Semi-Quantitatif Phytochemical Profile and Antiradical Potential of Aqueous and 70 % Ethanol Extracts of Zanthoxylum Zanthoxyloides (Lam) Zepern and Timler, Leaves Used In Traditional Medicine in the North of Cote D'ivoire

Herbal medicines have grown in popularity in recent decades, with many people turning to them to maintain their health and prevent and treat various illnesses, particularly chronic diseases.In Europe, the use of traditional medicine varies from 42% in Belgium to 90% in the UK, and from 42% in the USA among adults to 70% in Canada (Sarman et Uzuntarla 2022; Esmal, 2017).In Africa, the use of traditional medicine varies from 60% in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania, 70% in Ghana and Rwanda, to 80% in Benin and 90% in Burundi and Ethiopia (Ouoba et al., 2022).For millions of people, herbal medicines are the only reliable source of healthcare.This is due to the safety of traditional medicines its easy access and affordability, in contrast to the high cost of health worker services and pharmaceutical drugs.The elimination of natural molecules by the body is easy, and the risk of carcinogenicity or complicated diseases is low.Many therapeutic virtues are attributed to plants, which are generally linked to their richness in phytomolecules known as secondary metabolites (Jamshidi-Kia et al, 2017).These secondary metabolites, which contain several classes of compounds, are generally of polyphenolic origin and are the most abundant in plant material (Kouam et al., 2021).These polyphenolic compounds are endowed with significant antimicrobial, antiplasmodic, antihelmetic, antihistaminic and antioxidant activities (Kouadio et al., 2021).As such, they have the potential to treat many emerging chronic pathologies linked to oxidative stress, such as cancer, diabetes, asthma,