ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2018
Screening of Plants Used as Traditional Anticancer Remedies in Mkuranga and Same Districts, Tanzania, Using Brine Shrimp Toxicity Bioassay.
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- Evaluation of the antiproliferative, cytotoxic and phytochemical properties of Zimbabwean medicinal plants used in cancer treatment.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Medicinal plants used in the management of cancers by residents in the Elgon Sub-Region, Uganda.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Article
- Medicinal Uses of the Fabaceae Family in Zimbabwe: A Review.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Medicinal plants used for the management of respiratory diseases in Zimbabwe: Review and perspectives potential management of COVID-19.Physics and chemistry of the earth (2002) · 2022Article
- Exploration of Modern Chromatographic Methods Coupled to Mass Spectrometric Techniques for Trace Element and Chemical Composition Analyses in the Leaf Extracts of Kigelia africana.Biological trace element research · 2021Article
- Medicinal Plants Used in Traditional Management of Cancer in Uganda: A Review of Ethnobotanical Surveys, Phytochemistry, and Anticancer Studies.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Review
- Quantitative Phytochemical Profile andJournal of evidence-based integrative medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundInadequate specialized cancer hospitals and high costs are contributing factors that delay cancer patients from accessing health care services in Tanzania. Consequently, majority of patients are first seen by Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) before they access specialized services. This study presents ethnomedical information and preliminary evaluation of 25 plant species claimed by THPs in Mkuranga and Same districts of Tanzania on use for treatment of cancer. Literature search and laboratory investigation results are presented to support evaluation. METHODS THIS STUDY WAS A SINGLE DISEASE ETHNOMEDICAL ENQUIRY FOCUSING ON PLANTS BEING USED FOR CANCER TREATMENT: Face-to-face interviews and questionnaires were administered to
resultsThis study reports 25 plant species used by the THPs in two districts of Tanzania. Eight plants (32%) have been reported in the literature to have activity against cancer cells. BST results revealed, 14 (56%) plants exhibited high toxicity against brine shrimps. The most active plants included
conclusionLiterature search and BST results provide a strong support of the potential of the claimed plants to yield active anticancer compounds.
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