Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the South Coast community, Kenya

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 256-267

  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 plants; Ethnopharmacology; South Coast community; Traditional remedies

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; IBUPROFEN; METAKELFIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; DIZZINESS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANGIOSPERMS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

ANACARDIACEAE; GREWIA; HEERIA; MALVACEAE; PENTANISIA; POACEAE; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 77956262554     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.06.031     Document Type: Article

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