Locally used plants for malaria therapy amongst the Hausa, Yoruba and Ibo communities in Maiduguri, Northeastern Nigeria

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 486-490

  Ene, A C ^a,b   Atawodi, S E ^a   Ameh, D A ^a   Kwanashie, H O ^a   Agomo, P U ^b  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ethnomedicine; Malaria; Medicinal plants; Nigeria; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149394799     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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