Traditional Medicinal Practices among the Igede People of Nigeria

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Igoli, J O ^a   Igwue, I C ^a   Igoli, N P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b College of Advanced and Professional Studies   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ethnobotany; Herbalists; Medicinal plants; Traditional medicines

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACTA INDICA EXTRACT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CLAUSEA ANISATA EXTRACT; CROSSEPTERYX FEBRIFUGA EXTRACT; DANIELLA OLIVERI EXTRACT; DRACAENA PERROTTETTII EXTRACT; FICUS UMBELLATE EXTRACT; GUAVA EXTRACT; HYPTIS SUAVEOLENS EXTRACT; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; KIGELIA AFRICANA EXTRACT; LIME EXTRACT; LONCHOCARPUS LAXIFLORUS EXTRACT; MANGO EXTRACT; MITRAGYNA INERMIS EXTRACT; MORINDA LUCIDA EXTRACT; MORINGA OLEIFERIA EXTRACT; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA EXTRACT; PILIOSTIGMA THONNINGII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POISON; PTEROCARPUS SANTALINOIDES EXTRACT; SPONDIAS MOMBIN EXTRACT; STERCULIA SETIGERA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VIGNA UNGUICULATA EXTRACT;

ETHNOBOTANY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; AZADIRACTA INDICA; CONSTIPATION; COUGHING; COWPEA; CROSSEPTERYX FEBRIFUGA; DANIELLA OLIVERI; DENTAL CARE; DRACAENA PERROTTETTII; DYSENTERY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOBOTANY; EYE INFECTION; FEVER; FICUS UMBELLATE; GASTROENTERITIS; GUAVA; HEADACHE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPTIS SUAVEOLENS; IGEDE; JATROPHA CURCAS; JOINT DISLOCATION; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS; KWASHIORKOR; LIME (FRUIT); LONCHOCARPUS LAXIFLORUS; MANGO; MEDICINAL PLANT; MITRAGYNA INERMIS; MORINDA LUCIDA; MORINGA OLEIFERIA; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA; NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; OTALGIA; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PILIOSTIGMA THONNINGII; PRESCRIPTION; PTEROCARPUS SANTALINOIDES; RUBIACEAE; SKIN DISEASE; SPRAIN; STERCULIA SETIGERA; STOMACH PAIN; TOOTH PLAQUE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TYPHOID FEVER; WAIST PAIN;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 0142203239     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v10n04_01     Document Type: Article

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