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ArticleHeliyon2024

Ethnobotanical survey and phytochemistry of medicinal plants used in the management of HIV/AIDS in Eastern Uganda.

Richard Oriko Owor, Carol Kawuma, Gauden Nantale, Kenedy Kiyimba, Samuel Baker Obakiro, Simple Ouma, Jalia Lulenzi, Yahaya Gavamukulya, Mercy Chebijira, Tonny Wotoyitide Lukwago and 6 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Richard Oriko OworDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Education, Busitema University, P.O Box 236, Tororo, Uganda.
Carol KawumaBusitema University Natural Products Research and Innovation Centre, P. O. Box 1460, Mbale, Uganda.
Gauden NantaleBusitema University Natural Products Research and Innovation Centre, P. O. Box 1460, Mbale, Uganda.
Kenedy KiyimbaBusitema University Natural Products Research and Innovation Centre, P. O. Box 1460, Mbale, Uganda.
Samuel Baker ObakiroBusitema University Natural Products Research and Innovation Centre, P. O. Box 1460, Mbale, Uganda.
Simple OumaThe AIDS Support Organization (TASO), P.O Box 10443, Kampala, Uganda.
Jalia LulenziBusitema University Natural Products Research and Innovation Centre, P. O. Box 1460, Mbale, Uganda.
Yahaya GavamukulyaBusitema University Natural Products Research and Innovation Centre, P. O. Box 1460, Mbale, Uganda.
Mercy ChebijiraDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Education, Busitema University, P.O Box 236, Tororo, Uganda.
Tonny Wotoyitide LukwagoBusitema University Natural Products Research and Innovation Centre, P. O. Box 1460, Mbale, Uganda.
Moses EgorDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Education, Busitema University, P.O Box 236, Tororo, Uganda.
Peter MusagalaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Education, Busitema University, P.O Box 236, Tororo, Uganda.
Moses AndimaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Education, Busitema University, P.O Box 236, Tororo, Uganda.
Dan KibuuleBusitema University Natural Products Research and Innovation Centre, P. O. Box 1460, Mbale, Uganda.
Paul WaakoBusitema University Natural Products Research and Innovation Centre, P. O. Box 1460, Mbale, Uganda.
Joseph HokelloBusitema University Natural Products Research and Innovation Centre, P. O. Box 1460, Mbale, Uganda.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Currently, highly active antiretroviral therapy is unable to cure HIV/AIDS because of HIV latency. This study aimed at documenting medicinal plants used in the management of HIV/AIDS in Eastern Uganda so as to identify phytochemicals with HIV latency reversing potential. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted across eight districts in Eastern Uganda. Traditional medicine practitioners were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires. Qualitative and quantitative phytochemical tests were respectively, performed to determine the presence and quantity of phytochemicals in frequently mentioned plant species. Data were analysed and presented using descriptive statistics and Informant Consensus Factor (ICF). Twenty-one plant species from fourteen plant families were reported to be used in the management of HIV/AIDS. Six plant species with the highest frequency of mention were:

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HIV latencyLatency reversing agentsMedicinal plantsPhytochemicalsTraditional medicine practitioners

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PMID38845918
PMCPMC11153244

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