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Dr. Godwin Anywar Upoki, PhD

godwin.anywar@mak.ac.ug or godwinanywar@gmail.com
Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University
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Dr. Godwin Anywar Upoki, PhD

Lecturer, Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology

My Teaching and Research Interests: Ethnopharmacology, Ethnobotany, Pharmacognosy, Natural product development, Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Nutraceuticals, Plant Physiology, Poisonous Plants, Wild, Neglected and Underutilised Food Plants

Biography

Dr. Anywar Godwin is a researcher, academician and entrepreneur and author. He completed his doctorate from the prestigious Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy & Immunology in Leipzig, Germany, the Institute for Virology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig and Makerere University, Kampala on a split site model, where he investigated the anti-HIV-1, immunomodulatory activity and cytotoxicity of medicinal plants used by herbalists for treating people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. He currently lectures at the Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology & Biotechnology at Makerere University. His research interests are in the field of natural product development, pharmacognosy, ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology. He is passionate about research and has authored several papers, and book chapters in international peer reviewed journals, and has worked on a couple of book projects as author and editor. Dr. Anywar is a member of several professional bodies and such as the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, the International Society for Ethnopharmacology, American Society of Pharmacognosy and the International Society of Ethnopharmacology among others. Anywar has served as the vice president of the Uganda Textbook Academic & Non-Fiction Writers Association (UTANA), the vice president Natural Products Network for Eastern & Central Africa (NAPRECA) Uganda Chapter and is a reviews editor, for the journal frontiers in Pharmacology – Ethnopharmacology.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Botany from Leipzig University, Germany

Project(s)-Past and present

  1. Formulation and efficacy of pumpkin seed powder and oil in the prevention and management of Lower Urinary Tract Syndrome: From the lab bench to commercialization MRIF02/14
  2. Traditional Medicine in Transition. The role of museums as agents of change for effective, safe, culturally embedded, and sustainable knowledge transfer in Uganda with funding from The Swiss National Science Foundation Worth Swiss Franc
  3. Between Emerald Worlds: Analysing the Spiritual, Ritual, and Pharmacological Facets of Neuroactive Species in Rural Uganda”
  4. Won a grant to establish a Research Ethics Committees (REC), and an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) at the College of
    Natural Sciences Makerere University funded by the government of Uganda to a tune of about 32063 USD in October 2022 as PI.
  5. “Towards Responsible Antibiotics use and Antimicrobial Resistance Management in Uganda’s refugee camps and hosting communities”. Pfizer funded project titled 3 years
  6. The title is understanding Ugandan native plant species’ role in innovative sustainable landscapes for the two years. Funded by the Darwin Initiative, UK
  1. Access and Benefit Sharing – Sustainable Use of Biodiversity (ABSbio) project between Leipzig University (LU), International Small Enterprise Promotion & Training (SEPT) Program, Institute of African Studies (Leipzig University), Institute for Pharmacy (Universität Leipzig), Makerere University (MAK), Uganda and Inter-Regional University of Industrial Engineering, Biotechnology and Applied Sciences, Benin with a focus on supporting capacity development for the implementation of the Access and Benefit Sharing mechanisms in accordance to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Biological Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (210.030 EUR) from 01.01.2019 – 31.12.2022
  2. Multi-disciplinary University Traditional Health Initiative (MUTHI) project, with financial support from EU-FP7-AFRICA-2010, grant number 266005 on Conducting Clinical Trials in herbal medicines, as a Co-PI (2,183715,95 EUR) from 2011-2014.
