Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Desplatsia dewevrei (De Wild. & T. Durand) Burretby the Bini Tribe Edo State, Nigeria

Journal Title: Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 3

Abstract

This study presents the ethnobotanical knowledge and uses of Desplatsiadewevrei amongst the bini tribe of Edo State. Using a non-structured (open-ended) questionnaire and oral interviews, ninety-one unknowledgeable and eighty knowledgeable and willing respondents; 65 locals and 15 herbalists from 42 bini speaking villages were interviewed between August 2015 and December 2016. Most of the respondents were women who claim the plant is majorly useful as food while some herbalists mention its usefulness in the management of convulsion, headaches, febrifuge and general pains. Laboratory studies to validate these claims are recommended so that this scarce species can be cultivated and sustainably used guided by indigenous knowledge of the plants’ use. This will prevent the plant from being endangered as information on the availability and use of Desplatsia dewevrei is currently sparse as can be inferred from the ratio of knowledgeable and unknowledgeable respondents in this field research.

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Ovuakporie UvoOghale, Idu MacDonald1

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Ovuakporie UvoOghale, Idu MacDonald1 (2017). Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Desplatsia dewevrei (De Wild. & T. Durand) Burretby the Bini Tribe Edo State, Nigeria. Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 3(3), 129-132. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-596176