Research on medicinal plants and traditional medicine in Africa
Sofowora, A.
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2(3): 365-372
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 1075-5535 PMID: 9395671 DOI: 10.1089/acm.1996.2.365Document Number: 399642
The economic and health status of Africa, the status of traditional medicine in the African region, research trends on African medicinal plants, important issues facing scientists in medicinal plants research (intellectual property rights), and methodological issues in evaluating medicinal plants in Africa are discussed.
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