Utilisation of Pangolin (<it>Manis sps</it>) in traditional Yorubic medicine in Ijebu province, Ogun State, Nigeria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Concern about the use of endangered and threatened species in traditional medicine escalated as populations of many species plummeted because of poaching for the medicinal trade. Nigeria is known for a long and valued tradition of us...

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Main Authors: Ayodele Ibukun A, Soewu Durojaye A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Online Access:http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/5/1/39