Medicinal plants used to aid parturition in many parts of Nigeria are poorly described, though herbal remedies used to aid parturition in human and animal have long been recognized as one of the oldest form of remedies. The aim of this study was to identify native medicinal plants, their uses, methods of preparation and evaluation of their side effects in Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Data were collected from traditional medical practitioners, herbalists and herb sellers in twelve towns and villages in three local councils of FCT, 41 medicinal plants belonging to twenty one families were identified. The most frequently used families were Asclepiadaceae and Asdepiadaceae. This survey showed that Leptodenia lancifolia and Calotropis procera were among the frequently used plants to manage cases of dystocia, retained placenta and aid parturition in animals. This survey signifies the ethno medicinal value of many plant species found in Federal Capital Territory.
A survey of medicinal plants used in ethnoveterinary practices (EVP) was conducted in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria to document the indigenous use of this plant in the management of animal diseases. Data were collected from fifty informants which included seven traditional medical practitioners and 43 pastoralists using a structured questionnaire. A total of 31 plant species from 25 families were recorded from the study area. The result showed that 86% of the pastoralist practiced EVP, 64% claimed high proficiency though 75% of the pastoralist age between 20 and 39 years were either low in proficiency in EVP. Also, 58% use EVP regularly while only 14% did not use EVP at all in treating health conditions in their herds. The percentage of plant families used in ethnoveterinary practices in descending order was Fabaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Poaceae, and Solanaceae. Momordica charantia and Carica papaya were mostly cited by the informants with the high relative frequency of citation (RFC), 0.70 and 0.62, respectively. Medicinal plants used in treating diarrhea were having common agreement by most of the informants with informant consensus factor (ICF), 0.90. This study provides plant species used in ethnoveterinary practices in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for further scientific exploration.
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