Medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners for the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related conditions in Uganda
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Date
2010
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Journal of ethnopharmacology
Abstract
In Uganda, there are over one million people with HIV/AIDS. When advanced, this disease is characterized by life-threatening opportunistic infections. As the formal health sector struggles to confront this epidemic, new medicines from traditional sources are needed to complement control efforts. This study was conducted to document herbal medicines used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related opportunistic infections, and to document the existing knowledge, attitudes and practices related to HIV/AIDS recognition, control and treatment in Sembabule, Kamuli, Kabale and Gulu districts in Uganda.
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Ethnobotany, Herbal medicine, HIV, Traditional knowledge
Citation
Lamorde, M., Tabuti, J. R., Obua, C., Kukunda-Byobona, C., Lanyero, H., Byakika-Kibwika, P., ... & Merry, C. (2010). Medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners for the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related conditions in Uganda. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 130(1), 43-53. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2010.04.004