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The diagnostic features obtained in the study could serve as a basis for proper identification for quality control for standardization of the medicinal plant.

and Uganda. 1 Morphologically, the leaves are usually opposite, while the tuber is elongated and cylindrical. In South-western Nigeria, Dioscorea hirtiflora (Dh) is usually found in open woodland, riverine vegetation and wild grassland. The tubers are usually found in the wild by farmers during land clearing and tilling in preparatory for the planting season between February and April. Alkaloids, diterpenoids, steroids, glycosides, flavonoids, phenolics, amongst others are examples of classes of compounds which have been reported in the family Dioscoreacea. 2-6 Some of the reported chemical constituents from the family Dioscoreacea include; βsitosterol, palmitic acid, succinic acid, kaemferol, protocatechuic acid, catechin and quercetin. 5,7 The ethyl acetate extract of the tuber has been reported to have high antioxidant activity and brine shrimp lethality. 8 The tubers have also been reported to be used traditionally

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