Medicinal plants used for the treatment of various skin disorders by a rural community in northern Maputaland, South Africa

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  De Wet, Helene ^a   Nciki, Sibongile ^a   van Vuuren, Sandy F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Lay people; Medicinal plants; Northern Maputaland; Skin disorders; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA BURKEI; BRACHYLAENA DISCOLOR; DRIMIA; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PARINARI; PORTULACARIA AFRA; SCOPUS; SOLANUM; STRYCHNOS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; RURAL POPULATION; SKIN DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; VERY ELDERLY; SKIN DISEASES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RURAL POPULATION; SKIN DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84880335217     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-9-51     Document Type: Article

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