Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in metropolitan kano, nigeria. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in curing some. Herbal medicines in african traditional medicine intechopen. Nigeria and to determine the antimicrobial activities of some medicinal plants on these escherichia coli isolates as an agent of diarrhea in livestock. Trends and challenges of traditional medicine in africa. Many of the medicinal plants, especially in nigeria have been documented 4. A compiled check list of these plants including their latin names, families, parts used, medicinal uses, and name in different nigerian states is the main purpose of this study. The lifesaving benefits of this treasure trove are. Commercial exploitation has also sometimes led to traditional medicines becoming.
It is used as a medicinal plant in parts of northern nigeria, west africa, north. The site provides for unique photographs and database of medicinal plants found in nigeria. A screening of medicinal plants native to kano and jigawa states of northern nigeria, using artemia cysts brine shrimp test. There are instances today in ogun, osun, ekiti, edo, delta, imo, enugu, niger and zamfara states to mention but a few places in nigeria, where. So it is a popular medicinal plant for making home remedies. The term medicinal plant include various types of plants used in herbalism herbology or herbal medicine. To compete with the growing market, there is urgency to expeditiously utilize and. Methods and materials study area the study areas consist of jos north, jos south and jos east local government areas of plateau state nigeria. This is a typical tropical country with rare vegetations the site provides for unique photographs and database of medicinal plants found in nigeria. This is an alphabetical list of plants used in herbalism the ability to synthesize a wide variety of chemical compounds that are possibly used to perform important biological functions, and to defend against attack from predators such as insects, fungi and herbivorous mammals is called herbal medicine. In nigeria, the majority of citizens still use medicinal plants and visit traditional. Nigeria s varied plant species are used in construction, food, medicine, and decoration.
Victor kuete, in medicinal plant research in africa, 20. Indigenous knowledge, medicinal plants, nigeria, local communities and conservation. Herbal medicine practitioners recommend calmative herbs, which provide a soothing effect to the body. The term medicinal plant includes various types of plants used in herbalism herbology or herbal medicine. It is the tradition that is of remarkable contemporary relevance for ensuring health security to the teeming millions. A total of 36 plants, belonging to 29 families were documented. Traditional herbal medicine is readily available in rural areas for the treatment of snakebite. While in particular plants only some parts are used. The importance of medicinal plants, and the contribution of phytomedicine to the wellbeing of a significant number of the worlds population. Increasing role of the who monographs on selected medicinal plants over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous increase in the use of herbal medicine. There is useful information for researchers and students in various disciplines of medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, biological sciences, traditional medicine, veterinary medicine and anthropology experience visions affinity with the gardening lifestyle.
Medicinal plants in ghana medicinal plants climate. Medicinal plants for forest conservation and healthcare, fao, rome, italy. In africa, over 5,000 plant species are known to be used for medicinal purposes iwu, 1993. A situation analysis in zambia and zimbabwe iii acronyms csir south african council for scientific and industrial research nema national environmental management act tmpc traditional medicinal practitioners council thpaz traditional health practitioners association of zambia mcz medical council of zambia. As a result, most of the medicinal plants that have international recognition come from this region, particularly from china and india. In many parts of rural africa, traditional healers prescribing medicinal plants are the most easily accessible and affordable health resource available to the local community and at times the only therapy that subsists. Diarrhoea is one of the common clinical signs of gastrointestinal disorders caused by both infectious and noninfectious agents and an important livestock debilitating condition. Industrial utilisation of medicinal plants in developing countries, nonwood forest products ii. A compiled check list of these plants including their latin names, families, parts used, medicinal uses, and name in different nigerian states is the main purpose of. The widespread use of herbal remedies and healthcare preparations, as those described in ancient texts such as the.
