Ethnomedicine and ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus in Uganda
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global health problem owing to its high prevalence and
increased morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of DM and impaired glucose tolerance in …
increased morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of DM and impaired glucose tolerance in …
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches
FM Mutie, YM Mbuni, PC Rono, EM Mkala, JM Nzei… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Globally, food and medicinal plants have been documented, but their use patterns are
poorly understood. Useful plants are non-random subsets of flora, prioritizing certain taxa …
poorly understood. Useful plants are non-random subsets of flora, prioritizing certain taxa …
[HTML][HTML] Climate change and small-scale agriculture in Africa: Does indigenous knowledge matter? Insights from Kenya and South Africa
Africa is highly vulnerable to changes in global climatic conditions due to its low adaptive
capacity and sensitivity to changes in climatic variables, particularly in the agricultural sector …
capacity and sensitivity to changes in climatic variables, particularly in the agricultural sector …
[LIBRO][B] Eating and healing: traditional food as medicine
Discover neglected wild food sources—that can also be used as medicine! The long-
standing notion of “food as medicine, medicine as food,” can be traced back to Hippocrates …
standing notion of “food as medicine, medicine as food,” can be traced back to Hippocrates …
Medicinal plants used by Luo mothers and children in Bondo district, Kenya
In a follow-up to studies of school-children's medical knowledge among the rural Luo of
western Kenya, seven mothers were asked for their knowledge of plant medicine, and the 91 …
western Kenya, seven mothers were asked for their knowledge of plant medicine, and the 91 …
Chemical composition of Cupressus lusitanica and Eucalyptus saligna leaf essential oils and bioactivity against major insect pests of stored food grains
PK Bett, AL Deng, JO Ogendo, ST Kariuki… - Industrial Crops and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The leaf essential oils from Cupressus lusitanica, Miller and Eucalyptus saligna, Smith
obtained by hydrodistillation were analyzed by GC/MS and also screened for their …
obtained by hydrodistillation were analyzed by GC/MS and also screened for their …
Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms‐Laubach Dynamics and Succession in the Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria (East Africa): Implications for Water …
J Gichuki, R Omondi, P Boera, T Okorut… - The Scientific World …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This study, conducted in Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria, assessed ecological succession and
dynamic status of water hyacinth. Results show that water hyacinth is the genesis of …
dynamic status of water hyacinth. Results show that water hyacinth is the genesis of …
Practices of traditional birth attendants in Machakos District, Kenya
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The aim of the study was to document TBAs
practices as well as the indigenous herbal remedies they use to manage pre, intra and post …
practices as well as the indigenous herbal remedies they use to manage pre, intra and post …
Traditional gathering of wild vegetables among the luo of Western Kenya-a nutritional anthropology project1
C Ogoye-Ndegwa - Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
This study was conducted within the framework of the Kenyan-Danish Health Research
Project (KEDAHR) with funding from the Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (DBL). We …
Project (KEDAHR) with funding from the Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (DBL). We …
Species inventory and the local uses of the plants and fishes of the Lower Sondu Miriu wetland of Lake Victoria, Kenya
J Gichuki, FD Guebas, J Mugo, CO Rabuor, L Triest… - Hydrobiologia, 2001 - Springer
This investigation has surveyed the plants and fishes of the Lower Sondu Miriu wetland and
described their use by adjacent communities. Poverty is endemic in the area. Fish samples …
described their use by adjacent communities. Poverty is endemic in the area. Fish samples …