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

Shosan, L. O.; Fawibe, Oluwasegun Olamide; Ajiboye, A. A.; Abeegunrin, T. A.; Agboola, D. A.

doi:10.4236/ajps.2014.521340

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“…Women being in charge of children's care are more knowledgeable to plants used against children's diseases. Similar trend regarding the majority of females is also reported in Morocco (Mustapha et al, 2012); in Nigeria (Shosan et al, 2014); in South Africa (Otang et al 2011). The majority of respondents are around 50 years old; this is because people of this age are so mature and responsible to enjoy elderly's confidence regarding the community secret holding.…”

Section: Preparation and Administration Of Plants Used In The Treatmesupporting

confidence: 80%

Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used Against Fungal Infections in Prefecture of Sotouboua Central Region, Togo

Alfa

Anani

Adjrah

et al. 2018

ESJ

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Plants are a major source of active ingredients and are for that fact used to treat many diseases such as fungal infections. The objective of this study was to identify the plants used in traditional medicine to treat fungal diseases in the prefecture of Sotouboua. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted among healers, elderly and knowledgeable villagers. A semi structured questionnaire and pictures showing common and easily recognizable fungal infection symptoms were used to support a live interview. During this study, 37 plant species belonging to 20 families have been identified. Fabaceae were the most represented family (7 species). The most used parts were leaves (43, 24%) followed by the roots (18, 91%). The decoction is the preferred method of preparation while the oral route is the main route of administration.

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Section: Preparation and Administration Of Plants Used In The Treatmesupporting

confidence: 80%

Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used Against Fungal Infections in Prefecture of Sotouboua Central Region, Togo

Alfa

Anani

Adjrah

et al. 2018

ESJ

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“…Paste made from the leaves of Cynodon dactylon effective against skin injuries while juice of the plant is used in healing bone fractures. According to [66], root decoction of Cynodan dactylon is given to cattle having repiratory problem.Decoction made from Sorghum bicolor is given to the children in case of typhoid and water extracted from the plant is used to bath the babies [70]. Themeda anathera is refrigerant and juice extracted from leaves is used to reduce depression.…”

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confidence: 99%

Ethno-veterinary practices of Poaceae taxa in Punjab, Pakistan

Majeed¹,

Bhatti²,

Amjad³

et al. 2020

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Background: Plant species of Poaceae family are not only used as fodder and forage but also contribute substantially in the treatment of various health disorders, particularly in livestock. Consequently, present study was aimed to document the therapeutic uses Poaceae taxa by the inhabitants of the Punjab Province to treat various veterinary health disorders. Methods: Semi structured interviews, group discussion and field walks were conducted to collected data. Furthermore, quantitative indices includingcultural significance index (CSI), relative frequency of citations (RFC), fidelity level (FL), and relative popularity level (RPL) andJaccard Index (JI) were adopted for data analysis. Results: Traditional uses of 149 plants belonging to 60 genera, 16 tribes of 5 sub families of Poaceae were recorded. Whole plant and leaves were the most consistent grazing parts with 40.94 and 29.53% contribution and decoction (35 reports) was the most preferred mode of administration. Majority of the plant species were employed to treat infectious diseases (25.93 %). and digestive disorders (14.10 %). Triticum aestivum depicted highest CSI, RFC and RPL levels at 8.00, 0.96, 1.00, respectively, followed by Oryza sativa and Poa annua . Likewise, T. aestivum and Saccharum spontaneum had 100 % FL and ROP. Jaccard index ranged from 12.25 to 0.37. Twelve plant species namely Chrysopogon zizanioides (anti-inflammatory), Pennisetum lansatum (improve bull fertility), Cymbopogon citratus (glandular secretion), Sorghum saccharatum and Themeda triandra (malaria), Aristida funiculate (anticancer) , Koeleria argentia (skin allergies), Tetrapogon villosus (antibacterial), Cynodon radiates (eyes infection), Sporobolus nervosa (Jaundice), Enneapogon persicus (antifungal), and Panicum repens (dysfunctional cattle organs) were reported for the first time with novelethnoveterinary uses. Conclusion: Inhabitants of the study area had strong association with surrounding plant biodiversity and possess significant knowledge on therapeutic uses of grasses and other members of Poaceae to treat various health disorders in animals. Plant species with maximum cultural and medicinal values could be a potential source of novel drugs to cure health disorders in animals and human as well.

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“…Generally, plants are significant sources of medicines for treatment of various human diseases [37]. The importance of traditional medicines from Miombo woodlands in particular is well documented [38,39].…”

Section: Food Plantsmentioning

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Traditional Uses of Miombo Woodland Tree Species in Sikonge District, Tanzania

Mgumia¹

2017

IJNREM

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Traditional use of Miombo woodland plants was investigated in Ugunda Forest Reserve in Sikonge District, Tanzania. Collaborative Field Work and Focus Group Discussions were used to generate information on uses of Miombo woodlands. Findings showed that local communities derived various goods and services from Miombo woodlands. Out of 106 plants recorded, 74species were found to provide multiple uses to the local communities. These species provided 18 forest products/services. The major categories of uses were food plants (62.2%), handcraft plants (56.8%), domestic plants (47.3%). Further, results revealed that the Miombo woodlands provided 72.2% of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) compared with 27.8% of Timber Forest Products (TFPs). This study has demonstrated that impact of utilization decrease with increase of distance from the settlement suggesting high dependence of forest resources by local communities surrounding Ugunda Forest Reserve. However, conversion of Miombo woodlands to short-duration crop lands and harvesting woods for curing tobacco and charcoal making are the major threats to the woodland resources. Efforts are needed to promote best practices of forest management that will ensure sustainable supply of forest products and services. Promoting practices that enhance judicious use of NTFPs, which is known to be less destructive to forest ecosystem, would particularly result into long term benefits on both NTFPs and TFPs.

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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

Cited by 30 publications

References 8 publications

Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used Against Fungal Infections in Prefecture of Sotouboua Central Region, Togo

Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used Against Fungal Infections in Prefecture of Sotouboua Central Region, Togo

Ethno-veterinary practices of Poaceae taxa in Punjab, Pakistan

Traditional Uses of Miombo Woodland Tree Species in Sikonge District, Tanzania

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