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Vegetation Classification and Habitat Types of Gambella National Park

International Journal of Forestry Research, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020
Gambella National Park has a diverse set of habitat types which Ethiopia shares with its neighbor, South Sudan, and the park is considered as one of the top wildlife areas of Ethiopia. The objectives of this research were to determine vegetation types and identify habitat types on recent satellite imageries.
Gatluak Rolkier, Kumelachew Yeshitela, Anna Źróbek-Sokolnik   +2 more
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Pharmacological Assessment of the Antiprotozoal Activity, Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Malaria in the Greater Mpigi Region in Uganda

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
We investigated the potential antimalarial and toxicological effects of 16 medicinal plants frequently used by traditional healers to treat malaria, fever, and related disorders in the Greater Mpigi region in Uganda. Species studied were Albizia coriaria,
Fabien Schultz, Fabien Schultz, Ogechi Favour Osuji, Anh Nguyen, Godwin Anywar, John R. Scheel, John R. Scheel, Guy Caljon, Luc Pieters, Leif-Alexander Garbe, Leif-Alexander Garbe   +10 more
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Traditional knowledge and phytochemical screening of plants used in snakebite prevention in Benin

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2022
Background Snake envenomation is a public health problem that has caused many deaths, disabilities and significant physical, psychological and socio-economic losses worldwide. In many rural communities, some plants have been utilized for preventing snake
Ayékotchami Jacques Dossou, Adandé Belarmain Fandohan, Timothy Omara, Joachin Gbenou   +3 more
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Sensibilité de Lymnaea natalensis à quelques extraits de plantes, à l'âge de deux semaines

Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1989
Le pouvoir molluscicide de 17 extraits de plantes nigérianes a été évalué sur des Lymnaea natalensis Krauss de 2 semaines (méthode par extraction aqueuse sans évaporation). Cinq extraits ont été inactifs ; en revanche les extraits de Balanites aegytiaca,
S.L. Kela, R.A. Ogunsusi, V.C. Ogbogu, N. Nwude   +3 more
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Antivenin plants used for treatment of snakebites in Uganda: ethnobotanical reports and pharmacological evidences

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2020
Snakebite envenomation is a serious public health concern in rural areas of Uganda. Snakebites are poorly documented in Uganda because most occur in rural settings where traditional therapists end up being the first-line defense for treatment ...
Timothy Omara, Sarah Kagoya, Abraham Openy, Tom Omute, Stephen Ssebulime, Kibet Mohamed Kiplagat, Ocident Bongomin   +6 more
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Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen (Polygalaceae): A review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, pharmacological properties and toxicology [PDF]

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2015
Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen (Polygalaceae) is a multi-purpose plant with a long history of use in African traditional medicine to treat various sexually transmitted infections, hernias, coughs, fever, ascariasis, constipation, headaches, rheumatism, stomach ache, malaria, tuberculosis, pain, epilepsy, pneumonia, skin infections, and it is also ...
Mongalo, N.I., McGaw, L.J., Finnie, J.F., Van Staden, J.   +3 more
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Dépistage de l'activité molluscicide de quelques plantes nigérianes

Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1989
L'action molluscicide de 25 extraits de plantes nigérianes préparés soit au méthanol, soit avec de l'eau ordinaire, avec ou sans évaporation et utilisés pour différents emplois médicinaux et domestiques a été contrôlée sur des Limnées élevées au ...
S.L. Kela, R.A. Ogunsusi, V.C. Ogbogu, N. Nwude   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Etude Phytochimique Des Écorces De Racines Et Des Feuilles De Securidaca longipedunculata (Fresen), Polygalaceae Au Mali

, 2021
Securidaca longipedunculata est une plante largement utilisée en Médecine Traditionnelle Africaine. L’objectif de ce travail est de caractériser les constituants chimiques et anti-radicalaires des feuilles et des écorces de racines de la plante.
Daouda L, Dembele, Mahamane, Haidara, Adama, Denou, Rokia, Sanogo   +3 more
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Exploring Antimalarial Herbal Plants across Communities in Uganda Based on Electronic Data

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
Malaria is one of the most rampant diseases today not only in Uganda but also throughout Africa. Hence, it needs very close attention as it can be severe, causing many deaths, especially due to the rising prevalence of pathogenic resistance to current antimalarial drugs.
Denis Okello, Youngmin Kang, Vivitri D. Prasasty   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Screening of Plants Used as Traditional Anticancer Remedies in Mkuranga and Same Districts, Tanzania, Using Brine Shrimp Toxicity Bioassay

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
Background. Inadequate specialized cancer hospitals and high costs are contributing factors that delay cancer patients from accessing health care services in Tanzania. Consequently, majority of patients are first seen by Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) before they access specialized services.
Daniel Z. Matata, Olipa D. Ngassapa, Francis Machumi, Mainen J. Moshi, Vincenzo De Feo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source