial and Gabaa–benzodiazepine receptor binding activities of five plants used in traditional medicine in Mali, West Africa
Open AccessSekou Bah, Anna K Jäger et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2007
Antioxidant and 15-lipoxygenase inhibitory activities of the Malian medicinal plants Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F. White (Ebenaceae), Lannea velutina A. Rich (Anacardiaceae) and Crossopteryx febrifu…
Open AccessAbabacar Maiga, Karl Egil Malterud et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2006
Ethnopharmacological survey of plants used for the treatment of schistosomiasis in Niono District, Mali
Open AccessSekou Bah, Drissa Diallo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2006
Characterization of cysteine proteases in Malian medicinal plants
Open AccessSekou Bah, Berit Smestad Paulsen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2006
Ethnopharmacological survey of different uses of seven medicinal plants from Mali, (West Africa) in the regions Doila, Kolokani and Siby
Open AccessAdiaratou Togola, Drissa Diallo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnobiology and…2005
An ethnopharmacological survey was carried out to collect information on the use of seven medicinal plants in rural areas in the nearby regions of Bamako, Mali. The plants were Opilia celtidifolia , Anthocleista djalonensis , Erythrina senegalensis , Heliotropium indicum , Trichilia emetica , Piliostigma thonningii and Cochlospermum tinctorium About 50 medical indications were reported for the use of these plants in traditional medicine. The most…
Bioactive pectic polysaccharides from Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug. DC., a Malian medicinal plant, isolation and partial characterization
Open AccessKari Tvete Inngjerdingen, Sylvi C Debes et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2005
Medicinal use of Cochlospermum tinctorium in Mali
Open AccessCecilie Sogn Nergard, Drissa Diallo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2005
A survey of toxic plants on the market in the district of Bamako, Mali
Open AccessAbabacar Maiga, Drissa Diallo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2005

Ethnopharmacological uses of Erythrina senegalensis
Open AccessAdiaratou Togola, Ingvild Austarheim et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnobiology and…2008Cited by: 8References: 27
This paper describes ethnopharmacological knowledge on the uses of Erythrina senegalensis DC (Fabaceae) in traditional medicine in three different areas (Dioila, Kolokani and Koutiala) in Mali. Data were collected using interviews of traditional healers selected randomly. The main reported diseases for which E. senegalensis was used by the traditional healers were amenorrhea, malaria, jaundice, infections, abortion, wound, and body pain (chest pa…
Traditional medicine practitioners' knowledge and views on treatment of pregnant women in three regions of Mali
Open AccessHedvig Nordeng, Waled Al-Zayadi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnobiology and…2013Cited by: 3References: 17
Background Despite the widespread use of medicinal plants in Mali, knowledge about how traditional practitioners (TPs) treat pregnant and lactating women is lacking. Aim of the study The aim of this study was to investigate how traditional practitioners in Mali treat common diseases and ailments during pregnancy. Methods Data was collected through structured interviews of traditional practitioners in one urban (Bamako) and two rural areas (Siby a…
Attitudes and use of medicinal plants during pregnancy among women at health care centers in three regions of Mali, West-Africa
Open AccessCecilie Sogn Nergard, Thi Phung Than Ho et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnobiology and…2015Cited by: 2References: 33
Background Although, medicinal plants have been important for women's health historically, the knowledge about such use during pregnancy in developing countries is limited. This is the first quantitative, ethnobotanical study on Malian women's use of and attitudes towards the use of medicinal plants during pregnancy. The aim of the study was to describe Malian women's use of medicinal plants during pregnancy according to indications and to evalua…
Ethnopharmacological survey of six medicinal plants from Mali, West-Africa
Open AccessTom Erik Grønhaug, Silje Glæserud et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnobiology and…2008Cited by: 2References: 27
An ethnopharmacological survey was carried out to collect information about the use of six medicinal plants in the regions around Siby and Dioila, Mali. The plants investigated were Biopyhtum petersianum, Cola cordifolia, Combretum molle, Opilia celtidifolia, Parkia biglobosa and Ximenia americana. More than 60 medical indications were reported for the use of these plants in traditional medicine. The most frequently reported ailments were malaria…