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Medicinal Plants used during Antenatal Care by Pregnant Women in Eastern Uganda
(JOSTOR, 2017-04-21)
Plants are commonly used during the antenatal stage in pregnancy to manage different ailments in Africa. In Uganda, both medicinal and food plants are used to handle common pregnancy related conditions. An ethnobotanical ...
Ethnobotanical study of nutri-medicinal plants used for the management of HIV/AIDS opportunistic ailments among the local communities of western Uganda
(Crossmark, 2013-09-26)
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Herbal remedies are a source of therapeutics for nearly 80% of the population in Uganda. Poor health facilities and limited access to antiretroviral drugs have perpetuated and increased the ...
Epidemiology and control of intestinal schistosomiasis on the Sesse Islands, Uganda
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2010)
Background: Intestinal schistosomiasis is often widespread among the populations living around Lake Victoria and
on its islands. The Sesse Island group (containing some 84 islands), however, is typically assumed to be a ...
PROXIMATE NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF SOME WILD EDIBLE MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM UGANDA
(African Scholarly Science Trust, 2017-07)
There are high levels of malnutrition especially among children in Africa. In Uganda,
this is compounded by widespread food insecurity. There are various wild edible plant
species in Uganda. However, little research ...
In vitro Antibacterial Efficacy of Bidens pilosa, Ageratum conyzoides and Ocimum suave Extracts against HIV/AIDS Patients’ Oral Bacteria in South-Western Uganda
(Science Research Publishing, 2017-09-29)
The objective of the study was to determine the antibacterial efficacy of Bidens
pilosa Aqueous (BPA), Bidens pilosa Ethanolic (BPE), Ageratum conyzoides
Aqueous (ACA), Ageratum conyzoides Ethanolic (ACE), Ocimum suave ...
Documentation and consensus of indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants used by the local communities of western Uganda
(Scholars Research Library, 2014-04)
An ethnobotanical study was conducted to document the uses of medicinal plants among the local communities of
western Uganda. The aim of the study was to identify and document plant species used for treatment of various ...