Ethnobotanical survey of plants used for the treatment of constipation within nkonkobe municipality of south africa

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 45, 2010, Pages 7767-7770

  Wintola, O A ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Constipation; Herbalist; Medicinal plants; Traditional healer

Indexed keywords

ALEPIDEA AMATYMBICA EXTRACT; ALOE ARBOTESCENCE EXTRACT; ALOE FEROX EXTRACT; ALOE TENUIOR EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA AFRA EXTRACT; HIPPOBROMUS PAUCIFLORUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RUMEX CRISPUS EXTRACT; STRYCHNOS HENNINGSII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALEPIDEA AMATYMBICA; ALOE ARBOTESCENCE; ALOE FEROX; ALOE TENUIOR; AMARYLLIDACEAE; APIALES; ARTEMISIA AFRA; ARTICLE; ASPHODELACEAE; ASTERACEAE; BOOPHANE DISTICHA; CONSTIPATION; DIOSCOREACEAE; ETHNOBOTANY; EXTRACTION; HEALTH BELIEF; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIPPOBROMUS PAUCIFLORUS; HUMAN; LONGANIACEAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RUMEX CRISPUS; SAPINDACEAE; SOUTH AFRICA; STRYCHNOS HENNINGSII; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ALEPIDEA AMATYMBICA; ALOE FEROX; AMARYLLIDACEAE; APIACEAE; ARTEMISIA AFRA; ASPHODELACEAE; ASTERACEAE; BOOPHANE DISTICHA; DIOSCOREACEAE; POLYGONACEAE; SAPINDACEAE;

EID: 78549234311     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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