Ethnobotanical Survey Of Medicinal Plants In Ughelli North Local Government Area Of Delta State

Indigenous medicinal plants form an important component of the natural wealth and culture of a geographical area, the study of plant began with tribal efforts to identify edible, medicinal and poisonous plants. Many of the traditional methods and general knowledge of medicinal plants are being lost to time as healers and tribal elder’s age and die. Scientists are searching for ways to preserve this knowledge and to test them against contemporary diseases.