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2020 Feb 19


J Ethnopharmacol

Immunomodulatory effects of some Namibian plants traditionally used for treating inflammatory diseases.

Authors

Du Preez CI, Gründemann C, Mumbengegwi DR, Huber R
J Ethnopharmacol. 2020 Feb 19:112683.
PMID: 32087321.

Abstract

Acanthosicyos naudinianus Acanthosicyos naudininus, Gomphocarpus fruticosus, and Cryptolepis decidua are, according to the knowledge of traditional healers, used in Namibia to treat inflammatory disorders such as pain, fever and skin rashes.