DOCUMENTATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED BY THE IDOMA PEOPLE-BENUE STATE, NIGERIA.

DOCUMENTATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED BY THE IDOMA PEOPLE-BENUE STATE, NIGERIA.

Author(s): 
IDU, MacDonald-Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin
Joseph, ERHABOR-Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin,Nigeria
Odaro, TIMOTHY- Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin
Chike, ONUIGBO-Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin

An ethnomedicinal survey of plants used by the Idoma people of Benue state, Nigeria was carried out using a semi-structured questionnaire via oral interview of the Traditional Medicine Practitioners(TMPs) and knowledgeable respondents by random sampling at different sites within the Local Government Area. Fifty knowledgeable respondents were consulted for information on the plants used for curative purposes. A total of 63 plants belonging to 36 families were identified. Their botanical names, ailments treated, plants parts used, mode of administration and their pharmaceutical forms were provided. Data were analyzed in the forms of ‘specific flora’ and ‘general floral’.