_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: jimmyeko25@gmail.com; Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research 2(3): 1-14, 2017; Article no.JOCAMR.31725 SCIENCEDOMAIN international www.sciencedomain.org Use of Herbal Medicine among Adult Residents in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State, Nigeria Nelson Chukwudi Osuchukwu 1 , Jimmy Ebi Eko 2* , Raphael Pius Abia 2 and Kingsley Chinedum Ochei 3 1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. 2 Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. 3 Family Health International (FHI 360) Country Office, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JOCAMR/2017/31725 Editor(s): (1) Nawal Kishore Dubey, Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, India. Reviewers: (1) M. V. N. L.Chaitanya, Teja College of Pharmacy, Kodad, Telagana, India. (2) Wagih Mommtaz Ghannam, Mansoura University, Egypt. (3) Opinde Hibert Rachuonyo, Kenyatta University, Kenya. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/18595 Received 21 st January 2017 Accepted 24 th February 2017 Published 11 th April 2017 ABSTRACT Aim: This study was aimed at determining the use of herbal medicine among adult residents in Calabar metropolis, Cross River State, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study design. Place and Duration of Study: Calabar metropolis, Cross River State Nigeria between June 2016 to August 2016. Methodology: A 20-itemed, semi-structured questionnaire was used to generate data from 208 respondents which were drawn using multi-stage random sampling technique. Data generated were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 22.0) and results were presented in tables and charts. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to test the four hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results: The results obtained in this study showed that out of 200 respondents, 128 (64.0%) reported to have used herbal medicine/herbs in the past 12 months, 102 (51%) six months, 86 Original Research Article