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Ethno-medico-botanical Uses of Securidaca longepedunculata Fresen (family-polygalaceae) from Keffi Local Government, Nasarawa State, Nigeria


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1 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
 

Aim:Present study reports ethno-medicinal uses of Securidaca longepedunculata as collected from Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.

Materials and Methods: Information was obtained by interviewing folk medical practitioners in the surveyed area.

Results and Discussion: A total of twenty results and their ethno- medicinal uses of the different plant parts to treat diseases are documented.


Keywords

Ethno-medicine, S. longepedunculata, Folk Medical Practitioner, Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
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Alqasim Abdullahi Mustapha
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria

Abstract


Aim:Present study reports ethno-medicinal uses of Securidaca longepedunculata as collected from Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.

Materials and Methods: Information was obtained by interviewing folk medical practitioners in the surveyed area.

Results and Discussion: A total of twenty results and their ethno- medicinal uses of the different plant parts to treat diseases are documented.


Keywords


Ethno-medicine, S. longepedunculata, Folk Medical Practitioner, Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

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