The role of South African traditional health practitioners in the treatment of HIV/AIDS: A study of their practices and use of herbal medicines

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine

Volumn , Issue 38, 2010, Pages 11-17

  Walwyn, David ^a,b   Maitshotlo, Boitumelo ^a  

^a iThemba Pharmaceuticals   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,5 DI O CAFFEOYLQUINIC ACID; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BETULIC ACID; CALANOLIDE A; CURCUMIN; EFAVIRENZ; EMTRICITABINE; INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; LOBOSTEMON TRIGONUS EXTRACT; MARAVIROC; NATURAL PRODUCT; NEVIRAPINE; PLANT EXTRACT; STAVUDINE; TENOFOVIR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALOPHYLLUM LANIGERUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IC 50; INULA BRITANNICA; LOBOSTEMON TRIGONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICINAL PLANT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYZYGIUM CLAVIFLORUM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78650030495     PISSN: 16089693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v11i2.224     Document Type: Article

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