Plants used for ethnomedicine in Esan North east local government area of Edo States in Nigeria.

摘要

Common ethnomedicinal plants used by the indigenous people of Esan North east Local Government Area of Edo State for medicinal purposes were catalogued based on the information gathered from traditional healers and local respondents. A total of 44 plant species belonging to 40 genera and 27 families with details of their ethnomedicinal applications are discussed in this paper.