Ethnomedicine of the Kagera Region, north western Tanzania. Part 2
The medicinal plants used in Katoro Ward, Bukoba District
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12896654 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mainen J Moshi (0000-0002-8850-3221, Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute, corresponding author), D F Otieno (Moi University), Pamela Mbabazi (Mbarara University of Science and Technology), Anke Weisheit (0000-0003-0637-2211, Mbarara University of Science and Technology) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-19 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1746-4269 • E-ISSN: 1746-4269 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1746-4269-6-19 |
| PMID | 20663166 |
| PMCID | PMC3224970 |
| OpenAlex | W2110988500 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 27 |
Therapeutic claims made on plants used in traditional medicine in Katoro ward of Bukoba district are well supported by literature, with 47% of the claims having already been reported. This study further enhances the validity of plants used in traditional medicine in this region as resources that can be relied on to provide effective, accessible and affordable basic healthcare to the local communities. The plants documented also have the potential of being used in drug development and on farm domestication initiatives
Agroforestry · Biodiversity · Biology · Environmental planning · Ethnobotany · Ethnomedicine · Geography · Indigenous · Medicinal plants · Plant species · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tanzania · Traditional knowledge · Traditional medicine · African Botany and Ecology Studies · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies · Medicine · Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 1.14 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |