Plants used to treat epilepsy by Tanzanian traditional healers

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 327-336

  Moshi, Mainen J ^a   Kagashe, Godeliver A B ^a   Mbwambo, Zakaria H ^a  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epilepsy; Plants; Traditional healer; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ABRUS PRECATORIUS EXTRACT; ABRUS SCHIMPERIANA EXTRACT; ACACIA GLAUCOPHYLLA EXTRACT; ADHATODA ENGLERIANA EXTRACT; AFZELIA QUANZENSIS EXTRACT; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; ALBIZZIA ANTHELMINTICA EXTRACT; ALBIZZIA BRADYCALYX EXTRACT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDESMA VENOSUM EXTRACT; APODYTES DIMIDIATA EXTRACT; ARISTOLOCHIA PARENSIS EXTRACT; CANTHIUM HISPIDUM EXTRACT; CASSIA FISTULA EXTRACT; CHRYSANTHEMOIDES MONILIFERA EXTRACT; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS EXTRACT; CLAUSENA ANISATA EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA PILOSA EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; CUSSONIA SPICATA EXTRACT; CUSSONIA ZIMMERMANNII EXTRACT; CYNOTIS NUDIFLORA EXTRACT; DIOSCOREA PREUSSII EXTRACT; DODONAEA SCHIEDEANA EXTRACT; EHRETIA AMOENA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; OPLISMENUS HIRTELLUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RANDIA KRAUSSII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ABRUS SCHIMPERIANA; ACACIA GLAUCOPHYLLA; ADHATODA ENGLERIANA; AFZELIA QUANZENSIS; ALBIZZIA ANTHELMINTICA; ALBIZZIA BRADYCALYX; AMNESIA; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIDESMA VENOSUM; APODYTES DIMIDIATA; ARISTOLOCHIA PARENSIS; ARTICLE; CANTHIUM HISPIDUM; CASSIA FISTULA; CHRYSANTHEMOIDES MONILIFERA; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS; CLAUSENA ANISATA; COMMIPHORA PILOSA; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSSONIA SPICATA; CUSSONIA ZIMMERMANNII; CYNOTIS NUDIFLORA; DIOSCOREA PREUSSII; DIZZINESS; DODONAEA SCHIEDEANA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EHRETIA AMOENA; EPILEPSY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OPLISMENUS HIRTELLUS; RANDIA KRAUSSII; RESTLESSNESS; TANZANIA; TONGUE DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ABRUS PRECATORIUS; CLAUSENA ANISATA; FABACEAE; HOSLUNDIA; HOSLUNDIA OPPOSITA; LAMIACEAE; RUTACEAE;

EID: 13544257298     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.11.015     Document Type: Article

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