Medicinal plants used in treatment and management of cancer in Kakamega County, Kenya

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1040-1055

  Ochwang'i, Dominic O ^a   Kimwele, Charles N ^a   Oduma, Jemimah A ^a   Gathumbi, Peter K ^a   Mbaria, James M ^a   Kiama, Stephen G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cancer; Ethnobotanical survey; Kakamega County; Kenya; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

CANCER; ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY; KAKAMEGA COUNTY; KENYA; MEDICINAL PLANTS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84895069793     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.11.051     Document Type: Article

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