Antimalarial herbal remedies of Msambweni, Kenya

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 424-432

  Nguta, J M ^a   Mbaria, J M ^a   Gakuya, D W ^a   Gathumbi, P K ^a   Kiama, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antimalarial; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Msambweni; Traditional treatments

Indexed keywords

ADANSONIA DIGITATA EXTRACT; ALOE DESERTI EXTRACT; ALOE MACROSIPHON EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS EXTRACT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CANTHIUM GLAUCUM EXTRACT; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; FAGAROPSIS ANGOLENSIS EXTRACT; FICUS BUSSEI EXTRACT; FLACOURTIA INDICA EXTRACT; GERRANTHUS LOBATUS EXTRACT; GREWIA HEXAMINTA EXTRACT; HARRISONIA ABYSSINICA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LANTANA CAMARA EXTRACT; LAUDOLPHIA BUCHANANII EXTRACT; LAUNEA CORNUTA EXTRACT; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANTHIUM GLAUCUM; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM PADOIDES; DRUG INDICATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ETHNOBOTANY; FAGAROPSIS ANGOLENSIS; FICUS; FICUS BUSSEI; FLACOURTIA INDICA; FLACOURTIACEAE; GERRANTHUS LOBATUS; GREWIA; GREWIA HEXAMINTA; HARRISONIA ABYSSINICA; HEALTH SURVEY; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; KENYA; LAUDOLPHIA BUCHANANII; LAUNEA CORNUTA; MALARIA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SENNA;

ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; MATERIA MEDICA; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ALOE; AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS; APOCYNACEAE; ASTERACEAE; CANTHIUM GLAUCUM; COMBRETACEAE; COMBRETUM PADOIDES; CORNUTA; CUCURBITACEAE; GREWIA; LAMIACEAE; LILIACEAE; MACROSIPHUM; MALVACEAE; OCIMUM; OCIMUM SUAVE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RUBIACEAE; RUTACEAE; SENECIO; TECLEA;

EID: 77649191020     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.01.033     Document Type: Article

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