Medicinal plants sold for treatment of bacterial and parasitic diseases in humans in Maputo city markets, Mozambique

• Main Authors: Filomena Barbosa (Author), Delfina Hlashwayo (Author), Victor Sevastyanov (Author), Valeriano Chichava (Author), Adilência Mataveia (Author), Ernesto Boane (Author), Aida Cala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In Mozambique, bacterial and parasitic diseases contribute to a high burden of mortality and morbidity. These infectious diseases are treated with antibiotics, antihelmintic or antiparasitic drugs. However, misuse of these has been affecting the potential to treat ailments. It ha...