Medicinal plants used by Tanzanian traditional healers in the management of Candida infections

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 158-165

  Runyoro, D K B ^a   Ngassapa, O D ^a   Matee, M I N ^a   Joseph, C C ^b   Moshi, M J ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Tanzanian plants; Traditional healers

Indexed keywords

ABRUS PRECATORIUS EXTRACT; ACACIA NILOTICA EXTRACT; ACACIA ZANZIBARICA EXTRACT; AGATHISANTHEMUM BOJERI EXTRACT; ALBIZIA ANTHEMINTICA EXTRACT; ALLOPHYLUS AFRICANUS EXTRACT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA EXTRACT; CAJANUS CAJAN EXTRACT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CASSIA EXTRACT; CATANUREGAM NILOTICA EXTRACT; CHASSALIA UMBRATICOLA EXTRACT; CLUTICA ABYSSINICA EXTRACT; COMBRETUM MOLLE EXTRACT; CRABBEA VELUTINA EXTRACT; DICHROSTACHYS CINEREA EXTRACT; EHRETIA AMOENA EXTRACT; HARRISONIA ABYSSINICA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LANNEA STUHMANII EXTRACT; MARGARITARIA DISCOIDEA EXTRACT; OCIMUM SUAVE EXTRACT; OLDENLANDIA BOJERI EXTRACT; OZOROA INSIGNIS EXTRACT; PHYSALIS PERUVIANA EXTRACT; PLECTRANTHUS ARGENTEA EXTRACT; SALVADORA PERSICA EXTRACT; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA EXTRACT; SECURIDACA LONGEPENDUNCULATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG ACTIVITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYCOSIS; THRUSH; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TANZANIA;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 33646798102     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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