Practitioners of traditional african medicine claim to be able to cure various and diverse conditions such as cancers, psychiatric disorders, high blood pressure, cholera, most venereal diseases, epilepsy, asthma. The first is the medicinal value that they offer, therefore the plants have a positive contribution to society by improving peoples health. Throughout northern nigeria and elsewhere, it is known in hausa as sanya or uwar magunguna the latter meaning the mother of all medicines. In asia, the practice of herbal medicine is well established and documented. However, there are no records of remedies that were used at the time. As medicinal plants receive increased scientific and commercial attention, there is increasing pressure on the wild plant populations from which most medicinal plants are harvested. However, it can be stated, that at least every fourth plant is in use, a calculation based upon the estimated total number of 300350,000 flowering plants. Medicinal plants in ghana medicinal plants climate policy. The increasing demand for medicinal plant products has renewed interest in the pharmaceutical industry in the production of herbal.
These dynamic fields are at the intersection of phytochemistry and plant biology and are concerned with evolution. Pdf use of medicinal plants for the treatment of measles. We have also developed standards of four plants so far in the entire continent but we are taking it one step further by now having nigeria as a country propose ten plants, which have been accepted. Screening of medicinal plants native to kano and jigawa.
Certain medicinal herbs have disinfectant property, which destroys disease causing germs. Medicinal plants at risk center for biological diversity. Medicinal plants naturally synthesize and accumulate some secondary metabolites, like alkaloids, sterols, terpenes, flavonoids, saponins, glycosides, cyanogenics, tannins, resins. The use of medicinal plants as a fundamental component of the african traditional healthcare system is perhaps the oldest and the most assorted of all therapeutic systems. Aspilia africana is a perennial herb varying in height from. Ethnomedicinal plants used by the idoma people benue. Species were scientifically identified with the aid of the useful plants of west tropical africa6, nigerian weeds4 nigeria trees16 and medicinal plants of nigeria booklet3. Medicinal plants at risk natures pharmacy, our treasure chest drugs, at least 118 are based on natural sources. A traditional method of preparing phytomedicines in southwestern nigeria. Medicinal plants of nigeria and their uses ital is vital.
As most toxic substances are volacharring medicinal plants. Traditional medicine and the future of medicinal plants in nigeria emmanuel c. The study showed that 325 species and 95 families of medicinal plants were recognized as being used by most of the people in nigeria for the treatment of various common diseases. Journal of medicinal plants research ethnobotanical survey. There are a variety of different species of plants that are native to the west african nation of nigeria, a. May 08, 2014 to determine the transfer of indigenous knowledge from generation to generation on medicinal plants use in the study area a total of 60 and 45 informants fifteen each from 3 gada age groups 917, 1824, 2531 and from 3 educational levels 14, 48, 8 grades were selected from the family of traditional healers al least through. The use of medicinal plants is an important part of nigeria s culture. A definition of medicinal plants for the purpose of this presentation.
The role and place of medicinal plants in the strategies for disease. Over 60% of people in nigeria rural areas depend on traditional medicine for treatment of ailments4. For instance, in nigeria, the federal government through the ministry of health encouraged and authorised the university of ibadan in 1966 to conduct research into the medicinal properties of local herbs with a view to standardise and regulate tm. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the. Traditional medicine and the future of medicinal plants in nigeria. Department of plant biology and biotechnology, university of benin, pmb 1154, benin city, nigeria abstract content and purpose of study an ethno medicinal survey of plants used by the idoma people of benue state, nigeria, was carried out using a structural questionnaire via oral interview with. Mar 19, 2019 also, the search of medicinal plants, narcotic species or plants with aphrodisiac properties has guided human beings to look for plants in the most recondite places. Traditional medicinal plant practice in southern africa. Medicinal plants, since times immemorial, have been used in virtually all cultures as a source of medicine. The antimicrobial activities of some medicinal plants on escherichia coli as an.
Page 5 medicinal plants play a central role not only as traditional medicines but also as trade commodities, meeting the demand of distant markets. The prevalence of diabetes is on a steady increase worldwide and it is now identified as one of the main threats to human health in the 21st century. May, 2020 this section examines information on the use of medicinal plants collated from a number of case studies of different regions and ecosystems in ghana. Abstract medicinal plants have been observed to be very effective in the treatment of ailments in both rural and urban areas in developing countries. However, examples of medicinal plants in use in other parts of the world and in nigeria in particular that have demonstrable some interesting pharmacological results includes. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted to document medicinal plants commonly used for the treatment of women related diseases by the inhabitants of akoko in ondostate, nigeria.
