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

2015; Academic Journals; Volume: 9; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5897/ajpp2014.4083

1996-0816

Ibrahim Ngulde Saidu, Kyari Sandabe Umar, Marte Hussaini Isa,

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies

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.