Publications by authors named "Mourice V N Mbunde"
Article Synopsis
- No approved antiviral drugs exist for treating most viral infections in humans, making plant extracts with ethnomedical use vital for discovering new antiviral compounds.
- The study aims to document medicinal plants used by traditional health practitioners in Tanzania for treating respiratory infections and skin lesions, and to explore their antiviral properties.
- Fifteen plants were identified as used by traditional healers, with water extracts from six plants showing antiviral activity against RSV and HSV-2, but not against HPIV-2, leading to further separation of active compounds.
Background/aim: Some of the antifungal drugs used in the current treatments regime are responding to antimicrobial resistance. In rural areas of Southern Tanzania, indigenous people use antifungal drugs alone or together with medicinal plants to curb the effects of antibiotic resistance. This study documented ethnobotanical information of medicinal plants used for managing fungal infections in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania and further assess their safety.
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