  3. Enhancing the production and utilisation of aromatic crops; Cymbopogon citratus and Eucalyptus citriodora through establishment of commercial medicinal gardens and assessment of the malaria vector repellence of their essential oils, a co PI (37,905 USD) under the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO): NARO/CGS/4/2015/2017; Ref. ZCGS/4/144/16

Publications

 

  1. Munanura, EI., Wangalwa, , Kyeyune, H., Okella, H. Kamba, P.F., Ogwang P E.(2023) Application of the herbal chemical marker ranking system (Herb MaRS) to the standardization of herbal raw materials: a case study.”BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 23, 348 (2023): 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04178-3
  2. Mustafa, A.S., Ssenku, J.E., Nyachwo, E.B., Ruto, , Bunani, N., Musimami G, Maseruka R., Anywar G (2023) Assessing knowledge and willingness to use genetically modified crops in Uganda. Agric & Food Secur 12, 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-023-00434-4
  3. Kalungi, F., Nsubuga, A. & Anywar, G. (2023). Network analysis and molecular docking studies of quercetin as a potential treatment for prostate cancer.In Silico Pharmacol.11, 24 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40203-023-00162-4 Springer Nature
  4. Obakiro, S. B., Kiyimba, K., Lukwago, T. W., Lulenzi, J., Owor, R. O., Andima, M., Hokello, J. F., Kawuma, C., Nantale, G., Kibuule, D., Anywar, G., Waako, P., & Gavamukulya, Y. (2023). Ethnobotanical study of plants used in management of diabetes mellitus in eastern Uganda. Phytomedicine Plus, 100486. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2023.100486
  5. Nyero, A., Achaye, I., Anywar Upoki, G., & Malinga, G. M. (2023). Inorganic nutrients and heavy metals in some wild edible plants consumed by rural communities in Northern Uganda: Implications for human health. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18999
  6. Ochora, D. O., Murithi, C., Masai, R. J., Abdi, F., Cheruyiot, A., Katuura, E., Asiimwe, S., Nabatanzi, A., Anywar, G., Oryem-Origa, H., Namukobe, J., Kakudidi, E. K., Yenesew, A., Akala, H. M., & Kamau, E. (2023). Ex vivo and in vitro antiplasmodial activity and toxicity of Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) alston (Fabaceae). Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 117007. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2023.117007
  7. Kaggwa, , Nakayita, M.G., Ireeta, M.E., Kyeyune,H., Ajayi, C. O., Wangalwa, R., Walakira, D.P., Anywar, G., Bagoloire, L.K., Kakazi, T., Ddamulira, G., Kamba, F.P., Ogwang, P.E. (2023) Chemometric Classification of Mangifera indicaL. Leaf Cultivars, Based on Selected Phytochemical Parameters; Implications for Standardization of the Pharmaceutical Raw Materials”, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2023, Article ID 7245876, 17 pages, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/7245876
  8. Olatunde, A., Munir, N., Anywar, G., Hanif, M., Waqif, H., Tijjani, H., Sawicka, B. and Muhammad, A. (2023). Medicinal Herbs against Central Nervous System Disorders. In Phytochemical Drug Discovery for Central Nervous System Disorders (eds C. Egbuna and M. Rudrapal).Wiley & Sonshttps://doi.org/10.1002/9781119794127.ch15
  9. Tabuti, J. R. S., Obakiro, S. B., Nabatanzi, A., Anywar, G., Nambejja, C., Mutyaba, M. R., Omara, T., & Waako, P. (2023). Medicinal plants used for treatment of malaria by indigenous communities of Tororo District, Eastern Uganda. Tropical Medicine and Health, 51(1), 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-023-00526-8
  10. Gumoshabe M, Anywar G., Tugume P (2023) Access to provisioning services by local communities from Mpanga central forest reserve in central Uganda. Front. For. Glob. Change 6:1021664. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2023.1021664
  11. Kaggwa, B., Munanura, E.I., Kyeyune, H., Anywar, G., Okella, H., Ajayi, C.O., Wangalwa, R., Mulangwa, J., Sesaazi, C.D., Bagoloire, L.K. and Tolo, C.U. (2023). Evaluation of catechin, lupeol, and betulinic acid as markers for the chromatographic quality Control of Albizia coriaria raw materials; an experimental study. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 17(5),180-200, DOI: 10.5897/JMPR2022.7285
