Use of medicinal plants for the treatment of measles in Nigeria

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 268-272

  Sonibare, M A ^a   Moody, J O ^a   Adesanya, E O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ijebu; Measles; Medicinal plants; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA EXTRACT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ARGEMONE OIL; BAMBUSA VULGARIS EXTRACT; BUTYROSPERMUM PARADOXUM EXTRACT; CAESALPINIA BONDUC EXTRACT; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; COLOCYNTH EXTRACT; CORCHORUS OLITORIUS EXTRACT; DEINBOLLIA PINNATA EXTRACT; DIOSCOREA ROTUNDA EXTRACT; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS EXTRACT; ELYTRARIA MARGINATA EXTRACT; LORANTHUS EXTRACT; MOMORDICA AUGUSTISEPALA EXTRACT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PEPEROMIA PELLUCIDA EXTRACT; PIPER GUINEENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RAPHIA HOOKERI EXTRACT; SECAMONE AFZELLI EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMAN; MEASLES; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; ANGIOSPERMS; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNOBOTANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEASLES; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NIGERIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

CUCURBITACEAE; ELYTRARIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; PEPEROMIA PELLUCIDA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 60849087661     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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