Traditional herbal remedies used in the management of sexual impotence and erectile dysfunction in western Uganda

African Health Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-49

  Kamatenesi Mugisha, Maud ^a   Oryem Origa, Hannington ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Ethnobotanical indigenous knowledge; Medicinal plants; Sexual impotence; Western Uganda

Indexed keywords

ACACIA SIBERIANA EXTRACT; AGENTS ACTING ON THE GENITAL SYSTEM; CANNABIS; CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; CLEOME GYNANDRA EXTRACT; DICHROSTACHYS CINEREA EXTRACT; FLUEGGEA VIROSA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GREWIA SIMILIS EXTRACT; HALLEA RUBROSTIPULATA EXTRACT; IMPETIENS EXTRACT; MACROTYLOMA AXILLARE EXTRACT; MONDIA WHITEII EXTRACT; MYRICA SALICIFOLIA EXTRACT; ONION EXTRACT; PEANUT EXTRACT; PHOENIX RECLINATA EXTRACT; PHYTOLACCA DODECANDRA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POSION IVY EXTRACT; RUMEX ABYSSINICUS EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; SIDA TENUICARPA EXTRACT; TARENNA GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; TRAGIA BREVIPES EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; URTICA MASSAICA EXTRACT; VERNONIA CINEREA EXTRACT; WARBURGIA UGANDENSIS EXTRACT;

ACACIA; ACACIA SIBERIANA; ARTICLE; CATHA EDULIS; CITROPSIS ARTICULATA; CLEOME; CLEOME GYNANDRA; COFFEE; COLA; COLA ACUMINATA; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DICHROSTACHYS CINEREA; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FLUEGGEA VIROSA; GARLIC; GINGER; GREWIA; GREWIA SIMILIS; HALLEA RUBROSTIPULATA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMPETIENS; IMPOTENCE; MACROTYLOMA AXILLARE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONDIA WHITEII; MYRICA SALICIFOLIA; MYRICACEAE; ONION; PALM TREE; PEANUT; PEPPER; PHYTOLACCA DODECANDRA; POISON IVY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RUMEX; RUMEX ABYSSINICUS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SENNA; SIDA TENUICARPA; SOCIAL ASPECT; TARENNA GRAVEOLENS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRAGIA BREVIPES; UGANDA; URTICA MASSAICA; URTICACEAE; VERNONIA CINEREA; WARBURGIA UGANDENSIS; AFRICAN MEDICINE; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ETHNOBOTANY; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; UGANDA;

EID: 33645464527     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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