Medicinal plants used in the management of sexual dysfunction, infertility and improving virility in the East African Community: a systematic review

C Kyarimpa, CB Nagawa, T Omara… - Evidence‐Based …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sexual disorders such as erectile dysfunction (ED), sterility, and sexual inappetence
represent some of the complex reproductive challenges that require addressing the …

A review of the traditional and modern uses of Salvadora persica L.(Miswak): Toothbrush tree of Prophet Muhammad

MZ Aumeeruddy, G Zengin… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Salvadora persica L., also known as Arak (in Arabic) and
Peelu (in Urdu), is the most common traditional source of tooth or chewing stick (miswak) …

Medicinal plants and their traditional uses in local communities around Cherangani Hills, Western Kenya

YM Mbuni, S Wang, BN Mwangi, NJ Mbari, PM Musili… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Medicinal plants are vital sources of easily accessible remedy used in the countryside
healthcare system. This study aimed to find and make record of plants that are used for …

Medicinal plants of the Maasai of Kenya: a review

J Nankaya, N Gichuki, C Lukhoba, H Balslev - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
The use of medicinal plants for treatment of humans and animals is entrenched in the
Maasai culture and traditional knowledge related to it is passed on from one generation to …

Antimalarial plants used across Kenyan communities

T Omara - Evidence‐Based Complementary and Alternative …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Malaria is one of the serious health problems in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Its treatment
has been met with chronic failure due to pathogenic resistance to the currently available …

[HTML][HTML] Ethnobotanical assessment of medicinal plants used traditionally for treating diabetes in Vhembe district, Limpopo Province, South Africa

TE Mudau, JO Olowoyo, SO Amoo - South African Journal of Botany, 2022 - Elsevier
Diabetes mellitus (subsequently referred to as diabetes), a non-communicable and chronic
metabolic disorder, remains a global epidemic with a high burden of morbidity. Traditional …

An ethnobotanical study of traditional knowledge and uses of medicinal wild plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya

BK Wanjohi, V Sudoi, EW Njenga… - Evidence‐Based …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Traditional plant knowledge and uses of medicinal wild plants were investigated among the
Marakwet community in Kenya. Data were collected through interviews with seven …

Consumers' acceptance of medicinal herbs: an application of the technology acceptance model (TAM)

NK Jokar, SA Noorhosseini, MS Allahyari… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The shift in consumers' preferences from synthetic to
'natural'products has led to a resurgence of interest in medicinal plants, particularly 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 …

Ethnomedicinal plants of the Loita Maasai of Kenya

J Nankaya, J Nampushi, S Petenya… - Environment, Development …, 2020 - Springer
Traditional medicinal plants play a central role in primary health care in most African
communities, including that of the Maasai. Unfortunately, the local Maasai knowledge is …