A Bioactivity Versus Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants from Nigeria,West Africa

doi:10.1007/s13659-014-0005-7

Abstract

Abstract: Traditional medicinal practices play a key role in health care systems in countries with developing economies. The aim of this survey was to validate the use of traditional medicine within local Nigerian communities. In this review, we examine the ethnobotanical uses of selected plant species from the Nigerian flora and attempt to correlate the activities of the isolated bioactive principles with known uses of the plant species in African traditional medicine. Thirty-three(33) plant species were identified and about 100 out of the 120 compounds identified with these plants matched with the ethnobotanical uses of the plants.

Key words: African traditional medicine, Bioactivity, Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Nigeria

摘要： Traditional medicinal practices play a key role in health care systems in countries with developing economies. The aim of this survey was to validate the use of traditional medicine within local Nigerian communities. In this review, we examine the ethnobotanical uses of selected plant species from the Nigerian flora and attempt to correlate the activities of the isolated bioactive principles with known uses of the plant species in African traditional medicine. Thirty-three(33) plant species were identified and about 100 out of the 120 compounds identified with these plants matched with the ethnobotanical uses of the plants.

关键词: African traditional medicine, Bioactivity, Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Nigeria

Lydia L. Lifongo, Conrad V. Simoben, Fidele Ntie-Kang, Smith B. Babiaka, Philip N. Judson. A Bioactivity Versus Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants from Nigeria,West Africa[J]. Natural Products and Bioprospecting, 2014, 4(1): 1-19.

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