Cucurbitaceae species used as traditional medicine in West Africa

Background: The use of some Cucurbitaceae species for the treatment of diseases is an ancient practice in traditional medicine systems in Africa and the cucurbitacins among others have been reported to be responsible for most of these healing activities. Aim: This review discusses the relevance of...

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Main Authors: Olufunke O. Fajinmi, Olaoluwa O. Olarewaju, Georgina D. Arthur, Kuben Naidoo, Roger Coopoosamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Medicinal Plants for Economic Development
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Online Access:https://jomped.org/index.php/jomped/article/view/163