Herbal medicines used in the treatment of malaria in Budiope county, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorTabuti, John R.S.
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-26T08:37:38Z
dc.date.available2022-05-26T08:37:38Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis studywas conducted to document herbal medicines (HMs) used in the treatment of malaria as well as the existing knowledge, attitudes and practices related to malaria recognition, control and treatment in Budiope county, Uganda. Methods: Data was collected using semi-structured interviews, and open- and close-ended questionnaires. Results: The respondents had a good understanding of malaria, and could recognize it and distinguish it from other fever types. They were also aware that malaria was spread by mosquitoes. Malaria prevalence was high, and affected individuals an average of six times a year. Respondents avoided mosquito bites by using mosquito nets, clearing bush around their homesteads, and burning plant parts to generate smoke. They preferred treating malaria using allopathic medicines because, according to them, they lacked the appropriate traditional knowledge necessary to exploit plants for the treatment of malaria. Secondly, allopathic medicines were believed to be superior to HMs in the treatment of malaria. Twenty-seven species were used for the treatment of malaria. The most frequently mentioned were Vernonia amygdalina, Momordica foetida, Zanthoxylum chalybeum, Lantana camara and Mangifera indica. Drugs from these plants were prepared from single species as water extracts and were administered in variable doses over varied time periods.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTabuti, J. R. (2008). Herbal medicines used in the treatment of malaria in Budiope county, Uganda. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 116(1), 33-42. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2007.10.036en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.jep.2007.10.036
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3419
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of ethnopharmacologyen_US
dc.subjectMedicinal plantsen_US
dc.subjectTraditional treatmentsen_US
dc.subjectEthnobotanyen_US
dc.subjectAntimalarialen_US
dc.titleHerbal medicines used in the treatment of malaria in Budiope county, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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