  12. Tugume, P., Ssenku, J. E., & Anywar, G. (2023). 8 Cuminum cyminum and Stressful Conditions. In: Latef, A.A.H.A. (Ed.). (2023). Medicinal Plant Responses to Stressful Conditions (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003242963
  13. Ssenku, J. E., Tugume, P., & Anywar, G. (2023). 3 Anethum graveolens and Stressful Conditions In: Latef, A.A.H.A. (Ed.). (2023). Medicinal Plant Responses to Stressful Conditions (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003242963
  14. Anywar G, Ssenku J, Tugume P (2023) Trigonella foenum-graceum (Fenugreek) and stressful conditions. CRC Press Taylor & Francis In: Latef, A.A.H.A. (Ed.). (2023). Medicinal Plant Responses to Stressful Conditions (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003242963
  15. Okot DF, Namukobe J, Vudriko P, Anywar G, Heydenreich M, Omowumi OA, Byamukama R. (2023) In Vitro Anti-Venom Potentials of Aqueous Extract and Oils of Toona ciliata Roem against Cobra Venom and Chemical Constituents of Oils. Molecules. 28(7):3089. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28073089
  16. Nyero, A., Anywar,G. U., Malinga, G.M (2023) Phytochemical composition and antioxidant activities of some wild edible plants locally consumed by rural communities in northern Uganda: Frontiers in Nutrition 10, 403. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1070031
  17. Anywar G (2023) Agapanthus orientalis (Lily of the Nile)In: Exploring Poisonous Plants1st Edition CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group  DOI: 1201/b23017-24 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/b23017-10/agapanthus-orientalis-lily-nile-godwin-anywar
  18. Anywar G & Tugume P (2023) Toxicodendron succedaneum (Rhus or Wax Tree) In: Exploring Poisonous Plants 1st Edition CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group  DOI: 1201/b23017-24 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/b23017-24/toxicodendron-succedaneum-rhus-wax-tree-godwin-anywar-patience-tugume
  19. Akwongo, B, Katuura, , Nsubuga, A.M., Tugume,P., Andama, M., Anywar, G., Namaganda, M., Asimwe,S., Kakudidi. E, E. (2022). “Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Utilized in the Management of Candidiasis in Northern Uganda.” Tropical Medicine and Health 50(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s41182-022-00471-y.
  20. Walusansa, A, Nakavuma, L.., Asiimwe, S., Ssenku,J, E., Aruhomukama, D., Sekulima,T, H., Kafeero, M., Anywar, G., Katuura, E., Nabatanzi, A., Musisi, .L., Tugume, A.K., Kakudidi. E. K (2022). “Medically Important Bacteria Isolated from Commercial Herbal Medicines in Kampala City Indicate the Need to Enhance Safety Frameworks.” Scientific Reports 12(1):16647. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21065-y.
  21. Kakudidi E, Anywar G, Adeyemi O A., Tugume P (2023) Repositioning of Non-Timber Forest Products: a new dawn for sustainable livelihoods Editors: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. People and Forests https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=greenherbsltd+facebook&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
  22. Kakudidi, E., Tugume,, Savina S., Anywar G. (2022). “Traditional and Modern Health Uses of Cannabis Sativa L. in Africa and Its Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile BT – Cannabis/Marijuana for Healthcare.” Pp. 189–210 in, edited by D. C. Agrawal, R. Kumar, and M. Dhanasekaran. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8822-5_10
  23. Anywar, G. U., Kakudidi, E., Oryem-Origa, H., Schubert, A., & Jassoy, C. (2022). Cytotoxicity of Medicinal Plant Species Used by Traditional Healers in Treating People Suffering From HIV/AIDS in Uganda . Frontiers in Toxicology 2(4):832780.  doi: 3389/ftox.2022.832780
  24. Kaggwa, B., Kyeyune, H., Munanura, E. I., Anywar, G., Lutoti, S., Aber, J., Bagoloire, L. K., Weisheit, A., Tolo, C. U., Kamba, P. F., & Ogwang, P. E. (2022). Safety and Efficacy of Medicinal Plants Used to Manufacture Herbal Products with Regulatory Approval in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2022, 1304839. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1304839
