A Critical Review on Need for Preservation of Significant Medicinal and Ethno-Botanical Plants in Nigeria

The relevance of medicinal plant as herbal medicine in sustained human health may not be neglected. These plants have healing/therapeutic effects in one or any of their organs. The use of these plants is rapidly expanding. They are used to maintain and improve human health in a variety of situations. In sustainable human health management, medicinal plants have played a significant role which has led to the growing interest in alternative therapies and therapeutic usage of plants. This is due to the fact that it is far less expensive than industrially produced synthetic forms of treatment. The majority of medicinal plant use occurs in Nigeria's rural areas, where there is easy access to a wide variety of plants on vast tracts of land with little to no urbanization. However, due to unchecked wild collecting and human interference, the majority of these plants are in danger of extinction. Therefore, it is advised that intentional efforts be directed toward domestication and cultivation in order to provide a steady supply of these plant species. This review study discusses the value and use of certain plants in medicine, endangered species, and conservation tactics.