Multi-plant or single-plant extracts, which is the most effective for local healing in Tanzania?

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-172

  Otieno, Joseph Nicolao ^a   Hosea, Kennedy Macha Matengo ^b   Lyaruu, Herbert Valentine ^b   Mahunnah, Rogasian Lemmy Anselm ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Ethnomedicinal practices; Mixed plant extracts; Single plant extracts; Tanzania; Traditional healers

Indexed keywords

CARISSA EDULIS EXTRACT; EUCLEA NATALENSIS EXTRACT; HARRISONIA ABYSSINICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIMENIA CAFFRA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CARISSA EDULIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUCLEA NATALENSIS; HARRISONIA ABYSSINICA; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TANZANIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; XIMENIA CAFFRA;

EID: 54449100227     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v5i2.31269     Document Type: Article

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