The preliminary survey of the medicinal plants used for the treatment and control of animal diarrhoea in plateau state revealed an array of plants that could be investigated, and if found useful, such plants could be harnessed and used as potential drug candidates for the production of antidiarrhoeal remedies for livestock. Ogunyemi the village chemist, department of pharmacognosy, faculty of pharmacy, obafemi awolowo university, ileife. Medicinal plants and traditional medicine in africa traditional medicine development for medical and dental primary health care delivery system in africa. Screening of medicinal plants native to kano and jigawa states of northern nigeria, using artemia cysts brine shrimp test. Jan 01, 2008 a textbook of medicinal plants from nigeria is intended to focus further interests on medicinal plants from nigeria. The medicinal plants have been used for treatment of illnesses and diseases, since the dawn of time. The history of traditional medicinal plant practice in southern africa is as old as the people who first settled in the region. Page 6 india has one of the richest plant medical traditions in the world. Plants have medicinal value too along with ornamental purpose. Botanical bounty offers a range of botanical perennials plants where the root structure remains, allowing the plant to regrow every year. Their local nigerian names as well as their common english names are presented on the same table. Medicinal plants in nigeria are plants used for making home remedies and traditional medicines or what we all know as herbal medicine.
Pdf management of indigenous medicinal plants in nigeria. An ethnobotanical survey of herbal markets and medicinal plants in. Different people use different combinations of plants to treat one type of ailment or the other and this varies from one community to another and in different ecosystem. A compiled check list of these plants including their latin names, families, parts used, medicinal uses, and name in different nigerian states is the. It is a common weed of field crops in west africa and is. It is called efirin in yoruba, daidoya in hausa, and nchanwu in igbo. Management of indigenous medicinal plants in nigeria using phonological information article pdf available in journal of medicinal plant research 816. This paper aims at highlighting the importance of adopting proactive measure through education and local communities participation in order to conserve the medicinal plant wealth in nigeria. The present study represents an attempt to document information on the traditional medicinal plants that used in nigeria.
The use of medicinal plants is an important part of nigerias culture. Traditional african medicine is a traditional medicine discipline involving indigenous herbalism and african spirituality, typically involving diviners, midwives, and herbalists. Therefore, virtually all the plant found in nature is of value to man for medicine and it. Dacheng hao, in ranunculales medicinal plants, 2019. List of medicinal plants in india grow in your home. Botanical perennials were chosen for two main reasons. Indians and chinese have been using plants as medicines to treat wounds and pacify the inflammation.
Traditional healers over the years have used plants to treat and prevent a wide range of illnesses. It is traditionally used for the healing of burns and wounds maenthaisong et al. The most common traditional medicine in common practice across the african. Medicinal plants are used at the household level and over 80% of the populations of developing countries rely on traditional medicine, mostly plant drug, for their primary health care needs who 1980. Fam family, t tree, h herb, c climber, s shrub plant common name maturity period botanical name or family parts used average price rs. Pdf a textbook of medicinal plants from nigeria, ed.
Aug 01, 2019 nigeria s varied plant species are used in construction, food, medicine, and decoration. Introduction and importance of medicinal plants and herbs. The system has adapted to cultural changes, especially the decline of kinship groups as a result of increased migration and urbanisation through extending into urban settings, and to changes. It is the use of plants for medicinal purposes, and the study of such uses. Qualitative and quantitative phytochemical screening of six plants used in ethnomedicine in the niger delta region of nigeria was carried out to identify and quantify the bioactive compounds present in these highly medicinal plants. Overharvesting has placed many medicinal species at risk of extinction. In order to obtain a cure for any illness, to experience new sensations or just because of simple curiosity, these type of plants have been very as necessary as appealing to us. Feyisola abstract the use of traditional medicine in developed as well as developing countries as basis for the treatment of many ailments has been in existence for thousands of years and there is no doubt that their importance.
