African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2299

Full Length Research Paper

Ethnobotanical survey of anticancer plants in Askira/Uba local government area of Borno State, Nigeria

Saidu Ibrahim Ngulde*
  • Saidu Ibrahim Ngulde*
  • Department of Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
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Umar Kyari Sandabe
  • Umar Kyari Sandabe
  • Department of Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
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Isa Marte Hussaini
  • Isa Marte Hussaini
  • Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 20 March 2014
  •  Accepted: 14 January 2015
  •  Published: 08 February 2015

Abstract

Ethnobotanical survey was conducted on anticancer plants in Askira/Uba local government area of Borno State, Nigeria. Administration of questionnaires and oral interviews to 20 traditional medicine practitioners (TMPs) and field trip were carried out in the study area. A total of 65 different plants belonging to 41 families were identified during the survey. Six plants belong to the Caesalpinioideae, 5 from Fabaceae, 4 each from Mimosoideae and Euphorbiaceae and 3 from Burseraceae. The most frequently implicated plants as anticancer among respondents were Securidaca longepedunculata (Polygalaceae), Andira inermis ssp. rooseveltii (Fabaceae), Pterocarpus erinaceus (Fabaceae), Carissa edulis (Apocynaceae), Detarium microcarpum (Caesalpinioideae) and Cassia sieberiana (Caesalpinioideae). These 65 plants should be investigated scientifically to ascertain their acclaimed anticancer properties with the view to develop new drugs.

Key words: Ethnosurvey, cancer, traditional medicine practitioner (TMP), Borno State.

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