  25. Anywar, G., Kakudidi, E., Tugume, P., & Asiimwe, S. (2022). The Cannabis/Marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.) Landscape in Africa: An Overview of its Cultivation and Legal Aspects BT – Cannabis/Hemp for Sustainable Agriculture and Materials (D. C. Agrawal, R. Kumar, & M. Dhanasekaran (eds.); pp. 297–310). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8778-5_10
  26. Asiimwe, S., Tugume, P., Kakudidi, E., & Anywar, G. (2022). Potential Impacts of Cannabis sativa L. Cultivation on the Environment in Africa: A Review BT – Cannabis/Hemp for Sustainable Agriculture and Materials (D. C. Agrawal, R. Kumar, & M. Dhanasekaran (eds.); pp. 311–325). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8778-5_11
  27. Anywar, G. U., & Nakitende, G. (2022). Medicinal plants species used in male circumcision among the Bagishu of Eastern Uganda: Medicinal plants used in circumcision.Ethnobotany Research and Applications,23, 1–5.  http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.23.13.1-x5   https://ethnobotanyjournal.org/index.php/era/article/view/3411
  28. Walusansa, A., Asiimwe, S., Nakavuma, J. L., Ssenku, J. E., Katuura, E., Kafeero, H. M., Aruhomukama, D., Nabatanzi, A., Anywar, G., Tugume, A. K., & Kakudidi, E. K. (2022). Antibiotic-resistance in medically important bacteria isolated from commercial herbal medicines in Africa from 2000 to 2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 11(1), 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01054-6
  29. Walusansa, A., Asiimwe, S., Ssenku, J. E., Anywar, G., Namara, M., Nakavuma, J. L., & Kakudidi, E. K. (2022). Herbal medicine used for the treatment of diarrhea and cough in Kampala city, Uganda. Tropical Medicine and Health, 50(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00389-x
  30. Anywar, G., Kakudidi, H. Oryem-Origa, A. Schubert, and C. Jassoy. (2021). “Antiviral Activity of Ugandan Medicinal Plants Used by Herbalists against Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 (HIV-1).” Planta Med 87(15):SL34.
  31. Schultz, F., Dworak-Schultz, I., Olengo, A., Anywar, G., & Garbe, L. (2021). Transferring Ethnopharmacological Results Back to Traditional Healers in Rural Indigenous Communities – The Ugandan Greater Mpigi Region Example,Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy. doi:https://doi.org/10.1163/23644583-bja10018
  32. Anywar, G. U., Kakudidi, E. K., Byamukama, R., Mukonzo, J. K., Schubert, A., Oryem-Origa, H., & Jassoy, C. (2021). A review of the toxicity and phytochemistry of medicinal plant species used by herbalists in treating people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, 435. 12:615147. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.615147
  33. Anywar, G. (2021). Traditional African medicinal plants for a strong immune system. In Traditional Herbal Therapy for the Human Immune System (First edit, p. 173). CRC Press. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003137955-6/traditional-african-medicinal-plants-strong-immune-system-anywar-godwin
  34. Anywar, G, Tugume, P., & Kakudidi, E. K. (2021). A review of Aloe species used in traditional medicine in East Africa. South African Journal of Botany. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2021.07.036
  35. Olwenyi, O. A, Asingura,B., Naluyima,P., Anywar, GU., Nalunga, , Nakabuye, M., Semwogerere, M., Bagaya, B., Cham, F., Tindikahwa, A., Kiweewa, F., Lichter, EZ., Podany, AT., Fletcher, CV., Byrareddy SN., Kibuuka  H (2021). “In-Vitro Immunomodulatory Activity of Azadirachta indica A.Juss. Ethanol: Water Mixture against HIV Associated Chronic CD4+ T-Cell Activation/ Exhaustion.” BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 21 (1): 114. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-021-03288-0
  36. Nyero,, Achaye, I., Odongo, W., Anywar, G., Malinga, GM (2021) Wild and semi-wild edible plants used by the communities of Acholi sub-region, Northern Uganda Ethnobotany Research & Applications 21:16 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.21.16.1-12
  37. Schultz, F, Ogechi F O, Wack, B., Anywar, G., Garbe L-A. 2021. Antiinflammatory Medicinal Plants from the Ugandan Greater Mpigi Region Act as Potent Inhibitors in the COX-2 / PGH2 Pathway. Plants. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020351.
