Medicinal plant use, conservation, and the associated traditional knowledge in rural communities in Eastern Uganda

Medicinal plant use, conservation, and the associated traditional knowledge in rural communities in Eastern Uganda

Abstract Background The global consumption of herbal medicine is increasing steadily, posing an extinction risk to medicinal plants. Uganda is among the top ten countries with a high threat of herbal medicine extinction, and Traditional Medicinal Knowledge (TMK) erosion. This might be attributed to...

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Main Authors: Jamilu E. Ssenku, Shaban A. Okurut, Aidah Namuli, Ali Kudamba, Patience Tugume, Paul Matovu, Godfrey Wasige, Hussein M. Kafeero, Abdul Walusansa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Traditional medicine
Herbal medicine conservation
Indigenous medicinal knowledge
Uganda
Butaleja district
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00428-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00428-1

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