HARNESSING UNDERUTILIZED CROPS FOR HEALTH MANAGEMENT: A REVIEW OF THEIR THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL

The high cost of medicine has led to the inward use of traditional plants for the prevention and management of diseases both communicable and non-communicable which has further strengthen the use of indigenous knowledge. This work examines potentials of some horticultural crops (Peperomia pellucida, Hunteria umbellata and Mistletoe (Tapinanthus bangwensis) in the wellbeing of consumers with the view to further promote the effective use of plants which is available and affordable to low and medium earners in the maintenance of good health.