  38. Asiimwe, S., Anywar, GU., Kakudidi, EK and Tugume, P (2021). “Medicinal Plants in Uganda as Potential Therapeutics against Neurological Disorders.” In Medicinal Herbs and Fungi, 421–43. Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-33-4141-8_17
  39. Schultz, F., Anywar, G., Quave, C. L., & Garbe, L.-A. (2021). A Bibliographic Assessment Using the Degrees of Publication Method: Medicinal Plants from the Rural Greater Mpigi Region (Uganda). Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 6661565. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6661565
  40. Anywar, G., Ohia, C., & Nalumansi, P.A. (2021). Chapter 26 – Traditional system of medicines in Africa. In C. Egbuna, A.P. Mishra, & D. Goyal (Eds.), Preparation of Phytopharmaceuticals for the Management of Disorders: The Development of Nutraceuticals and Traditional Medicine (pp. 483–489). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820284-5.00008-3
  41. Schultz, F., Osuji, O. F., Nguyen, A., Anywar, G., Scheel, J. R., Caljon, G., Pieters, L., & Garbe, L.-A. (2021). Pharmacological assessment of antiprotozoal activity, cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of medicinal plants used in treatment of malaria in the Greater Mpigi Region in Uganda. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, 1410. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.678535
  42. Anywar, G (2020). “Historical Use of Toxic Plants.” Poisonous Plants and Phytochemicals in Drug Discovery. Wiley Online Books. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119650034.ch1.
  43. Tugume P, Anywar G, Ojelel, S and Kakudidi E. K. (2020) Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.): A Review of its Use as a Spice, a Culinary Herb and Medicinal Applications (Chapter 1) In: Science of Spices and Culinary Herbs – Latest Laboratory, Pre-clinical, and Clinical Studies Vol 2 Pp. 1-23 (23), Eds: Atta-ur-Rahma, M. Iqbal Choudhary, Sammer Yousuf. Bentham Science Publishers Pte. Ltd. DOI:2174/9789811441493120020003
  44. Schultz, F., Anywar, G., Tang, H., Chassagne, F., Lyles, J. T., Garbe, L.-A., & Quave, C. L. (2020). Targeting ESKAPE pathogens with anti-infective medicinal plants from the Greater Mpigi region in Uganda. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 11935. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67572-8
  45. Okot, D. F., Anywar, G., Namukobe, J., & Byamukama, R. (2020). Medicinal plants species used by herbalists in the treatment of snakebite envenomation in Uganda. Tropical Medicine and Health, 48(1), 44. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00229-4
  46. Anywar, G., Kakudidi, E., Byamukama, R., Mukonzo, J., Schubert, A., & Oryem-Origa, H. (2020). Data on medicinal plants used by herbalists for boosting immunity in people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Data in Brief, 105097. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.105097
  47. Schultz, F., Anywar, G., Wack, B., Quave, C. L., & Garbe, L.-A. (2020). Ethnobotanical study of selected medicinal plants traditionally used in the rural Greater Mpigi region of Uganda. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 112742. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2020.112742
  48. Anywar, G., & Namukobe, J. (2020). Chapter 2 – Factors affecting the choice for plant-based products in drug discoveries (C. Egbuna, S. Kumar, J. C. Ifemeje, S. M. Ezzat, & S. B. T.-P. as L. C. for N. D. D. Kaliyaperumal, Eds.). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817890-4.00002-0
  49. Ebhohimen, I. E., Edemhanria, L., Awojide, S., Onyijen, O. H., & Anywar, G. (2020). Chapter 3 – Advances in computer-aided drug discovery (C. Egbuna, S. Kumar, J. C. Ifemeje, S. M. Ezzat, & S. B. T.-P. as L. C. for N. D. D. Kaliyaperumal, Eds https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817890-4.00003-2
  50. Anywar, G., Kakudidi, E., Byamukama, R., Mukonzo, J., Schubert, A., & Oryem-Origa, H. (2020). Indigenous traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used by herbalists in treating opportunistic infections among people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 246, 112205. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2019.112205
