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The antibacterial activity of some medicinal plants used in Meru Central District, Kenya
(2011)
Five medicinal plants used by traditional medical health practitioners (TMP) in Meru central district namely: Piliostigma thonningii, Ajuga remota, Ocimum suave, Erythrina abyssinica and Harissonia abyssinica were investigated ...
In vivo Antimalarial activity, Toxicity and Phytochemical Screening of Selected Antimalarial Plants
(2013)
Organic and water extracts of four medicinal plants used for the treatment of malaria in
traditional health systems of Msambweni people in Kenya were tested for antimalarial activity against Plasmodium berghei and brine ...
Suppression of nociception by Ocimum masaiense root extract involves
(2011)
The members of genus Ocimum find wide application in traditional medicine. The
current study was undertaken to evaluate the probable mechanisms of antinociceptive
action of chloroform/ethanol extracts of Ocimum masaiense ...
Ethnobotanical survey of biopesticides and other medicinal plants traditionally used in Meru central district of Kenya
(2013)
Ethnopharmacological relevance: The purpose of this study was to carry out a survey and document
plants used in Meru-central district by traditional healers with emphasis on those used as biopesticides.
Materials and ...
Practices of Traditional Birth Attendants in Machakos District, Kenya
(2011)
Ethnopharmacological relevance: The aim of the study was to document TBAs practices as well as the indigenous herbal remedies they use to manage pre, intra and post partum complications in a rural Kenyan community. Materials ...
Medicinal plants used to treat TB in Ghana
(Elsevier, 2015)
The current study was designed to document medicinal plant species that are traditionally used to treat tuberculosis (TB) by Ghanaian communities.
Methods
The medicinal plants used against TB or its signs and symptoms ...
Screening of some Kenyan Medicinal Plants for Antibacterial Activity.
(2010)
Eleven medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Machakos and Kitui District were screened, namely:
Ajuga remota Benth, Aloe secundijlora Engl, Amaranthus hybridus L, Cassia didymobotrya Fes, Croton
macrostachyus ...