Diversity of bacterial community in the rhizosphere and bulk soil of Artemisia annua grown in highlands of Uganda.

High land areas in Uganda are suitable for the farming of Artemisia annua. However, harvested A. annua from these areas contain varying concentrations of antimalarial components.

Medicinal plant use, conservation, and the associated traditional knowledge in rural communities in Eastern Uganda.

Background: The global consumption of herbal medicine is increasing steadily, posing an extinction risk to medicinal plants. Uganda is among the top ten countries with a high threat of herbal medicine extinction, and Traditional Medicinal Knowledge (TMK) erosion. This might be attributed to the inadequate documentation, plus many more unclear hindrances.

Potential Benefits of Antiviral African Medicinal Plants in the Management of Viral Infections: Systematic Review.

Viruses cause various human diseases, some of which become pandemic outbreaks. This study synthesized evidence on antiviral medicinal plants in Africa which could potentially be further studied for viral infections including Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment. PUBMED, CINAHIL, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Google databases were searched through keywords; antiviral, plant, herb, and Africa were combined using "AND" and "OR".