Net Medicinal plants of Otwal and Ngai Sub Counties in Oyam District, Northern Uganda

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kamatenesi, Maud M ^a   Acipa, Annabel ^a   Oryem Origa, Hannington ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT ROOT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STOMACH DISEASE; UGANDA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STOMACH DISEASES; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651410574     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-7-7     Document Type: Article

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