Traditional plant use in Burkina Faso (West Africa): a national-scale analysis with focus on traditional medicine
Conclusions:
The national-scale analysis revealed systematic patterns of traditional plant use throughout BFA. These results are of interest for applied research, as a detailed knowledge of traditional plant use can a) help to communicate conservation needs and b) facilitate future research on drug screening.
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Alexander ZizkaAdjima ThiombianoStefan DresslerBlandine NacoulmaAmadé OuédraogoIssaka OuédraogoOumarou OuédraogoGeorg ZizkaKaren HahnMarco Schmidt Source Type: research
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