HERBS USED IN NIGER-DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA TO TREAT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

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THE RELIANCE ON TRADITIONAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS TO CURE STDs WITH PLANTS
HERBS USED IN NIGER-DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA TO TREAT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are one of the leading diseases in Nigeria, especially in Akwa Ibom and Rivers States in Niger Delta Region. Many people rely on Traditional Medical Practitioners (TMPs) for cure of STDs. 36 plants representing 26 families were reported by 105 TMPs to cure STDs such as gonorrhea, syphilis, urethritis and leucorrhoea.

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International Journal of Green Pharmacy
Volume / Volumen: 5
Number / Número: 3
First and last pages / Páginas inicial-final: 181-191
Year / Año: 2011
Month / Mes: july

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UNIVERSITY OF UYO, Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria

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The Use of Medicinal Plants to Treat Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Nigeria: Ethnomedicinal Survey of Niger Delta Region

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