A survey of ethnomedicinal plants used to treat cancer by traditional medicine practitioners in Zimbabwe

Rutendo Matowa, Patrick; Gundidza, Mazuru; Gwanzura, Lovemore; F. B. Nhachi, Charles

doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03046-8

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A survey of ethnomedicinal plants used to treat cancer by traditional medicine practitioners in Zimbabwe

Published in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies • Sep 14, 2020

Authors:

Patrick Rutendo Matowa

Mazuru Gundidza

Lovemore Gwanzura

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Traditional medicine plays an important role in health care provision in the developing world. A number of cancer patients have been found to be using traditional medicine as primary therapy and/or as complementary medicine. Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality ...

Subject

Medicine

Traditional medicine

Medicinal plants

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