Indigenous Knowledge also termed Traditional, Endogenous or Classical knowledge, often fails to contribute to the improvement of the qua lity of human life. This failure can be a ttributed purely to th e lower statu s accorded to this type of knowledge in society.
In this review we describe and discuss several approaches to selecting higher plants as candidates for drug development with the greatest possibility of success. We emphasize the role of information derived from various systems of traditional medicine (ethnomedicine) and its utility for drug discovery purposes.
BioMed Central Page 1 of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Research Open Access Ethnopharmacological survey of Samburu district, Kenya Mark O Nanyingi*1, James M Mbaria1, Adamson L Lanyasunya2, Cyrus G Wagate1, Kipsengeret B Koros1,3, Humphrey F Kaburia1, Rahab W Munenge1 and William O Ogara1 Address: 1Department of Public health Pharmacology a
BioMed Central Page 1 of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Research Open Access Ethnopharmacological survey of Samburu district, Kenya Mark O Nanyingi*1, James M Mbaria1, Adamson L Lanyasunya2, Cyrus G Wagate1, Kipsengeret B Koros1,3, Humphrey F Kaburia1, Rahab W Munenge1 and William O Ogara1 Address: 1Department of Public health Pharmacology a
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Studies on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), like those of other systems of traditional medicine (TM), are very variable in their quality, content and focus, resulting in issues around their acceptability to the global scientific community.