ABSTRACT

An ethnobotanical survey on the medicinal plants used in treating different ailment in Umueze,  Egbelu Nguru of Ngor  Okpala Local Government Area of Imo state, Nigeria.The survey was conducted using oral interview, a local herbalist (Ethnomedicinal practitioner) as well as some elderly men and women were interviewed. The different plants were collected during field trips in December, 2015 as well as April and July, 2016. Result of this survey indicated that thirty six plants species belonging to twenty five families of plants featured as recipes in the preparation and treating of various diseases. The information provided in this paper included the plants used for medicinal purposes, plants parts used, mode of preparations and administration. It was indicated that irrespective of plant and plants parts or their combination used, water is the main medium for all medicinal preparations. Treatments regime include drinking of aqueous preparation until symptom disappeared. It was also discovered that these plants in combination were used in the treatment of ailment such as diabetes, malaria, high blood pressure, arthritis, convulsion, diarrhea etc. since these plants are of medicinal value and used to treat various ailment it becomes imperative to conserve them. To this end, the conservation of plants species of medicine importance should be pursued vigorously by both government and individual through establishment of park, botanical gardens and horticultural center in order to safe guard them from indiscriminate use, over exploitation and destruction.              

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page i

Dedication ii

Certification iii

Acknowledgment iv

Table of content v

Abstract vii

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Objective of the Study 2

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 literature review 3

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 Materials and Methods 4

3.1 Area of Study 4

3.2 Collection of Ethnomedicinal Data 4

3.3 Identification of Medicinal Plants 4

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 Result 6-21

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 Discussion and Conclusion 22

5.1 Discussion 22

5.2 Conclusion                                                                                                            24

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