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Did Ebola survivors use plant medicines, and if so, which ones?

Did Ebola survivors use plant medicines, and if so, which ones?

Habtemariam, Solomon and Lentini, Giovanni (2015) Did Ebola survivors use plant medicines, and if so, which ones? Phytotherapy Research, 29 (4). p. 632. ISSN 0951-418X (Print), 1099-1573 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.5279)

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Abstract

In the absence of any known therapeutically useful drug or vaccine available to combat Ebola, the disease has emerged as one of the most globally important crisis of the year. In the affected West African regions, no one seems to know what drug to use or even try on Ebola patients, while in the West, the debate on discovering new drugs versus repurposing old ones is heating up. Because Ebola affected countries are highly reliant on traditional medicines, we herewith suggest recording plants used by Ebola survivors as they may serve as sources of novel therapeutic agents in the future.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Letter to the Editor.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Ebola; plant medicines; new antiviral agents
Subjects: R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: Faculty of Engineering & Science
Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Science (SCI)
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Last Modified: 17 Oct 2016 09:13
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/13072

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