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Medicinal plants used for treatment of malaria by indigenous communities of Tororo District, Eastern Uganda.

John R S TabutiSamuel Baker ObakiroAlice NabatanziDavid Fred OkotCissy NambejjaMichael R MutyabaTimothy OmaraPaul Waako
Published in: Tropical medicine and health (2023)
This study showed that the identified medicinal plants in Tororo district, Uganda, are potential sources of new antimalarial drugs. This provides a basis for investigating the antimalarial efficacy, phytochemistry and toxicity of the unstudied species with high percentage use values to validate their use in the management of malaria.
Keyphrases
  • plasmodium falciparum
  • south africa
  • oxidative stress
  • risk assessment