  51. Anywar, G., Kakudidi, E., Byamukama, R., Mukonzo, J., Schubert, A., & Oryem-Origa, H. (2020). Medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners to boost the immune system in people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 101011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2019.101011
  52. Lee, Y. J., Adusumilli, G., Kazungu, R., Anywar, G., Kyakulaga, F., Katuura, E., Parikh, S., Willcox, M. (2019). Treatment-seeking behavior and practices among caregivers of children aged </=5 y with presumed malaria in rural Uganda. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 00: 1–9 doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trz039
  53. Nalumansi, PA, Kamatenesi-Mugisha, M, Anywar, G (2017). Medicinal plants used during antenatal care by pregnant women in Eastern Uganda. African Journal of Reproductive Health. 21 (4): 33-44 DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2017/v21i4.4 https://www.ajrh.info/index.php/ajrh/article/view/1281
  54. Anywar, G., Oryem-Origa, H., Kamatenesi-Mugisha, M (2017). Proximate nutrient composition of some wild edible medicinal plants from Uganda. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) 17(3): 12215-12226 DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.79.15590 https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajfand/article/view/159751
  55. Anywar, G., Byamukama, R., vant Klooster, CIEA., Wilcox, M., Nalumansi, P., de Jong, J., Rwaburindori P., Kiremire, BT (2016) Medicinal plants used in the treatment and prevention of malaria in Cegere sub-county, Northern Uganda. Journal of Ethnobotany & Applied Research 14:505-516. http://dx.doi.org/10.17348/era.14.0.505-516
  56. Serwano KM, Anywar, GU (2015). Medicinal plants species used in the management of hernia by traditional medicine practitioners in central Uganda. Journal of Ethnobotany & Applied Research http://dx.doi.org/10.17348/era.14.0.289-298
  57. Anywar G and Kirimuhuzya C (2015). Phytochemical and Antibacterial Activity of Crude Extracts of the Pod of Aframomum Angustifolium (Sonn.) K.Schum. European Journal of Biological Research. 5 (2): 36-41
  58. Kakudidi, E., Ayorekire, F., Okeng-Ogwal, J., Anywar G (2015). Phytochemical Analysis and Screening of Ugandan Medicinal Plants for Antifungal Activity against Candida albicans. International Journal of Tropical Disease & Health 9(1): 1-8 DOI: 10.9734/IJTDH/2015/18056.
  59. Kakudidi E., Anywar G., Ayorekire F., Ogwal-Okeng J (2015). Antifungal medicinal plants used by communities adjacent to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. European Journal of Medicinal Plants 7(4): 184-192, 2015, DOI: 10.9734/EJMP/2015/16237
  60. Ntume R., Anywar, G (2015). Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of snakebites in Central Uganda. Current Life Sciences. 1(1): 6-14 http://journals.tmkarpinski.com/index.php/cls/article/view/288/154
  61. Anywar, G., Oryem-Origa, H., Kamatenesi–Mugisha M (2014) Wild nutriceutical plants from Nebbi district, Uganda. European Journal of medicinal Plants 4(6): 641-660, DOI: 10.9734/EJMP/2014/7634
  62. Nalumansi, P., Kamatenesi-Mugisha, M., Anywar G (2014) Medicinal Plants Used in Paediatric Health Care in Namungalwe Sub County, Iganga District, Uganda. Nova Journal of Medical and Biological Sciences 2(3): 1-14 http://novaexplore.com/NJMBS/medicinal-plants-used-in-paediatric-health-care-in-namungalwe-sub-county-iganga-district-uganda/
  63. Adia MM, Anywar G, Byamukama R, Kamatenesi-Mugisha M, Sekagya Y, Kakudidi EK, Kiremire TB: (2014) Medicinal plants used in malaria treatment by Prometra herbalists in Uganda. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 155: 580–588. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2014.05.060
  64. Anywar, G., Oryem-Origa, H., Kamatenesi-Mugisha M. (2014) Antibacterial and antifungal properties of some wild nutraceutical plant species from Nebbi district, Uganda. British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 4 (14): 1753-1761, DOI: 10.9734/BJPR/2014/4070
  65. Anywar GU (2016). Wild Plants as Sources of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods in Africa in Recent Progress In: Medicinal Plants J.N. Govil and Manohar Pathak (Eds) Studium Press LLC, USA, ISBN of Series 0-9656038-5-7. ISBN of Volume 1-62699-079-4
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