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Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Herbs Used by the Luguru Tribe Against Various Human Ailments in Morogoro Rural District, Tanzania.
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- A systematic review of ethnobotanical study in Indonesia: diversity and cultural patterns of medicinal plant use.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2026Pooled it
- Ethnomedicinal Evidence for Medicinal Plants of the Asteraceae Family Used by Tanzanians to Treat Various Ailments: A Review.BioMed research international · 2026Pooled it
- Medicinal Plants Used by Tanzanians for Human Paediatric Ailments: A PRISMA-Guided Systematic Review of Ethnomedicinal Evidence.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Pooled it
- Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal fern species used by communities bordering Kalinzu Central Forest Reserve, Western Uganda.Tropical medicine and health · 2026Article
- Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Utilized by Traditional Healers in Managing Respiratory Tract Infections in the Kagera Region, Tanzania.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Article
- Ethnobotanical Evidence of Medicinal Plants Used for Peptic Ulcers in Tanzania: A Systematic Review.Scientifica · 2026Review
- Ethnobotanical Survey and Documentation of Medicinal Plants Used to Manage Snakebite Envenomation in Nyatike Subcounty, Migori County, Kenya.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2025Article
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Abstract
Since time immemorial, Tanzanians, particularly the Luguru tribe, have utilised medicinal herbs (MHs) to manage various ailments. However, few ethnobotanical studies have been conducted to document and quantitatively analyze them. This study documents and quantitatively analyzes MHs used by the Luguru people of Morogoro Rural District to address various ailments. The research was conducted between September 2022 and October 2023. Ethnobotanical data on MH were collected from 100 informants identified through the snowball method, employing semistructured interviews, focus group discussions, and field walks. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and an independent samples
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