Medicinal plants used by Luo mothers and children in Bondo district, Kenya

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 39-54

  Geissler, P Wenzel ^a,b   Harris, Stephen A ^c   Prince, Ruth J ^a,b   Olsen, Anja ^d   Odhiambo, R Achieng' ^e   Oketch Rabah, Helen ^f   Madiega, Philister A ^e   Andersen, Anne ^d   Mølgaard, Per ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e Formerly Kenyan Danish Hlth Res P   (Kenya)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Children; Herbal remedies; Herbalists; Indigenous knowledge; Intestinal illnesses; Kenya; Luo; Medicinal plants; Medicine; Mothers; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KENYA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTHER; SCHOOL CHILD; SCIENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KENYA; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MOTHERS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0036877014     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00191-5     Document Type: Article

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