PRELIMINARY PHARMACOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO SOME UGANDAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINES

Abstract

Few Ugandan traditional medicines have been studied with a view to confirm or disprove their pharmacological and medicinal potency. In each case, normal saline crude extracts have been administered, in different doses, to experimental animals and isolated tissues. Normal saline has been intentionally used to rule out any other chemical interference with the natural active principles which may be present in these traditionally used medicinal herbs or plants, though some of the principles are not likely to be soluble in this medium, but as a preliminary measure, this has been considered sufficient.