Authors : Folasade Motunrayo Oladipo; Taye Remi Fasola

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 7 - July

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26jul781

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Abstract : A new working and leisure standards have been adopted by most of the populace in low and medium income countries, including Nigeria. In view of this, significant changes in the quality and quantity of food consumed especially with the proliferation of fast food outlets posed serious attendant risk to their health from unhealthy nutrition. One of such risks is hypercholesterolemia. The indigenous people of Ado - Odo Ota community are blessed with rich vegetation and are known for their vast knowledge in the use of plants for the treatment and management of several ailments. However this knowledge of hypercholesterolemia. has not been fully harnessed. This study therefore surveyed and recorded plants used in the management of hypercholesterolemia in Ado Odo Ota, Ogun State southwest Nigeria. Ethnobotanical information were obtained using semi structured questionnaire and oral interview from 156 respondents living in Ado Odo Ota and conversant with plant uses. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and expressed in tables and figures. A total of 50 medicinal plants, belonging to 33 families were identified. The family Malvaceae, Rutaceae and Solannaceae represented by four species each were identified as the leading families. The dominant life forms of all plants reported was herbaceous form while the preferred method of utilization was decoction. Among the various plant parts used, leaf is the most sourced. Triumfetta cordifolia, Sida acuta, Phylanthus amarus, Phylanthus muellerians, Zingiber officinales, Justica secunda were the most frequently used plants.The surveyed plants used in the management of hypercholesterolemia in Ado Odo Ota revealed the indigenous practice and reliance of the people on plants. This can also serve as scientific baseline information for future pharmacological studies and development of plant based drugs.

Keywords : Medicinal Plants, Hypercholesterolemia, Ethnobotanical Survey.

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