The ethnomedicine of the haya people of bugabo ward, Kagera region, north western Tanzania

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages 24-

  Moshi, Mainen J ^a   Otieno, Donald F ^b   Mbabazi, Pamela K ^c   Weisheit, Anke ^c  

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

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; HERPES; OXANDRA LAURIFOLIA;

AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; TANZANIA;

ETHNOBOTANY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TANZANIA;

EID: 70350763980     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-24     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Kisangau DP, Lyaruu HV, Hosea KM, Joseph CC. Use of traditional medicines in the management of HIV/AIDS opportunistic infections in Tanzania: a case in the Bukoba rural district. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2007, 3:29. 10.1186/1746-4269-3-29, 1941724, 17623081.
2. Polhill RM. Tanzania. Conservation of vegetation in Africa South of the Sahara. Acta Phytogeographica Suecica 1968, 54:320. Hedberg I, Hedberg O.
3. Brenan JMP. Some aspects of the phytogeography of Tropical Africa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 1978, 65:437-478.
4. Hamill FA, Apio S, Mubiru NK, Mosango M, Bukenya-Ziramba R, Maganyi OW, Soejarto DD. Traditional herbal drugs of southern Uganda. I. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2000, 70:281-300. 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00180-X, 10837990.
5. Leaman DJ, Arnason JT, Yusul R, Sangat-Roemantyo H, Soedjito H, Angerhofer CK, Pezzuto JM. Malaria remedies of the Kenyah of the Apo Kayan, East Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo: A quantitiative assessment of local consensus as an indicator of biological efficacy. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1995, 49:1-16. 10.1016/0378-8741(95)01289-3, 8786652.
6. Madureira MDC, Martins AP, Gomes M, Paiva J, da Cunha AP, do Rosario V. Antimalarial activity of medicinal plants used in traditional medicine in S. Tome and Principe Islands. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2002, 81:23-29. 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00005-3, 12020924.
7. Mustofa VA, Benoit-Vical F, Pelissier Y, Kone-Bamba D, Mallie M. Antiplasmodial activity of plant extracts used in West African traditional medicine. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2000, 73:145-151. 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00296-8, 11025150.
8. Banzouzi JT, Prado R, Menan H, Valentin A, Roumestan C, Mallie M, Pelissier Y, Blache Y. In vitro Antiplasmodial activity of extracts of Alchornea cordifolia and identification of an active constituent: ellagic acid. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2002, 81:399-401. 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00121-6, 12127243.
9. Offulla AV, Rukunga GM, Chege GMM, Kiarie F, Muthaura CN, Githure JI, Kofi-Tsekpo WM. Antimalarial activity of fractions isolated from Albizia gummifera and Aspilia mossambicensis crude extract. African Journal of Health Sciences 1996, 3(2):44-46.
10. Gessler MC, Nkunya MHH, Mwasumbi LB, Heinrich M, Tanner M. Screening Tanzanian medicinal plants for antimalarial activity. Acta Tropica 1994, 56:65-77. 10.1016/0001-706X(94)90041-8, 8203297.
11. Omulokoli E, Khan B, Chhabra SC. Antiplasmodial activity of four Kenyan medicinal plants. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1997, 56:133-137. 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)01521-3, 9174974.
12. Yesenew A, Derese S, Irungu B, Midiwo JO, Waters NC, Liyala P, Akala H, Heydenreich M, Peter MC. Flavonoids and isoflavonoids with antiplasmodial activities from the root bark of Erythrina abyssinica. Planta Medica 2003, 69:658-661. 10.1055/s-2003-41119, 12898424.
13. Oketch-Rabah HA, Christensen SB, Frydenvang K, Dossaji SF, Theander TG, Cornett C, Watkins WM, Kharazmi A, Lemmich E. Antiprotozoal properties of 16,17-dihydrobrachycalyxolide from Vernonia brachycalyx. Planta Medica 1998, 64:559-562. 10.1055/s-2006-957514, 9741304.
14. Blanc P, Bertrand P, Saqui-Sannes GD, Lescure R. Galactogenic properties of the African flora: Sersalisia djalonensis and Euphorbia hirta. Annales de Biologie Clinique (Paris) 1963, 21:829-840.
15. Gupta MP, Arias TD, Correa M, Lamba SS. Ethnopharmacognositc observations on Panamanian medicinal plants. Part I. Quarterly Journal of Crude Drug Research 1979, 17:115-130.
16. Klinar S, Castillo P, Chang A, Schmeda-Hirschmann G, Reyes S, Theoduloz C, Razmilic I. Biological activity of medicinal plants of Ica (Peru). Fitoterapia 1995, 66:341-345.
17. Chhabra SC, Uiso FC, Mshiu EN. Phytochemical screening of Tanzanian medicinal plants. I. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1984, 11:157-179. 10.1016/0378-8741(84)90037-0, 6492832.
18. Adesina SK, Ette EI. The isolation and identification of anticonvulsant agents from Clausena anisata and Afraegle paniculata. Fitoterapia 1982, 53:63-66.
19. Makanju OOA. Behavioral and anticonvulsant effects of an aqueous extract from the roots of Clausena anisata (Rutaceae). International Journal of Crude Drug Research 1983, 21:29-32.
20. Duncan AC, Jager AK, van Staden J. Screening of Zulu medicinal plants for angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1999, 68:63-70. 10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00097-5, 10624863.
21. Moshi MJ, Innocent E, Masimba PJ, Otieno DF, Weisheit A, Mbabazi PK, Maria Lynes M, Meachem K, Hamilton A, Urassa I. Antimicrobial and brine shrimp toxicity of some plants used in traditional medicine in Bukoba District, north western Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Health Research 2009, 11:23-28.
22. Bussman RW, Sharon D. Traditional medicinal plant use in Northern Peru: tracking two thousand years of healing culture. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2006, 2:47. 10.1186/1746-4269-2-47, 1637095, 17090303.
23. Yineger H, Yewhalaw D. Traditional medicinal plant knowledge and use by local healers in Sekoru District, Jimma Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2007, 3:24. 10.1186/1746-4269-3-24, 1905946, 17547765.
24. Pradhan BK, Badola HK. Ethnomedicinal plant use by Lepcha tribe of Dzongu valley, bordering Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, in North Sikkim, India. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2008, 4:22. 10.1186/1746-4269-4-22, 2567294, 18826658.