Ethnobotanical Survey of Plants Used in the Traditional Treatment of Female Infertility in Southwestern Nigeria

Authors

  • Michael Olasunkanmi Soladoye Southwestern University, Okun Owa, Ogun State
  • Emmanuel Chukwudi Chukwuma Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State
  • Olatunji M Sulaiman Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
  • Roseline T Feyisola Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State

Keywords:

Female infertility, ethnomedicine, medicinal plants, conservation, Nigeria

Abstract

An ethnobotanical survey of plants used in the traditional treatment of infertility in females in three southwestern states of Nigeria (Oyo, Ogun, and Osun) was conducted through a structured questionnaire. Herbalists, herb sellers, and aged couples were interviewed, and their responses were documented. In all, 75 plant species belonging to 41 families of angiosperms were said to be useful in the traditional management of infertility. Some of the recipes, methods of preparation, and administration were also documented. 

Author Biographies

Michael Olasunkanmi Soladoye, Southwestern University, Okun Owa, Ogun State

Department of Biological Sciences

Professor

Emmanuel Chukwudi Chukwuma, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

Department of Forest Conservation and Protection

Research Officer

Olatunji M Sulaiman, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State

Department of Plant Science and Applied Zoology

Roseline T Feyisola, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State

Department of Plant Science and Applied Zoology

Lecturer II

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Published

2014-03-15

How to Cite

Soladoye, M. O., Chukwuma, E. C., Sulaiman, O. M., & Feyisola, R. T. (2014). Ethnobotanical Survey of Plants Used in the Traditional Treatment of Female Infertility in Southwestern Nigeria. Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 12, 081–090. Retrieved from https://ethnobotanyjournal.org/index.php/era/article/view/753

Issue

Vol. 12 (2014)

Section

Research

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