Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Ethiopian Medicinal Plants: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: Podoconiosis and lymphatic filariasis are the most common causes of lower limb lymphoedema in the tropics. Many sufferers experience frequent painful episodes of acute bacterial infection. Plant based traditional medicines are used to treat infections in many countries and are culturally established in Ethiopia. Ethiopian medicinal plants found to have antibacterial and antifungal activities were reviewed with the aim of increasing information about the treatment of wound infections in patients with lymphoedema. Methods: This study collates data from published articles on medicinal plants with antibacterial and antifungal activities in Ethiopia. A systematic search of Scopus, EMBASE, PUBMED/MEDLINE and Google Scholar was undertaken. The Preferred Reporting Items f

SUBMITTER: Nigussie D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8203926 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature