ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The Vernonia genus has about one thousand
species and members of the genus are widely used as food and medicine. The aim of this …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global health problem owing to its high prevalence and
increased morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of DM and impaired glucose tolerance in …

Katima Mulilo has the highest burden of HIV/AIDS in Namibia. Due to several constraints of
the antiretroviral therapy programme, HIV-infected persons still use ethnomedicines to …

The genus Tithonia is an important source of diverse natural products, particularly
sesquiterpene lactones, diterpenes, and flavonoids. The collected information in this review …

A huge group of natural antimicrobial compounds are active against a large spectrum of
bacterial strains causing infectious threat. The present study was conducted to investigate …

AIM OF STUDY: We performed an ethnobotanical study of plants used to treat malaria in
Nyakayojo sub-county in south western Uganda because malaria in this region, and in …

Aim of the study Pastoralist communities such as the Maasai are heavily reliant on traditional
foods and medicines. This survey sought to identify traditional foods and/or medicinal plants …

Since many rural-poor Lozi people of Sesheke District (Western Province, Zambia) that
suffer from sexually transmitted infections do not usually access public health facilities; they …

Terminalia laxiflora, Terminalia brownii and Anogeissus leiocarpus are used as decoctions,
macerations, infusions and fumigations in East and West African traditional medicine for …

Mutomo hill plant sanctuary is a ten‐hectare piece of land in Kenya listed as a botanical
garden under the Botanical Gardens Conservation International, originally established in …