Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the Kwale community of the Kenyan Coast

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 377-386

  Muthaura, C N ^a   Rukunga, G M ^a   Chhabra, S C ^b   Mungai, G M ^c   Njagi, E N M ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antimalarial plants; Kwale district; Traditional remedies

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA EXTRACT; ALBIZIA ANTHELMINTICA EXTRACT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CARISSA EDULIS EXTRACT; CASSIA ABREVIATA EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CISSAMPELOS MUCRONATA EXTRACT; CLERODENDRUM MYRICOIDES EXTRACT; FLUEGGEA VIROSA EXTRACT; HARRISONIA ABYSSINICA EXTRACT; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS EXTRACT; MAYTENUS PUTTERLICHIOIDES EXTRACT; MAYTENUS SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; MAYTENUS UNDATA EXTRACT; PENTAS AGATHISANTHEMUM EXTRACT; PENTAS BUSSEI EXTRACT; PENTAS LONGIFLORA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RAUVOLFIA MOMBASIANA EXTRACT; SUREGADA ZANZIBARENSIS EXTRACT; TERMINALIA SPINOSA EXTRACT; TODDALIA ASIATICA EXTRACT; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVARIA SCHEFFLERI EXTRACT; WARBURGIA STUHLMANNII EXTRACT; ZANTHOXYLUM CHALYBEUM EXTRACT;

ACACIA NILOTICA; ADULT; ALBIZIA ANTHELMINTICA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CARISSA EDULIS; CASSIA ABBREVIATA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CISSAMPELOS MUCRONATA; CLERODENDRUM MYRICOIDES; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUEGGEA VIROSA; HARRISONIA ABYSSINICA; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; MAYTENUS PUTTERLICKIOIDES; MAYTENUS SENEGALENSIS; MAYTENUS UNDATA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NORMAL HUMAN; PENTAS AGATHISANTHEMUM; PENTAS BUSSEI; PENTAS LONGIFLORA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAUVOLFIA MOMBASIANA; SUREGADA ZANZIBARENSIS; TERMINALIA SPINOSA; TODDALIA ASIATICA; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS; UVARIA SCHEFFLERI; WARBURGIA STUHLMANNII; ZANTHOXYLUM CHALYBEUM;

ANTIMALARIALS; HUMANS; KENYA; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

FABACEAE; MAYTENUS; PENTAS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RUBIACEAE; WARBURGIA;

EID: 35648958186     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.08.033     Document Type: Article

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