Herbal medicines used in the treatment of malaria in Budiope county, Uganda

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-42

  Tabuti, John R S ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Antimalarial; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Traditional treatments

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; BED NET; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL STATUS; UGANDA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA;

LANTANA CAMARA; MANGIFERA INDICA; MOMORDICA FOETIDA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA; ZANTHOXYLUM CHALYBEUM;

EID: 38649085037     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.10.036     Document Type: Article

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