dc.contributor.author | Rukunga, Geoffrey M | |
dc.contributor.author | Guantai, Anastasia N | |
dc.contributor.author | Tsabang, Nolé | |
dc.contributor.author | Agbor, Gabriel A | |
dc.contributor.author | Okalebo, Faith A | |
dc.contributor.author | Tarkang, Protus Arrey | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-30T11:30:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-30T11:30:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | J. Nat. Prod. Plant Resour., 2012, 2 (3):372-380 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2231 – 3184 | |
dc.identifier.uri | (http://scholarsresearchlibrary.com/archive.html) | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/42913 | |
dc.description.abstract | Nefang is a polyherbal preparation constituted of the leavesof six plants and the bark of one of these,used
traditionally for the treatment of malaria by the Bayang community, South West Region of Cameroon. Since no
ethnopharmacological survey has been carried out on this preparation, this study aims at obtaining indigenous and
folkloric information on the optimal methods for harvesting of constituent plants, preparation and administration of
Nefang in the treatment of malaria. The study design was an exploratory survey.Semi-structured questionnaires
were administered randomly to 20 respondents after obtaining their informed consent with the assistance of a
medical practitioner. Review of literature of constituent plants was also undertaken. This study revealed that the
respondents had a good knowledge of malaria and its causes. Various compositions for the preparation by
decoction was obtained and administration was ascertained to be by oral route or by enema. The brief scientific
review also validated the pharmacological actions of the constituent plants. The diverse indigenous knowledge and
folk use of this preparation in the treatment of malaria are a pre-requisite for theoptimization of its compositionfor
efficacy and pharmacological screening | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | synergy | en |
dc.subject | multidrug resistance | en |
dc.subject | ethics | en |
dc.subject | traditional medicine Africa | en |
dc.subject | Malaria | en |
dc.title | Indigenous Knowledge and folk use of a polyherbal antimalarial by the Bayang Community, South West Region of Cameroon | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy | en |