Medicinal plants of the upper Aswa River catchment of northern Uganda - a cultural crossroads.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This paper presents a comparative inventory of medicinal plant taxa and their uses by smallholder farming communities of four cultures in the Aswa River catchment of northern Uganda, situated in the eastern Sudanian savanna parkland ecotype of sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of the study was to document the ethnobotanical use of medicinal plants by the Lango, Acholi, Teso (Atesot) and Ethur (jo Abwor), in an historical moment before civil conflict and mass displacement of the respondent communities disrupted the inter-generational transmission of traditional technical knowledge within the study area.

Methods

Following community consultations in four districts of northern Uganda during 1999-2000, interviews were conducted with holders of specialist knowledge on pla

SUBMITTER: Masters ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10605377 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature