Ethnomedicinal plants used by traditional healers in the management of HIV/AIDS opportunistic diseases in Rundu, Kavango East Region, Namibia

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue , 2015, Pages 33-42

  Chinsembu, K C ^a   Hijarunguru, A ^a   Mbangu, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Ethnobotany; HIV AIDS; Namibia; Opportunistic diseases; Rundu

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ETHNOBOTANY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

KAVANGO EAST; NAMIBIA;

ACANTHOSICYOS NAUDINIANUS; ALOE; ANACARDIACEAE; COMBRETACEAE; COMBRETUM; CUCUMIS AFRICANUS; DICHROSTACHYS CINEREA; DIOSPYROS LYCIOIDES; DIOSPYROS MESPILIFORMIS; FABACEAE; FICUS BURKEI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KIGELIA AFRICANA; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM; SECURIDACA LONGEPEDUNCULATA; TERMINALIA SERICEA; XIMENIA CAFFRA; XYLOPIA;

EID: 84931281482     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.05.009     Document Type: Article

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