Oral Paper

         Ethnobotany

Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Fibroid in Lagos Metropolis

Presenting Author
Monisola Fawibe
Description
A study was carried out to identify medicinal plants that are used to cure fibroid within the Lagos metropolis as well as the recipes for preparing them via survey method to obtain the information from herbal markets. Four herbal markets: phylarry Global Herbal Heathcare at Agege, Amudalat Herb plants at Bariga, Iya Ibeji Alagbo at Ishaga and random herb seller at Oyingbo market were visited to retrieve the information. Results revealed that a total of 17 plant species distributed into 14 families including Anacardadiaceae, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Bignoniaceae, Curcubitaceae, Cochlospermaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Gentianaceae, Hypoxidaceae, Petiveriaceae and Zingiberaceae was found to have the highest numbers of species encountered during the study with two species represented. Six (6) unique recipes were also discovered to have made use of the three to four of these stated plants into concoctions, decoctions or infusions for treatment of fribroid thereby underlining their importance in the treatment of the disease and drawing a renewed emphasis on the need to conserve these plants for future useA study was carried out to identify medicinal plants that are used to cure fibroid within the Lagos metropolis as well as the recipes for preparing them via survey method to obtain the information from herbal markets. Four herbal markets: phylarry Global Herbal Heathcare at Agege, Amudalat Herb plants at Bariga, Iya Ibeji Alagbo at Ishaga and random herb seller at Oyingbo market were visited to retrieve the information. Results revealed that a total of 17 plant species distributed into 14 families including Anacardadiaceae, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Bignoniaceae, Curcubitaceae, Cochlospermaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Gentianaceae, Hypoxidaceae, Petiveriaceae and Zingiberaceae was found to have the highest numbers of species encountered during the study with two species represented. Six (6) unique recipes were also discovered to have made use of the three to four of these stated plants into concoctions, decoctions or infusions for treatment of fribroid thereby underlining their importance in the treatment of the disease and drawing a renewed emphasis on the need to conserve these plants for future use