Indigenous Food Plants of Kubau Tribe in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Journal Title: Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Abstract: The present survey looks at the food plants and related practices that forms the indigenous knowledge of the Kubautribals of Kubau Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Fifty knowledgeable tribals with traditional local knowledge (TLK) were interviewed by means of open and semi-structured ethno-botanical interviews. For each plants species mentioned, botanical family, local names, plant parts used, and medicinal uses in their season, were recorded. A total of 35 species of plants belonging to 18 botanical families of which Fabaceae (7 species) and Poaceae (5 species) were the most observed. Grains, nuts and seeds (12 species), leaves (9 species), corms, tubers and fruits (14 species) were consumed in raw or cooked form by the tribals.The present survey, documents the significant component of the economic life of the locals, whereas, these plants are revaluated today because they are perceived as healthy and also because they represent the preservation of biodiversity and a way of getting back to nature. Keywords: Ethnobotany, food plants, Kubautribe, Kaduna state, Nigeria
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MacDonald Idu, Tukur Hafsat Muhammad
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