Threats and conservation strategies of common edible vegetables that possess pharmacological potentials in Nigeria

WE Sawyer, DE Jacob, OI Ogidi, SC Izah… - … Applications and Trends, 2023 - Springer
Man uses plants as a source of fuel, food, medicine, shelter, fodder, and other forestry
products. Vegetables are any component of a plant that may be eaten whole or in part, raw …

Plant Food for Human Health: Case Study of Indigenous Vegetables in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

NU Obongodot, MC Ogwu - Herbal Medicine Phytochemistry: Applications …, 2024 - Springer
The people of a particular culture and locale utilize plant resources within their environment
for diverse purposes, eg, as food. Plants that are utilized as food also contribute to the health …

[PDF][PDF] Review of the Potentials of some Selected Vegetables in Nigeria-Towards Eradication of Malnutrition and Food Insecurity among Vulnerable Groups

AP Ikeyi, GT Onah, AO Ogbonna, RN Udedibo… - Idosr Journal of …, 2020 - idosr.org
Phytochemical, antioxidant and ethno-medicinal potentials of some selected plant species in
Nigeria were reviewed. The nutritional values and antioxidant properties arise from their rich …

Medicinal plants from Nigeria: an overview

T Odugbemi, A Ayoola - A textbook of medicinal plants from …, 2008 - books.google.com
Medicinal plants have now generated renewed interest amongst scientists of various cadres
covering Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, Human Medicine, Pharmacognosy, Sociology …

Underutilized plant species: A huge potential for economic development in Nigeria

FN Nweke, GA Engwa… - … , forensic science and …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Production of greater magnitudes of food and feed for the teeming population has put
agriculture under serious pressure. There are a lot of inherent agronomic, ecological …

[PDF][PDF] Towards conservation of Nigerian medicinal plants

D IP, OO Obembe - Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2012 - academicjournals.org
The scientific world today, seems to have gone indigenous, searching the grassroots for
potential plants and animals that could confer solutions to problems that have puzzled …

[PDF][PDF] Understanding and appreciating the need for biodiversity conservation in Nigeria

PC Aju, IO Ezeibekwe - Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2010 - academicjournals.org
Biodiversity is becoming one of the major environmental issues of our times. The basic
problem is the increased rate of extinction as a result of expanding human population …

Neglected and underutilised crops: a systematic review of their potential as food and herbal medicinal crops in South Africa

FN Mudau, VGP Chimonyo, AT Modi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The African continent harbours many native species with nutraceutical and pharmaceutical
potential. This study reviewed underutilised crops in South Africa to determine their potential …

[PDF][PDF] Medicinal plants traded in Arusha city, Tanzania

NP Mollel, JN Otieno, DK Sitoni - J. Med. Plants Stud, 2022 - plantsjournal.com
Background: Article presents harvest cites and taxonomic diversity of plant species traded in
fast growing Arusha city to facilitate traceability and sustainable conservation. Methods …

[PDF][PDF] The important food crops and medicinal plants of north-western Nigeria

S Muhammad, NA Amusa - Res J Agric Biol Sci, 2005 - researchgate.net
Food is any substance, which provides an organism with energy and nutrients necessary for
its existence. To maintain good health people must daily eat both energy producing food …