Indigenous Curative Plants Used in the Treatment of Piles from Akinyele Local Government Area, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

Piles are inflammation of blood vessels which are generally found close to the anal canal. Piles are produce when the anal cushions are disrupted during defecation. The importance of the knowledge of indigenous remedial medicinal plants in curing piles has not been fully acknowledged from rural, folkloric background of Nigerian society. The present study attempt to document indigenous knowledge and curative plants used in the treatment of pile in Akinyele Local Government Area, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Eight villages were purposively selected and respondents stratified into four strata in each of the villages. Semi – structured and open-ended questionnaires was used to obtained information from local herb sellers, hunters, herbalists and aged. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. The result showed that a total number of 25 plant species belonging to 19 families, were recorded and enumerated along with their botanical, family and local names. Fabaceae sub family of Caesalpinioidea, Mimisoideae and Palpilinoideae contributed the highest number of 4 plant species used in the treatment of pile. The plant part used includes leave, bark, seeds roots, vines, rhizome, bulbs, cobs, and bunch with high frequency of leaves been used. The method of preparation of recipe, mode of administration, dosage and shelf life of the recipe used for the treatment of piles were discussed. Many of the medicinal plants used in the treatment of piles are rare and found in the wild, the study concludes that there is need for domestication and sustainable conservative efforts from the researchers, government and community to safeguard the loss of these important medicinal plants. There is need for further studies on the phytochemical and pharmacological properties of these plants.

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“…6 of the recipes are prepared with different plants combinations and various plant parts while the remaining 15 recipes are prepared from single medicinal plant species and from single to different plant parts of the same plant. This corroborates the findings of Pronob (2016) and Ariyo et. al.…”

“…Naoufal et al (2020) study on chronic disease treatment stated that medicinal plants used by local people were administered mainly orally (89%) followed by the dermal route (8.5%). According to Ariyo et al (2020b), the mode of administration of recipe in the treatment of piles was mainly by drinking (oral administration) and topical application. Also, similar study conducted in Bolivia shows that, the most frequently used route of administration of herbal medicine is oral ingestion (Hunde et al 2004).…”

Herbal remedies used by traditional healers to treat haemorrhoids in Tabora region, Tanzania

“…The Fabaceae was also the most reported family used for haemorrhoidal treatment in Nigeria (Ariyo et al. 2020 ). Similarly, the family Fabaceae is reported to be dominant in other ethnobotanical studies conducted in South Africa (Maema et al.…”

“…2013 ) and for Oyo State, Nigeria (25 species) (Ariyo et al. 2020 ). Among the recorded MPs in the present study, 14 species were reported elsewhere ( Table 2 ), while the remaining 12 are reported in the present study for the first time as anti-haemorrhoidal.…”

“…However, in Nigeria (Ariyo et al. 2020 ), trees were reported to be the most commonly used plant form for managing haemorrhoids. The prevalence of shrubs and trees in recipes indicates that the locals are conversant about using higher plants in treatments.…”