Documentation on Medicinal Plants Sold in Markets in Abeokuta, Nigeria

Idu, MacDonald; Erhabor, Joseph O.; Efijuemue, Harriet M

doi:10.4314/tjpr.v9i2.53696

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“…It is believed that the answer to tuberculosis is hidden in the forest of the plant kingdom because this is one of the places where the untapped promise for treatment of infectious diseases lies. This is believed to be true especially in the context of developing countries where there is little or no access to modern health services (Mann et al, 2007;Idu et al, 2010). The current study builds upon previous efforts in prospecting for antituberculosis activities among some traditional plants used in Eastern and Southern Africa (Tabuti et al, 2009;Earl et al, 2010;Mariita et al, 2010a).…”

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Potency of extracts of selected plant species from Mbeere, Embu County-Kenya against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Njeru¹,

Obonyo²

2016

J. Med. Plants Res.

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Tuberculosis is a serious chronic infectious disease affecting large global population. While efforts to control tuberculosis have intensified, they are challenged by rapid drug resistance development. For this reason, prospecting for compounds with potential antituberculous activity have been stepped up. The current study was done in a participatory appraisal manner to identify ten plants commonly used for management of "persistent coughs". Bioassays were conducted against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (H37Rv ATCC 27294) using the BACTEC MGIT ™ 960 system. This was followed by assay of toxicity of the extracts towards Vero cells (ATCC CCL-81). Six extracts showed remarkable antitubercular activity. Four extracts had complete inhibition (0 GU-Growth Units) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The extracts were tested for their general antimicrobial activity and found to be broad spectrum antimicrobials. The highest activity against Escherichia coli (15.3 mm) was by Cissampelos pareira, while Mangifera indica yielded the highest activity against Staphylococcus aureus (11.7 mm) and Candida albicans (12.0 mm). In addition, six crude methanolic extracts were found to be within the acceptable toxicity limit (CC 50 <90 µg/ml). The observed activity is attributable to phytochemicals in the extracts, including: phenols, terpenoids, flavonoids and anthraquinones. These findings could partly explain observed "positive" treatment outcome by indigenous people using these plant formulations.

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Potency of extracts of selected plant species from Mbeere, Embu County-Kenya against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Njeru¹,

Obonyo²

2016

J. Med. Plants Res.

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“…The dialectical groups in the area include Egbado, Ijebu, Egba, Remo, Oyo (Owu), Awori, Ikale and Ilaje. The people are known for traditional arts, carving and sculpturing [13].…”

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Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used in Curing Some Diseases in Infants in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria

Shosan¹,

Fawibe²,

Ajiboye³

et al. 2014

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An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in curing some diseases in infants in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria was carried out between February and June, 2012. Ethnobotanical data were collected by oral interview with the aid of a semi-structured questionnaire administered to fifty (50) respondents made up of traditional medical practitioners (TMPs), herbalists and herb sellers. From the survey, a total of 63 plant species belonging to 33 families were found to be useful in the treatment of cold, malaria, fontanel, diarrhoea, typhoid, chicken pox, measles and small pox. Recipes used in the treatment of these ailments were documented. Herbal remedies were either prepared from dry or freshly collected plants while the traditional solvents of choice includes water, pure honey, lime and aqueous extracts from fermented maize. The methods of preparation were decoction and infusion while method of administration ranges from 1 drop to 1 teaspoonful daily. Survey revealed that leaves form the major part of plant for herbal preparations. Residents in the study area find the traditional medicine cheaper as compared to orthodox medicines. It is therefore implicated that efforts should be made on how to improve on documentation, conservation and standardization of the medicinal plants in Nigeria. Also, attention of the scientists and health officials should be drawn to the importance and various uses of the medicinal plants and they should intensify on the research to reveal other concealed values.

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“…The high presence of flavonoids helps to reinforce capillary walls, improving exchange of nutrient and oxygen between the blood and tissues [7]. The presence of tannin in the leaves confirmed the bitter taste recorded in the organoleptic test (Table 1) which also showed the antibacterial properties of the plant part and the possible usage of it in toning of vital organs such as liver, kidney etc [6,8,9,10,11] The thin layer result of the plant extract using various solvent media showed single spots under iodine vapour with respective Rf values as given in Table 3. This showed that the plant part contained a single isolable phytochemical in the various solvents used for the extraction.…”

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Phytochemical and Anti-Microbial Analysis of the Roots of Ficus Exasparata (Anwirinwa)

Onyema¹

2014

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Abstract:The roots of Ficus exasparata of the Moraceae family were duly analysed to ascertain the active constituents responsible for the use of the plant part in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, treatment of internal bleeding, bruises, cough and dangerous boils among others. The phytochemical analysis showed the presence of some secondary metabolites in various concentrations with saponin and alkaloids present in low concentration while reducing sugars were present in very high concentration with protein, carbohydrates and acidic components totally absent. The Atomic Absorption Spectroscopic (AAS) analysis showed the presence of certain trace elements such as Cd (0.55ppm), Cr (1.88ppm),As (0.38ppm), Hg (0.09ppm) etc which were higher than the WHO recommended standard of Cd (0.003ppm), Cr (0.05ppm), As (0.01ppm), Hg (0.001ppm) respectively an observation that could be attributed to the crude nature of the plant parts. Three different choice solvents (Chloroform, Ethylacetate and Chloroform-Methanol mixture) were used in the extraction of the plant part. The extracts were subsequently subjected to thin layer chromatography with respective Rf values as 0.13, 0.22 and 0.60 respectively showing just a single spot each for all the solvents used. The extracts were subjected to antimicrobial screening using eight pathogenic bacteria species and three fungi with only the chloroform extract exhibiting activity on the selected test organisms. The three extracts from the sample were subjected to structural elucidation using a combination of some spectroscopic techniques such as FTIR, UV-VIS, H 1 -NMR, C 13 -NMR and GCMS. The spectral analysis suggested the presence of and 1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-(acetyloxy)-tributyl ester for chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts respectively. The constituents of these extracts such as Coumarin in chloroform extract could account for its potency in curing certain illnesses as coumarin is a well known natural product that has displayed a broad range of biological activities.

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Documentation on Medicinal Plants Sold in Markets in Abeokuta, Nigeria

Cited by 60 publications

References 5 publications

Potency of extracts of selected plant species from Mbeere, Embu County-Kenya against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Potency of extracts of selected plant species from Mbeere, Embu County-Kenya against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used in Curing Some Diseases in Infants in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria

Phytochemical and Anti-Microbial Analysis of the Roots of Ficus Exasparata (Anwirinwa)

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