Evaluation of herbs as potential drugs/medicines

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 8, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2011, Pages 144-151

  Odhiambo, J A ^a   Lukhoba, C W ^a   Dossaji, S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Ethnomedicine; Health care; Indigenous knowledge

Indexed keywords

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG SCREENING; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; KENYA; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT STRUCTURES; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KENYA; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT STRUCTURES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 82855176476     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v8i5S.20     Document Type: Article

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