Traditional Herbal Management of Sickle Cell Anemia: Lessons from Nigeria

Background. Patients in West Africa where sickle cell anemia (SCA) is endemic have for ages been treated with natural products, especially herbs, as, is still the case in rural communities. Objective. In this paper we look closely at some of these herbs to see if there are any lessons to be learnt o...

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Main Authors: Sunday J. Ameh, Florence D. Tarfa, Benjamin U. Ebeshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Anemia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/607436
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