September 2016

Slow translation of Tropical Africa’s wealth in medicinal plants into the clinic: Current biomolecular infrastructural capacity and gaps in sub-Saharan universities

Tropical Africa has one of the world’s largest endowments in medicinal plant diversity. However, this potential has not been translated into pure drugs of proven efficacy and safety synonymous with modern pharmaceuticals. The basis for the slow translation of Tropical Africa’s medicinal plant wealth into value-added medicines acceptable in the doctor’s clinic is not clear. In this work, we sought to...

Author(s): Pakoyo Fadhiru Kamba, Edson Ireeta Munanura, Bruhan Kaggwa, Stephen Lutoti, Herbert Bush Aguma and Richard Odoi Adome