Medicinal plant diversity and uses in the Sango bay area, Southern Uganda

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 521-540

  Ssegawa, Paul ^a   Kasenene, John Massan ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Indigenous knowledge; Medicinal plants use; Over exploitation; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ACANTHUS PUBESCENS EXTRACT; AERVA LANATA EXTRACT; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; ALANGIUM CHINENSE EXTRACT; ALLIUM SATIVA EXTRACT; ALOE VOLKENSII EXTRACT; ANISOPAPPUS AFRICANUS EXTRACT; ASPILIA AFRICANA EXTRACT; BIDENS GRANTII EXTRACT; BIDENS HILIMANDSCHARICA EXTRACT; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; BLUMEA PEROTTETIANA EXTRACT; CARISSA EDULIS EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CONYZA ADOLFI FRIDERICII EXTRACT; DICLIPTERA LAXATA EXTRACT; JUSTICIA HETERCARPA EXTRACT; LANNEA EDULIS EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MONDIA WHITEI EXTRACTION; OENANTHE PALUSTRIS EXTRACT; PALLAEA ADIANTOIDES EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PSEDUOSPONDIAS MICROCARPA EXTRACT; PSILOTRICHUM ELLIOTII EXTRACT; RHUS NATALENSIS EXTRACT; RHUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; STEGANOTAENIA ARALIACEA EXTRACT; TABERNEMONTANA HOLSTII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DERMATITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MOUTH ULCER; NORMAL HUMAN; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PLANT GROWTH; PREGNANCY DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYPHILIS; UGANDA; UTERUS MYOMA; WORM INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; UGANDA;

CANELLACEAE; MITRAGYNA RUBROSTIPULATA; RUBIACEAE; WARBURGIA UGANDENSIS;

EID: 34548379393     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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