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Ampitan Titus

A Forester by profession and academia with great repute. I have worked as a scientist and have graduated students that are doing well in their different fields of studies.

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Research paper thumbnail of Ethnobotanical Studies of Professor Afolayan Wildlife Park, Ondo State, Nigeria: A Rich Resource for medicinal plants against common ailments Ondo State, Nigeria

Journal of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences

Ethnobotanical study of Professor Afolayan Wildlife Park was carried out to identify and document... more Ethnobotanical study of Professor Afolayan Wildlife Park was carried out to identify and document medicinal plants and their uses. Medicinal plants have been observed to be very effective in the treatment of ailments that defy orthodox medicine. In this study, common plants used were classified based on their families, parts used and the medicinal uses. Some of the plant families were briefly discussed and the plants local names provided. According to field survey, 40 plants were identified consisting of 20 families in the Park. The dominant families were Leguminosae (15.0%) and Sterculiaceae (12.5%) while the least dominant families include Caricaceae, Meliaceae, Loganiaceae, Poaceae and Verbenaceae. The medicinal uses of the plants varied, and the commonly used plant parts are leaves, bark, seeds, fruits and the whole plant which are used to treat ailments like malaria, stomach aches and diarrhoea. This study shows the high medicinal potentials of Professor Afolayan Wildlife...

Research paper thumbnail of ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF MEDICINAL HERBS Original published)

State through the use of semi-structured questionnaire. Respondents included traditional medicine... more State through the use of semi-structured questionnaire. Respondents included traditional medicine practitioners (TMP) and herbal medicine sellers. The survey was to identify the medicinal plants in this area, how these medicinal plants are sourced, used, preserved and the problems confronting the traditional medicine practitioners and hawkers in the area. Results obtained show that 27 plant species from 24 families were identified as medicinal plants, while the people sourced their medicinal plants from uncultivated land, protected forests and farms. The survey discovered some of the local uses of these plants and the different ailments they cured which include fever, diarrhoea, anaemia, snake bite and others. The majority of the traditional medicine practitioners and hawkers of medicinal plants had no formal education, mostly males with 5-8 years of practicing. The major problems confronting the practitioners and hawkers were transportation and police harassment.

Research paper thumbnail of Ethnobotanical Studies of Professor Afolayan Wildlife Park, Ondo State, Nigeria: A Rich Resource for medicinal plants against common ailments Ondo State, Nigeria

Journal of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences

Ethnobotanical study of Professor Afolayan Wildlife Park was carried out to identify and document... more Ethnobotanical study of Professor Afolayan Wildlife Park was carried out to identify and document medicinal plants and their uses. Medicinal plants have been observed to be very effective in the treatment of ailments that defy orthodox medicine. In this study, common plants used were classified based on their families, parts used and the medicinal uses. Some of the plant families were briefly discussed and the plants local names provided. According to field survey, 40 plants were identified consisting of 20 families in the Park. The dominant families were Leguminosae (15.0%) and Sterculiaceae (12.5%) while the least dominant families include Caricaceae, Meliaceae, Loganiaceae, Poaceae and Verbenaceae. The medicinal uses of the plants varied, and the commonly used plant parts are leaves, bark, seeds, fruits and the whole plant which are used to treat ailments like malaria, stomach aches and diarrhoea. This study shows the high medicinal potentials of Professor Afolayan Wildlife...

Research paper thumbnail of ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF MEDICINAL HERBS Original published)

State through the use of semi-structured questionnaire. Respondents included traditional medicine... more State through the use of semi-structured questionnaire. Respondents included traditional medicine practitioners (TMP) and herbal medicine sellers. The survey was to identify the medicinal plants in this area, how these medicinal plants are sourced, used, preserved and the problems confronting the traditional medicine practitioners and hawkers in the area. Results obtained show that 27 plant species from 24 families were identified as medicinal plants, while the people sourced their medicinal plants from uncultivated land, protected forests and farms. The survey discovered some of the local uses of these plants and the different ailments they cured which include fever, diarrhoea, anaemia, snake bite and others. The majority of the traditional medicine practitioners and hawkers of medicinal plants had no formal education, mostly males with 5-8 years of practicing. The major problems confronting the practitioners and hawkers were transportation and police harassment.

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