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dc.contributor.author | Mbabaz, Immaculate | - |
dc.contributor.author | Omara, Timothy | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kiprop, Ambrose K. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ramkat, Rose C. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cherutoi, Jackson | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kagoya, Sarah | - |
dc.contributor.author | Nyangena, Decrah Moraa | - |
dc.contributor.author | Karanja, Lucy Nyambura | - |
dc.contributor.author | Jephchirchir, Abigael | - |
dc.contributor.author | Maiyo, Alfaiyo | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kiptui, Betty Jematia | - |
dc.contributor.author | Nakiguli, Caroline Kiwanuka | - |
dc.contributor.author | Nakabuye, Brenda Victoria | - |
dc.contributor.author | Koske, Margaret Chepkemoi | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-27T08:12:57Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-27T08:12:57Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4530 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The burden of neoplastic diseases is a significant global health challenge accounting for thousands of deaths. In Uganda, about 32,617 cancer cases were reported in 2018, accompanied by 21,829 deaths. In a view to identify some potential anticancer plant candidates for possible drug development, the current study was designed to compile the inventory of plants with reported anticancer activity used in rural Uganda and the evidences supporting their use in cancer therapy. An electronic survey in multidisciplinary databases revealed that 29 plant species belonging to 28 genera distributed among 24 families have been reported to be used in the management of cancer in Uganda. Anticancer plants were majorly from the families Bignoniaceae (7%), Caricaceae (7%), Fabaceae (7%), Moraceae (7%), and Rutaceae (7%). Most species occur in the wild (52%), though some are cultivated (48%). The growth habit of the plants is as trees (55%) or herbs (45%). Anticancer extracts are usually prepared from leaves (29%), bark (24%), roots (21%), and fruits (13%) through decoctions (53%), as food spices (23%) or pounded to produce ointments that are applied topically (10%). Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman, Opuntia species, Albizia coriaria (Welw. ex Oliver), Daucus carota L., Cyperus alatus (Nees) F. Muell., Markhamia lutea (Be | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Hindawi Publishing Corporation | en_US |
dc.subject | Cancer | en_US |
dc.title | Medicinal plants used in traditional management of cancer in Uganda: A review of ethnobotanical surveys, phytochemistry, and anticancer studies | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | School of Biological and Physical Sciences |
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