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Evaluation of Herbs as Potential Drugs/Medicines
(2011)
Herbal drugs have been used since ancient times as medicines for the treatment of a wide range of diseases, for both human and livestock. A study conducted in the Lake Victoria Basin Kenya revealed vast knowledge and ...
Antifungal Activity of Crude Extracts Of Selected Medicinal Plants Used In Combinations In Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Use of herbs as combinations is a common practice with many herbal practitioners. The main idea behind this usually is the synergistic action expected to take place by the traditional healer hence being able to give better ...
Plectranthus : A review of ethnobotanical uses
(2006)
Plectranthus is a large and widespread genus with a diversity of ethnobotanical uses. The genus is plagued with numerous nomenclatural disharmonies that make it difficult to collate accurate data on the uses. The aim of ...
Use of Ethnobotanical Data in the Search for and Identification of Potential Drug Plants
(2006)
Traditional medicine has utilized plants to palliate, cure and/or prevent diseases in both humans and animals. The acquisition of knowledge has been through trial and error, and observation. Today, the enhanced search for ...
Antifungal activity of crude extracts of Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel (Iridaceae)
(2009)
Bulb extracts of Gladiolus dalenii reportedly used in the treatment of fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Lake Victoria region were tested for antifungal activity using the disc diffusion assay technique. ...
Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical study of vernonia glabra (steetz) oliv.& hiern. in Kenya
(2013)
Infectious diseases are prevalent and life threatening in Kenya. Majority of the sick are seeking herbal remedies in search of effective, safe, and affordable cure. This project aims to investigate the antimicrobial activity ...
Antifungal Activity of Crude Extracts of Gladiolus Dalenii van Geel (Iridaceae)
(2010)
Bulb extracts of Gladiolus dalenii reportedly used in the treatment of fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Lake Victoria region were tested for antifungal activity using the disc diffusion assay technique. ...