Ethnopharmacology, phytochemical and toxicity of medicinal plants used against livestock helminthes in drylands of Uganda.

Abstract

An ethno-pharmacological practices of pastoral communities is being studied in Nakasongola, Uganda. It is documenting indigenous knowledge about helminthoses diagnosis and management. Thirty seven (37) medicinal plants have been identified, and women were found to be more knowledgeable about livestock diseases than men, including in aspects of ethnopharmacological practices.