Ethnobotanical study and vulnerability of medicinal plants used against the symptoms of COVID-19 in the Lomie subdivision, East Region of Cameroon.

ABSTRACT: Science has advanced to the point that traditional medicine is now a useful instrument for treating a wide range of human ailments. Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) do not, however, have access to the contemporary healthcare system. As a result, they turn to biological resources, which are the only readily available and accessible means of treating diseases like COVID-19 and flu outbreaks. In response to worldwide illnesses, this study aligns with the perspectives of traditional knowledge of biological resources, particularly therapeutic plants. Therefore, this study was aimed to document the use of the potential of medicinal plants by IPLCs in the Lomié subdivision to manage COVID-19 symptoms. In four villages in the Lomié subdivision Ekom, Payo, Eschiambor, and Kongo, eth

SUBMITTER: Ngamsou Abdel K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10999872 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature