title: A bioactivity versus ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants from Nigeria, west Africa.
abstract: Traditional medicinal practices play a key role in health care systems in countries with developing economies. The aim of this survey was to validate the use of traditional medicine within local Nigerian communities. In this review, we examine the ethnobotanical uses of selected plant species from the Nigerian flora and attempt to correlate the activities of the isolated bioactive principles with known uses of the plant species in African traditional medicine. Thirty-three (33) plant species were identified and about 100 out of the 120 compounds identified with these plants matched with the ethnobotanical uses of the plants.
authors.affiliation: Chemical and Bioactivity Information Centre, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Lydia L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lifongo
authors.affiliation: Chemical and Bioactivity Information Centre, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Conrad V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Simoben
authors.affiliation: Chemical and Bioactivity Information Centre, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Fidele
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ntie-Kang
authors.affiliation: Chemical and Bioactivity Information Centre, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Smith B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Babiaka
authors.affiliation: Chemical and Bioactivity Information Centre, 22-23 Blenheim Terrace, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9HD UK ; Chemical and Bioactivity Information Centre, Granary Wharf House, 2 Canal Wharf, Leeds, LS11 5PY UK.
authors.forename: Philip N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Judson
keywords: African traditional medicine; Bioactivity; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Nigeria