Ethnomedicinal Survey of Botanicals Used by Herbal Practitioners in Yagba East Local Government of Kogi State, Nigeria.
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2014-12
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Despite the great values and importance of ethnobotany to the lives of men, a large
percentage of distribution and utilization are yet to be identified and appropriately
documented. This survey aims at identifying and documenting the medicinal plants as
well as their methods of formulation for use among the people of Kogi State, Nigeria. A
combination of semi-structured open ended questionnaires and guided interactive survey
techniques were used to obtain information as a total of 70 respondents were interviewed.
Guided direct field observation method was used for collection of cited specimen which
was identified in accordance with standard taxonomic practices. Descriptive statistics
were used for data analysis. A total of 53 medicinal plant species belonging to 36 families
were identified among others as reported in this survey with the Fabaceae family being
the most abundantly utilized. Leaves (47.8%), fruits (19.5%) and stem bark (10.8%) are most frequently employed and the remedies are administered mostly as decoction (s) and
infusion. Ailments such as gynecological disorders, mental and nervous malfunctioning,
GIT infection and disturbances, and fever, are mostly reported as commonly treated. The
survey provides a veritable source of information and a reliable documentation of
medicinal plants from flora of Nigeria and their uses. A further study is suggested on
pharmacological evaluations of reported activities and pharmacological acceptable
packaging of these medicaments.
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Ethnobotany, Fabaceae, medicinal, gynecological, pharmacological, Medicine, Traditional --utilization
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Olatunji B P, Ajibola D O, Adebayo E O, Nyong E E, Moody J O. Ethnomedicinal Survey of Botanicals Used by Herbal Practitioners in Yagba East Local Government of Kogi State, Nigeria. European Journal of Medicinal Plants. 2014 Dec; 4(12): 1479-1488.