Survey of anti-inflammatory plants sold on herb markets in Lagos Nigeria

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 302-306

  Sofidiya, M O ^a   Odukoya, O A ^a   Afolayan, A J ^b   Familoni, O B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ethnobotany; Inflammatory diseases; Lagos; Medicinal plant market; Nigeria; Traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

SAPINDACEAE;

EID: 34548634156     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2007.302.306     Document Type: Article

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