MEDICINAL UTILIZATION OF HERBS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION IN LERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
Journal Title: ASIAN JOURNAL OF NATURAL & APPLIED SCIENCES - Year 2012, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper examined the indigenous uses of medicinal plants for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. One hundred (100) respondents were purposively selected by using well-structured questionnaires. Three groups of respondents viz: farmers, herb traders and civil servants were interviewed on the use of medicinal plants for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Descriptive statistics were used for the analysis. The study revealed that 62.5% of the respondents’ age range from 30-50 years and most of them are male (70%). A total of twenty-four families of medicinal plants were identified with the ability to control and cured erectile dysfunction. Some of the forest plants used as single include Ximeniaamericiana, Hispidumgajava, Gardenia aqualla, syzygumguineense, Adansoniadigitata, Cola nitida, Parkiabiglobosa, Butyrospermumparadoxum, Khayasenegalencis and Loudetiaphragmitoides while others are use in combination for effective treatment. These include Waltheriaindica and Citrus lemon ,Zimeniaamerciana and Phyllathusamarus, Cola nitida and Cross pteyx, ParkiaBiglobosa and Butytropermumparadoxum and Hispidumgajava, Ipomoea coptica and Parkiabiglobosa. There must be immediate effort to ensure the conservation of diverse biological resources and the preservation and application of local cultural knowledge on the use of these resources.
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Faleyimu, O. I, Oso, A. O
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