Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants commonly used in snakebites in North Western Nigeria

Ibrahim-Maigandi Hassan
  • Ibrahim-Maigandi Hassan
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria.
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Aishatu Shehu
  • Aishatu Shehu
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria.
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Abdulkadir Umar Zezi
  • Abdulkadir Umar Zezi
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria.
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Mohammed Garba Magaji
  • Mohammed Garba Magaji
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria.
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Jamilu Ya’u
  • Jamilu Ya’u
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 09 April 2020
  •  Accepted: 06 July 2020
  •  Published: 30 September 2020

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