SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN YEMENI HERBAL MEDICINE TO TREAT

Authors

  • Awadh A. N. Ali
  • K. Al-Rahwi
  • U. Lindequist

Keywords:

antimalarial uses, traditional medicine, Yemen

Abstract

This pilot study examined the extent and the type of medicinal plants used for treating malaria. 492 informants were interviewed in 13 villages located on the coastal plain of four provinces. Nineteen plants belonging to fourteen families were recorded each with local names, methods of preparation and parts used. The antimalarial traditional uses of Dodonaea viscosa, Plantago major, Cissus rotundifolia, Citrullus colocynthis, Anisotes trisulcus, and Tamarindus indica had been reported for the first time.

Author Biographies

Awadh A. N. Ali

Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences , Sana'a University, Yemen

K. Al-Rahwi

Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences , Sana'a University, Yemen

U. Lindequist

Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt- University, Germany

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Published

2006-01-07

How to Cite

Ali, A. A. N., Al-Rahwi, K., & Lindequist, U. (2006). SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN YEMENI HERBAL MEDICINE TO TREAT. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 1(1), 72–76. Retrieved from https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/67

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2004)

Section

Research Papers

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