ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL PROFILING OF HERBAL PLANTS AND PLANT PREPARATIONS USED FOR MATERIAL HEALTHCARE IN ILAJE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ONDO STATE NIGERIA.
Abstract
This study was aimed at documenting medical plants used in the treatment of indigenous material healthcare in Ilaje Local Government, ondo state Nigeria. Maternal healthcare diseases treated with herbs by people of Ilaje include Nausea, infertility, pregnancy miscarriage, fever, menstrual disorder, Genital infection, Stomach ache. The method employed was semi-structured format of interview using the local language. Fifty-One plants belonging to thirty-one families were documented alongside with their medicinal uses in the treatment of maternal healthcare. Information on various recipes was documented which included mode of preparation, parts used, condition managed and route of administration. Descriptive statistics such as pie chart and bar chart were employed for the analysis. Frequency survey on the medicinal plants for the treatment of general diseases should be under taken before the knowledge regarding these plants is lost com pletely.
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