review · Integrative Cancer Therapies

Review of Herbal Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Cancers in the East Africa Region from 2019 to 2023

Ali Kudamba
Nixon Niyonzima
Hussein Mukasa Kafeero
Josephine Kasolo
Abdul Walusansa
Allan Lugaajju
Jamilu E. Ssenku
Godfrey S. Bbosa
Shaban O. Alemu
Henry Wabinga
Haruna Muwonge

202410 citationsOpen accessMakerere University

Abstract

East Africa is home to a wide variety of medicinal plant species that local populations and herbalists, or TMP, frequently use in the treatment of various types of cancer. The most frequently used families are Asteraceae and Euphorbiaceae, with the majority of species being found in Uganda. The most frequently utilized plant species is <i>Prunus africana</i>. Studies on the effectiveness of <i>Prunus africana</i> against other malignancies besides prostate cancer are required.

Research topics

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
African Botany and Ecology Studies
Moringa oleifera research and applications

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DOI: 10.1177/15347354241235583

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