Ethnobotanical plants and their tradomedicinal values: A review

Autor: Michael Bolaji Afolayan, Eunice Damilola Akinbinu, Kayode Damilola Adekeye, Lanre Tope Adekeye, Oluwatobi Emmanuel Akande, Emmanuel Ayomide Bakare, Olugbenga Kayode Popoola
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4625317
Popis: Since ancient times, plants with medicinal properties possessing no or little toxicological potentials have been relevant for the treatment of several diseases and healing purposes. Medicinal plants serve as important therapeutic agents and valuable resources for manufacturing numerous modern and traditional medicines. Many developing nations still rely on herbal remedies as their mainstay of health-care. This review study is aimed to report the trado-medicinal values of some ethnobotanical plants commonly used in traditional formulations as well as the scientific investigations of these plants for their acclaimed use in traditional practices. Essential phytochemicals and bioactive compounds of these plants are also reviewed. 
Databáze: OpenAIRE