Diabetes mellitus (subsequently referred to as diabetes), a non-communicable and chronic
metabolic disorder, remains a global epidemic with a high burden of morbidity. Traditional …

Traditional medicine (TM) is a concept that resonates well with many inhabitants in
developing countries such as Kenya owing to its social, economic and cultural significance …

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 …

In Kenya, traditional knowledge on herbal medicine has remained a mainstream source of
maintaining wellbeing for generations in many communities. However, the knowledge has …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Non communicable diseases are currently a major health
challenge facing humanity. Nyeri County has one of the highest diabetes prevalence in …

This chapter presents evidence that mothers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) selectively use
plants to prevent or treat infectious diseases during lactation and postpartum recovery. This …

This paper reports on the evaluation of antiplasmodial, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities
of extracts from eleven plant species traditionally used by some Tanzanian coastal …

Emergence of non-communicable diseases has posed a great health challenge worldwide.
Particularly; prevalence of diabetes mellitus has been on the increase among communities …

Forests play fundamental roles in the provision of goods and services that are of utmost
importance for the subsistence and commercial needs of the rural communities worldwide …

Abstract Adenia gummifera (Harv.) Harms is a climber or liane widely used as traditional
medicine throughout its distributional range in tropical Africa. Adenia gummifera occurs …