ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF ANTI-ASTHMATIC PLANTS IN SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA

Authors

  • M. A. Sonibare
  • Z. O. Gbile

Keywords:

Asthma, ethnobotanical survey, phytomedicines, Southwestern Nigeria.

Abstract

The paper presents the results of an ethnobotanical survey of plants used in the treatment of asthma in Ogun, Osun and Oyo states. Twenty markets were visited and forty-six plants belonging to thirty-three different families were collected. The plants’ families represented in the collection include, Amaryllidaceae, Apocynaceae, Combretaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Moraceae, Solanaceae, Zingiberaceae and others. Most of the herbs were prescribed along with other recipes, mono-prescription was rare. Modes of administration of the phytomedicines were concoction, decoctions and powdered ash residue.

Author Biographies

M. A. Sonibare

aDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Z. O. Gbile

Olabisi Onabanjo University, P.M.B 2002, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria

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Published

2008-05-12

How to Cite

Sonibare, M. A., & Gbile, Z. O. (2008). ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF ANTI-ASTHMATIC PLANTS IN SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 5(4), 340–345. Retrieved from https://athmsi.org/journals/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/437

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