02 May, 2008
Study of African traditional medicine will begin world-first clinical trial
Posted by: admin In: Science & Medicine
Described as a hotspot of botanical diversity, there are more than 20,000 indigenous plant species in South Africa. Several thousand of them are used by traditional healers every day in that country for treating a range of problems from the common cold to serious diseases such as AIDS. How safe and effective these treatments are [...]
Tags: traditional medicine
