Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3843

Full Length Research Paper

Ethnobotanical studies of medicinal plants used in traditional treatment of malaria by some herbalists in Ghana

Tonny Asafo-Agyei
  • Tonny Asafo-Agyei
  • Centre for Plant Medicine Research, P. O. Box 73, Mampong Akuapem, Ghana.
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Heron R. Blagogee
  • Heron R. Blagogee
  • Centre for Plant Medicine Research, P. O. Box 73, Mampong Akuapem, Ghana.
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Susana Oteng Mintah
  • Susana Oteng Mintah
  • Centre for Plant Medicine Research, P. O. Box 73, Mampong Akuapem, Ghana.
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Mary-Ann Archer
  • Mary-Ann Archer
  • Centre for Plant Medicine Research, P. O. Box 73, Mampong Akuapem, Ghana.
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Frederick Ayertey
  • Frederick Ayertey
  • Centre for Plant Medicine Research, P. O. Box 73, Mampong Akuapem, Ghana.
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Alexis Conrad Sapaty
  • Alexis Conrad Sapaty
  • Centre for Plant Medicine Research, P. O. Box 73, Mampong Akuapem, Ghana.
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Peter Atta-Adjei Jnr
  • Peter Atta-Adjei Jnr
  • Centre for Plant Medicine Research, P. O. Box 73, Mampong Akuapem, Ghana.
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Daniel Boamah
  • Daniel Boamah
  • Centre for Plant Medicine Research, P. O. Box 73, Mampong Akuapem, Ghana.
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Jerry Asiedu-Larbi
  • Jerry Asiedu-Larbi
  • Centre for Plant Medicine Research, P. O. Box 73, Mampong Akuapem, Ghana.
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Alfred Ampomah Appiah
  • Alfred Ampomah Appiah
  • Centre for Plant Medicine Research, P. O. Box 73, Mampong Akuapem, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 06 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 28 June 2019
  •  Published: 30 September 2019

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