This plant is usually homegrown and easy to come by. For example, the use of medicinal plants has adapted to changing environmental conditions by using different plants, for example the use of exotic species. Odugbemi, university of lagos press, lagos, nigeria find, read and cite all the. The number of medicinal and aromatic plant species used in some regions are. An enugu, nigeriabased nonprofit organization, the association for scientific, identification, conservation and utilization of medicinal plants of nigeria asicumpon, of which the writer is a member, is committed to highlighting the usefulness of medicinal plant resources and scientific assessment, preparation and application of these for. Medicinal plants used in traditional medicine by oromo people. Application of the plant or its sap onto the bite area, chewing leaves and bark or.
In some plants, almost every part can be used in one home remedy or another. Medicinal plants have evolved over the centuries as essential parts of african civilization and are widely recognized today as representing its rich cultural and scientific heritage. Medicinal plants play a crucial role in health care needs of people around the world especially in developing countries rao et al. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of. Common plants used by the indigenous people of south eastern nigeria for. Medicinal plants are widely and successfully used on every continent.
In many parts of rural africa, traditional healers prescribing medicinal plants are the most. Medicinal plants have also be found useful in the treatment of infections caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, parasites and certain clinical conditions like cancer occurring naturally or resulting from exposure to environmental contaminants4. Ethnomedicinal plant resources of southeastern nigeria core. The use of plants in the traditional management of diabetes. The african basil also is known as scent leaf and is a popular medicinal plant in nigeria. The use of medicinal plants in the treatment of diseases has generated renewed interest in recent times, as herbal preparations are increasingly being used in both human and animal healthcare systems. The information provided here is from the research paper traditional medicine and the future of medicinal plants in nigeria by emmanuel c. Journal of medicinal plants studies medicine cam in both rural and urban areas across nigeria has increased, but there is a great concern for its safety, efficacy as well as control and this poses a great challenge for health authorities and the general public.
Medicinal plants typically have essential oils in their tissues or seeds that prevent bacteria, molds, or other microbes from growing. List and uses of medicinal plants in nigeria in 2019 legit. There are a variety of different species of plants that are native to the west african nation of nigeria, a country which is situated along the gulf of guinea. Agriculture farm business plan sample product offering bplans. This book contains very interesting writeups on medicinal plants, and pictures of medicinal plants. About 80% of the populations of most developing countries still depend on the use of traditional medicine derived from plants cunningham, 1993. In 1980s, policies were put in place to accredit and register native healers and regulate their. Documentation on medicinal plants sold in markets in abeokuta. The ancient science of ayurveda and yoga relies heavily on these plants to treat major conditions, from pain management to weight management and everything in between. Tolu odugbemi, 2008 materia medica, vegetable 628 pages.
Nigerian medicinal plants i donatus ebere okwu department of chemistry michael okpara university of agriculture, umudike p. The antimicrobial activities of some medicinal plants on. On the one hand, they provide us with the oxygen we need by means of photosynthesis necessary for us to breathe. The plants studied were phyllanthus amarus schum and thonn, euphorbia heterophylla linn. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used for the.
Qualitative and quantitative phytochemical screening of. Conservation biology a training manual for biological. An enugu, nigeria based nonprofit organization, the association for scientific, identification, conservation and utilization of medicinal plants of nigeria asicumpon, of which the writer is a member, is committed to highlighting the usefulness of medicinal plant resources and scientific assessment, preparation and application of these for. Use of medicinal plants for the treatment of measles in nigeria. Ethnobotanical data were collected by oral interview and with the aid of a. Ethnobotanical survey of commonly used medicinal plants in. Traditional medicine and the future of medicinal plants in. There is useful information for researchers and students in various disciplines of medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, biological sciences, traditional medicine, veterinary medicine and. Kg medicinal use amla t after 4th year emblica officinalis fam. This chapter presents a glimpse of the current status of and future trends in medicinal plant genomics, evolution, and phylogeny. Medicinal plants and traditional medicine in africa, john wiled and sons limited, chichester.
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