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Ethnobotanical survey of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria.
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The survey provides a veritable source of information for traditional medical practitioners and medicinal plant researchers and these medicinal plants may be incorporated into the healthcare delivery system of the country.About:
This article is published in Journal of Ethnopharmacology.The article was published on 2008-02-12. It has received 255 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ethnomedicine.read more
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The use of plants in the traditional management of diabetes in Nigeria: pharmacological and toxicological considerations.
TL;DR: A review of medicinal plants traditionally used for diabetes management in Nigeria and ways in which their therapeutic potential can be properly harnessed for possible integration into the country's healthcare system are highlighted.
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Ethnopharmacological field studies: a critical assessment of their conceptual basis and methods.
TL;DR: A review of recent ethnopharmacological field studies in order to highlight achievements and future needs for improving the quality of such studies and minimal conceptual and methodological requirements for use in future projects.
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Phyllanthus amarus: Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology: A review
TL;DR: The present review summarizes information concerning the morphology, ecology, ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, biological activities, clinical applications and toxicological reports of P. amarus to provide sufficient baseline information for future works and commercial exploitation.
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Potential antimalarials from Nigerian plants: a review.
TL;DR: A review on medicinal plants used to treat malaria in Nigeria, and antimalarial testing of extracts and purified compounds from plants can be found in this article, which shows intense activity against malaria parasites in vitro and in experimentally infected mice.
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A review of the medicinal potentials of plants of the genus Vernonia (Asteraceae).
Ngeh J. Toyang,Robert Verpoorte +1 more
TL;DR: Vernolide A is so far the most promising single agent from a Vernonia species that has potential for development into an anticancer agent and Vernonia amygdalina was identified as the most frequently used member of the Vernonia genus.
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Medicinal plants and traditional medicine in Africa
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the use of traditional medicine in Africa and its application in the field of medicinal plants and traditional medicine, including traditional medicine and traditional plants in Africa.
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Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa@@@The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa
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The value of plants used in traditional medicine for drug discovery.
TL;DR: This review describes and discusses several approaches to selecting higher plants as candidates for drug development with the greatest possibility of success and identifies and discusses advantages and disadvantages of using plants as starting points for drugDevelopment, specifically those used in traditional medicine.