Ethnobotanical Survey Of The Plants Used In Local Treatment Of Hypertension In Abia State: A Case Study Of Bende Local Government Area
ABSTRACT
This research
emphasized on ethnobotanical survey of plants used for the local - treatment of
hypertension in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, Southern Nigeria.
For easy survey, Bende Local Government Area was divided into three zones and
purposive samplings were used in selecting the communities under study. Semi
structured questionnaires and oral interviews
used to information from respondents who were principally traditional
medicine dealers and patrons. Results showed that 33 plant species were used
for the local treatment of hypertension. Investigation on mode of collection
reviewed that most of the plants were collected from the home garden, and water
was mostly the main medium for all medicinal preparations irrespective of the
plants part(s) used, mode of preparation and administration. Treatment regimes
generally included drinking the aqueous preparation until symptoms disappear.
Although the antihypertensive efficacy of the plants described in this project
is not known with certainty, this survey provides a basis for future research
on these plants.
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EZE, N (2021). Ethnobotanical Survey Of The Plants Used In Local Treatment Of Hypertension In Abia State: A Case Study Of Bende Local Government Area . Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 22, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/ethnobotanical-survey-of-the-plants-used-in-local-treatment-of-hypertension-in-abia-state-a-case-study-of-bende-local-government-area-7-2
NGOZI, EZE. "Ethnobotanical Survey Of The Plants Used In Local Treatment Of Hypertension In Abia State: A Case Study Of Bende Local Government Area " Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 30 Jul. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/ethnobotanical-survey-of-the-plants-used-in-local-treatment-of-hypertension-in-abia-state-a-case-study-of-bende-local-government-area-7-2. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
NGOZI, EZE. "Ethnobotanical Survey Of The Plants Used In Local Treatment Of Hypertension In Abia State: A Case Study Of Bende Local Government Area ". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 30 Jul. 2021. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/ethnobotanical-survey-of-the-plants-used-in-local-treatment-of-hypertension-in-abia-state-a-case-study-of-bende-local-government-area-7-2 >.
NGOZI, EZE. "Ethnobotanical Survey Of The Plants Used In Local Treatment Of Hypertension In Abia State: A Case Study Of Bende Local Government Area " Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 22 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/ethnobotanical-survey-of-the-plants-used-in-local-treatment-of-hypertension-in-abia-state-a-case-study-of-bende-local-government-area-7-2