| dc.description.abstract | In Uganda, bacterial and fungal infections are prevalent especially, the sexually
transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS. Because of low socio-economic empowerment,
traditional beliefs and cultural barriers, the suffering people resort to use of herbal remedies
in search of cure especially for rural women who rarely discuss/disclose diseases affecting
secretive body parts. The study documented 67 medicinal plants distributed among 27
families and 51 genera used to treat fungal and bacterial infections in and around Queen
Elizabeth Biosphere Reserve in western Uganda. The highest numbers of species were
from Families Lamiaceae (13) and Asteraceae (11). The most commonly harvested plant
parts were leaves (88.1%) and roots (23.9%). The most common growth form harvested
were herbs (47.8%) and most of the medicinal plants used were wild species (67.2%) … | en_US |
