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Mustapha, Alqasim Abdullahi
- 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, NG
1 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, NG
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Journal of Natural Remedies, Vol 13, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 133-137Abstract
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, NigeriaFull Text
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