Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Gastric Ulcer in Southwestern and North Central Nigeria
Abolanle Abideen Azeez Kayode ,
Bilqis Abiola Lawal,
Abdulrasheed Ajao Abdullahi,
Mubo Adeola Sonibare and Jones Olanrewaju Moody
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Indriyani
As a researcher, I find this study on medicinal plants used in the treatment of gastric ulcer in Nigeria to be quite valuable. The study fills a gap in the literature by providing ethnopharmacological data on antiulcer plants used in Ogun and Kwara states of Nigeria. The use of semi-structured questionnaires to gather data from 63 respondents, including those who grow and sell herbs and herb hawkers, appears to be a sound method of data collection.
The identification of 62 plant species from 40 families is a significant contribution to the knowledge of medicinal plants in Nigeria. The high use-mentions index of Carica papaya, Zingiber officinale, Musa paradisiaca, and Allium sativum as the most used plant species for the treatment of peptic ulcer provides important insights into the traditional management of this disease in Nigeria. The use of infusion, decoction, and concoction to prepare these mixtures for oral administration is also an important finding.
The conclusion drawn from the study, that the plants used by herbalists were effective in treating peptic ulcer, is promising, and it calls for further investigation into the efficacy and safety of these plants. In summary, this study provides valuable information that can guide future research into the development of new antiulcer agents from natural sources.
Johnson Iwu
The article is very good and OK. But if you want to help people in Nigeria to try it at home , you have to mention the NIGERIAN name of those plants because mentioning the botanical names does not just help anybody who doesn't know the botanical name. Thanks