ReviewIntegrative cancer therapies
Review of Herbal Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Cancers in the East Africa Region from 2019 to 2023.
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- The Effects of Curcumin Plus Piperine Co-administration on Inflammation and Oxidative Stress: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Current medicinal chemistry · 2025Pooled it
- Traditional Medicinal Plants Used for Cancer Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Diversity and perceptions about side effects of medicinal plants used by herbalists to treat gastrointestinal diseases in Sironko District, Eastern Uganda.Tropical medicine and health · 2026Article
- Perspectives on the formalisation of complementary and alternative medicine among current users with prostate cancer: a study at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Article
- Indigenous knowledge on the uses and conservation of medicinal plants in Namutumba District, Eastern Uganda.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Article
- Sub-acute toxicity profiles of Rhoicissus tridentata as used in the traditional prostate cancer managment in the Elgon in Wistar albino rats.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the East African region, herbal plants are essential in the treatment and control of cancer. Given the diverse ecological and cultural makeup of the regional states, it is likely that different ethnic groups will use the same or different plants for the same or different diseases. However, since 2019, this has not been compiled into a single study. PURPOSE: The study aimed to compile and record the medicinal plants utilized in East Africa from April 2019 to June 2023 to treat various cancer types. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe study examined 13 original studies that included ethnobotanical research conducted in East Africa. They were retrieved from several internet databases, including Google Scholar, Scopus, PubMed/Medline, Science Direct, and Research for Life. The study retrieved databases on plant families and species, plant parts used, preparation methods and routes of administration, and the country where the ethnobotanical field surveys were conducted. Graphs were produced using the GraphPad Prism 8.125 program (GraphPad Software, Inc., San Diego, CA). Tables and figures were used to present the data, which had been condensed into percentages and frequencies.
resultsA total of 105 different plant species from 45 different plant families were identified, including Asteraceae (14), Euphorbiaceae (12), Musaceae (8), and Apocynaceae (7). Uganda registered the highest proportion (46% of the medicinal plants used). The most commonly mentioned medicinal plant species in cancer management was
conclusionEast Africa is home to a wide variety of medicinal plant species that local populations and herbalists, or TMP, frequently use in the treatment of various types of cancer. The most frequently used families are Asteraceae and Euphorbiaceae, with the majority of species being found in Uganda. The most frequently utilized plant species is
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