Ethnomedicine in South Africa: The role of weedy species

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 929-934

  Lewu, F B ^a   Afolayan, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Medicinal plant; Native medicine; South africa; Weedy species

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA EXTRACT; AGAVE AMERICANA EXTRACT; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; ASCLEPIAS FRUTICOSA EXTRACT; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; CENCHRUS CILIARIS EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CERATOTHECA TRILOBA EXTRACT; COMMELINA AFRICANA EXTRACT; COMMELINA BENGHALENSIS EXTRACT; CONYZA ALBIDA EXTRACT; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS EXTRACT; DATURA STRAMONIUM EXTRACT; ERAGROSTIS PLAMA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA HETEROPHYLLA EXTRACT; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; GUAVA EXTRACT; OPUNTIA FICUS EXTRACT; PHYTOLACCA DODECANDRA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PTERIDUIM AQUILINUM EXTRACT; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; RUMEX LANCEOLATUS EXTRACT; SCHKUHRIA PINNATA EXTRACT; SENNA DIDYMOBOTRYA EXTRACT; SOLANUM MAURITIANUM EXTRACT; SPILANTHES MAURITIANA EXTRACT; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; URTICA URENS EXTRACT;

ABSCESS; AMENORRHEA; ARTHRITIS; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; COUGHING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIARRHEA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG RESEARCH; DYSENTERY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEVER; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GOUT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MUSCLE CRAMP; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SKIN SWELLING; SORE THROAT; SOUTH AFRICA; STOMACH PAIN; TONSILLITIS; TOOTH PAIN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOUND;

EID: 66749172751     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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