MacFoy C A, Sama A M
J Ethnopharmacol. 1983 Aug;8(2):215-23. doi: 10.1016/0378-8741(83)90055-7.
A study was carried out in the Pujehun District of Sierra Leone, West Africa, on the traditional use of plants for curing human diseases. The use of medicinal plants is still widespread especially in the villages and is usually the first treatment utilised. Fifty nine local plant species used for treating various illnesses were collected, identified and deposited in the Fourah Bay College Herbarium. Their medicinal uses and methods of preparing the drug are described.
在西非塞拉利昂的普杰洪区开展了一项关于植物治疗人类疾病传统用途的研究。药用植物的使用仍然很普遍,尤其是在农村地区,并且通常是首选的治疗方式。共收集、鉴定了59种用于治疗各种疾病的当地植物物种,并将其存放在福拉湾学院植物标本馆。文中描述了它们的药用用途及药物制备方法。