Qualitative account of previously experimented common medicinal plants: Implications to the practice of phytotherapy in Uganda
| dc.contributor.author | Sumil, Novembrieta | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-23T09:12:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-23T09:12:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description | This is pre-print publication which is available full text. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Through the inductive method this study documented previously experimented common medicinal plants as basis to generate awareness that the medicinal plants studied are endemic in Uganda and insights/ implications can be derived to the practice of phytotherapy in this country. This qualitative account was conceived utilizing the ex post facto/ retrospective and secondary data analysis tehniques. The seven manuscripts of the experimental studies on medicinal plants conducted in June 2000-2001 in Cebu City, Philippines were retrieved for the purpose of this study. The medicinal plants were as follows: Cucurbita maxima (Squash), Aloe barbadensis Mill (Aloe vera, Curacao aloe), Capsicum minimum (Chili, pepper), Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato), Zingiber officinale Roscoe ( Ginger), Ipomea batatas (Sweet Potato) and Ananas comosus (Pineapple). Interviews of the rural and urban folks, visits to local markets and observations on the surroundings and areas within Kampala, vegetable stalls along the road going to the Western Region, along the roads to and within wildlife parks (specifically to find if Aloe vera are growing) were done to search for the availability of the said plants in Uganda. Based on the results of the interviews and actual observations by the researchers, the common medicinal plants empirically investigated in the Philippines in 2000-2001 were also endemic in Uganda, therefore the data presented through qualitative account/inductive documentation implied replicating the researches on experimental animals where consequent findings could give more insights and significance to the practice of phytotherapy in Uganda. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/1347 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | pre-print | en_US |
| dc.subject | medicinal plants | en_US |
| dc.subject | indegenous knowledge | en_US |
| dc.title | Qualitative account of previously experimented common medicinal plants: Implications to the practice of phytotherapy in Uganda | en_US |
| dc.type | Preprint | en_US |