Review on the secondary metabolites, biological properties, and ethnomedicinal uses of the component species of the buheri wa afya formula used to treat COVID-19 in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMakangara, John J.
dc.contributor.authorMshandete, Anthony M.
dc.contributor.authorMbega, Ernest R.
dc.contributor.authorNyika, John R.
dc.contributor.authorMbago, Frank
dc.contributor.authorNdilanha, Edward G.
dc.contributor.authorNyika, Raphael J.
dc.contributor.authorNyika, Joseph J.
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-19T06:45:22Z
dc.date.available2024-08-19T06:45:22Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionFull-text. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2023.100508
dc.description.abstractIt has proven difficult to treat viral infections like SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2 that cause severe respiratory disorders with the currently available medications. Alternative strategies for combating viral infections are required to adequately treat infectious diseases like COVID-19. The most potent of them all may be plant-based products or herbal remedies. Following the advent of the COVID-19 epidemic, a number of alternative medicine practitioners in Tanzania developed herbal medicine formulations, claiming that they were effective in treating COVID-19 patients. One among the formulations is Buheri wa Afya, meaning "good health". The rationale for choosing Buheri wa Afya over the other formulations was justified by its efficacy in treating COVID-19 patients at different stages of the illness.
dc.identifier.citationMakangara, J. J., Mshandete, A. M., Mbega, E. R., Nyika, J. R., Mbago, F., Ndilanha, E. G., ... & Nyika, J. J. (2023). Review on the secondary metabolites, biological properties, and ethnomedicinal uses of the component species of the buheri wa afya formula used to treat COVID-19 in Tanzania. Phytomedicine Plus, 100508.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.phyplu.2023.100508
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2023.100508
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.udom.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12661/4735
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartofPhytomedicine Plus
dc.subjectBuheri wa Afya
dc.subjectAdansonia digitata
dc.subjectSecuridaca longipedunculata
dc.subjectSyzygium cumini
dc.subjectZanthoxylum chalybeum
dc.subjectGanoderma tsugae
dc.titleReview on the secondary metabolites, biological properties, and ethnomedicinal uses of the component species of the buheri wa afya formula used to treat COVID-19 in Tanzania
dc.typeArticle
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.volume4
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