Local knowledge, use pattern and geographical distribution of Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae) in Nigeria

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 682-691

  Popoola, Jacob O ^a   Obembe, Olawole O ^a  

^a Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ethno ecological knowledge variation; Nigeria; Quantitative ethno botany; Underutilized species; Use diversity; Use value

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT;

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BARK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; ECOLOGY; EPILEPSY; ETHNOBOTANY; FOOD; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; HYSTERIA; INFERTILITY; INSECT BITE; INTERVIEW; MALARIA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; MOUTH PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SCORPION BITE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SNAKEBITE; STOMACH PAIN; TOOTH PAIN; ULCER; WOOD; WOUND;

MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; MORINGACEAE;

ETHNO-BOTANICAL USE VALUE; ETHNO-ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE VARIATION; FIDELITY LEVEL; FL; GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GPS; NIGERIA; OUV; OVERALL ETHNO-BOTANICAL USE VALUE; QUANTITATIVE ETHNO-BOTANY; UNDERUTILIZED SPECIES; USE DIVERSITY; USE VALUE; UVK;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84887485866     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.09.043     Document Type: Article

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