An alert on the incautious use of herbal medicines by sub-Saharan African populations to fight against the COVID-19

Pan Afr Med J. 2020 May 7;35(Suppl 2):26. doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.23161. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Jan René Nkeck¹, Edmond Elisée Tsafack¹, Aude Laetitia Ndoadoumgue², Francky Teddy Endomba³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
² Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique, Rennes, France.
³ Psychiatry Internship Program, University of Bourgogne, 21000 Dijon, France.

No abstract available

Keywords: Covid 19; Herbal medicines; sub-Saharan Africa.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara
COVID-19 Drug Treatment*
Humans
Medicine, African Traditional / adverse effects
Medicine, African Traditional / methods
Phytotherapy / adverse effects
Phytotherapy / methods
Plant Preparations / administration & dosage*
Plant Preparations / adverse effects
Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*

Substances

Plant Preparations