Ethnobotanical survey of selected medicinal plants used by Ogiek communities in Kenya against microbial infections

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue , 2014, Pages 627-641

  Amuka, Omari ^a   Okemo, Paul O ^b   Machocho, Alex K ^b   Mbugua, Paul K ^b  

^a MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

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EID: 84937542356     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15473465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17348/era.12.0.627-641     Document Type: Article

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