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Ethnopharmacological survey of the medicinal plants used in Tindiret, Nandi County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.author Kigen Gabriel
dc.contributor.author Maritim Alice
dc.contributor.author Some, Fatuma
dc.contributor.author Kibosia John
dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-07T07:07:47Z
dc.date.available 2019-02-07T07:07:47Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.uri http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2688
dc.description.abstract Background: An inventory of the medicinal plants used by herbalists to treat various ailments in Tindiret area of Nandi County, Kenya was conducted by a team comprising of medical researchers and botanists with a view to preserve indigenous ethnobotanical knowledge and potential research and development of new drugs. Materials and Methods: Data was collected from practicing herbalists through semi-structured interviews, group discussions and observations. The types of medical conditions treated, treatment methods as well as the plants used were recorded. Results and Conclusion: A total of 50 medicinal plants belonging to 28 families used for the treatment of 32 medical conditions were recorded. The disease conditions which were treated by the highest number of plants were abdominal/colic pains with 15 different plants recorded (13%), respiratory disorders 15(13%) and infertility14 (12%). The most widely used medicinal plants were Vernonia amygdalina 7(7%), Toddalia asiatica 6(6%), Aloe kedongensis 5(5%) and Zanthoxylum gilletii 5(5%); whereas the families with the highest number of plant usage were Fabaceae 8(14%), Lamiaceae 4(8%) and Solanaceae 4(8%) plants respectively. The study documents important ethno-medical knowledge on the plants used by herbalists in Tindiret sub-county. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines en_US
dc.subject Ethnopharmacology en_US
dc.subject Indigenous knowledge en_US
dc.subject Traditional medicine en_US
dc.subject Research en_US
dc.subject conservation en_US
dc.title Ethnopharmacological survey of the medicinal plants used in Tindiret, Nandi County, Kenya en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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