A study of the medicinal plants used by the Marakwet Community in Kenya

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kipkore, Wilson ^a   Wanjohi, Bernard ^a   Rono, Hillary ^b   Kigen, Gabriel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET   (Kenya)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^c MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Documentation; Ethnobotanical; Herbal medicine; Marakwet; Plants; Research

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN MEDICINE; HUMAN; KENYA; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY;

HUMANS; KENYA; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84921981455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-10-24     Document Type: Article

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