Exotic and indigenous problem plants species used, by the Bapedi, to treat sexually transmitted infections in Limpopo Province, South Africa

African Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 320-326

  Semenya, Sebua Silas ^a   Potgieter, M J ^a   Erasmus, L J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bapedi; Exotics; Indigenous problem plants; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CAESALPINIA DECAPETALA EXTRACT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM EXTRACT; CITRULLUS LANATUS EXTRACT; CUCUMIS MYRIOCARPUS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNANTHERA PUNGENS; AMARANTHACEAE; ARTICLE; CAESALPINIA DECAPETALA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MYRIOCARPUS; EXOTIC SPECIES; FABACEAE; GONORRHEA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NATIVE SPECIES; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOLANUM; SOLANUM PANDURIFORME; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SYPHILIS; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS; WATERMELON;

BAPEDI; EXOTICS; INDIGENOUS PROBLEM PLANTS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84883705339     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v13i2.17     Document Type: Article

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