Ethnobotanical study on the use of materia medica and adjuvants for the management of venereal diseases in Okitipupa, southwestern Nigeria

Key Points

• This study aims to explore the use of local plants in treating venereal diseases and identify significant plant taxa.
• Mapped 36 venereal disease taxa across 23 families using ethnobotanical methods
• Identified high-salience leads such as S. hispidus and C. colocynthis
• Developed a reproducible analytical pipeline utilizing NVivo and Python for data triangulation.
• Identified significant taxa with S. hispidus having a UV index of 0.263 and C. colocynthis showing 100% informant agreement
• Highlighted gaps between ethnobotanical data and clinical HIV data
• Created visual networks revealing relationships between taxa and clinical relevance.