Putative medicinal properties of plants from the Kavango region, Namibia

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 31, 2011, Pages 6787-6797

  Chinsembu, Kazhila C ^a   Hedimbi, Marius ^a   Mukaru, Wellencia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Green bio economy; Medicinal plants; Namibia; Reverse bioprospecting

Indexed keywords

ACACIA ERIOLOBA EXTRACT; ANTIDESMA VENOSUM EXTRACT; BAUHINIA CUMANENSIS EXTRACT; BAUHINIA EXCISE EXTRACT; BAUHINIA VARIEGATA EXTRACT; BOSCIA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; BOSCIA SALICIFOLIA EXTRACT; COMBRETUM APICULATUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM COLLINUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM ELAEAGNOIDES EXTRACT; COMBRETUM GLUTINOSUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM LATIALATUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM MICRANTHUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM PLATYSTERUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM SPINESIS EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA AFRICANA EXTRACT; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS EXTRACT; DIOSPYROS MELANOXYLON EXTRACT; DIOSPYROS MESPILLIFORMIS EXTRACT; DIOSPYROS PEREGRINA EXTRACT; DIOSPYROS SYLVATICA EXTRACT; DIOSPYROS TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; KIGELIA AFRICANA EXTRACT; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM EXTRACT; PHYLLANTUS RETICULATES EXTRACT; PILIOSTIGMA THONNINGII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TERMINALIA MOLLIS EXTRACT; TERMINALIA SERICEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACACIA ERIOLOBA; ANTIDESMA VENOSUM; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BACKACHE; BARK; BAUHINIA CUMANENSIS; BAUHINIA EXCISE; BAUHINIA VARIEGATA; BOSCIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; BOSCIA SALICIFOLIA; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; COLIC; COMBRETUM APICULATUM; COMBRETUM COLLINUM; COMBRETUM ELAEAGNOIDES; COMBRETUM GLUTINOSUM; COMBRETUM LATIALATUM; COMBRETUM MICRANTHUM; COMBRETUM PLATYSTERUM; COMBRETUM SPINESIS; COMMIPHORA AFRICANA; COMMON COLD; COUGHING; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DIOSPYROS MELANOXYLON; DIOSPYROS MESPILLIFORMIS; DIOSPYROS PEREGRINA; DIOSPYROS SYLVATICA; DIOSPYROS TOMENTOSA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DYSENTERY; GALLSTONE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFLUENZA; JAUNDICE; KIGELIA AFRICANA; LEPROSY; MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NAMIBIA; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS SWELLING; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM; PHYLLANTUS RETICULATES; PILIOSTIGMA THONNINGII; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STOMACH ULCER; TERMINALIA MOLLIS; TERMINALIA SERICEA; TUBERCULOSIS; WOUND;

EID: 84855888956     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/jmpr11.1135     Document Type: Article

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