Outlines and Pictures of Medicinal Plants from NigeriaTolu Odugbemi "Outlines and Pictures of Medicinal Plants from Nigeria is a compendium of Nigerian plants known and used by local people for medicinal purposes."--Provided by publisher. |
Contents
Tolu Odugbemi | 5 |
The Arts Ways and Practice | 13 |
Traditional Methods for Preparing and Administering | 21 |
Methods of Extraction of Constituents | 43 |
Medicinal Plants as Antimicrobials | 53 |
Methods of Investigating Physiological Actions | 65 |
Medicinal Plants by Species Names | 73 |
Medicinal Plants According to Family Names | 117 |
Pictures of Medicinal Plants | 163 |
General References | 257 |
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Common terms and phrases
abortifacient Acanthaceae African Amaranthaceae anaemia Annonaceae anthelmintics antibacterial antibiotic antidote antimicrobials antipyretic aphrodisiac Apocynaceae arthritis Assessment asthma astringent black tongue blood tonic boils bronchitis bush carminative Cola Combretaceae Compositae constipation convulsion cough Cucurbitaceae demulcent diabetes diarrhoea diuretic drugs dysentery dysmenorrhoea ease labour emetic emmenagogue emollient Euphorbiaceae extract FAMILY LOCAL NAME FAMILY NAME SPECIES flower fruit gonorrhoea haemostatic Hausa headache herb herbal hypertension Igbo Igbo S/N SPECIES indica insomnia jaundice latex laxative leaf Leguminosae leprosy lumbago malaria Malvaceae measles medicinal plants Meliaceae menstrual mental disorders Moraceae NAME COMMON NAME LOCAL NAME NAME MEDICINAL USE(S NAME NAME Nigeria Odugbemi piles Poaceae poison purgative respiratory rheumatism ringworm Rubiaceae Rutaceae S/N FAMILY NAME S/N SPECIES NAME scabies seeds Senna skin diseases skin infection Solanaceae Solanum sore SPECIES LOCAL NAME stem Stem-bark stem-twigs Sterculiaceae stimulant stomach stomachache syphilis toothache traditional medicine twigs ulcer venereal diseases Verbenaceae vermifuge Whole plant wounds Yellow fever