INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

Biotechnology is the use of living organisms and processes to manufacture large quantities of complex molecules for medicinal purposes known as biopharmaceuticals. Diseases, that were once almost impossible to treat, are now treatable because of biotechnology. Some examples of these diseases are diabetes, chronic anaemia, multiple myeloma and some lymphomas.

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

Ethnomedicine refers to the study of traditional medical practice which is concerned with the cultural interpretation of health, diseases and illness and also addresses the healthcareseeking process and healing practices (1). The practice of ethnomedicine is a complex multi-disciplinary system constituting the use of plants, spirituality and the natural environment and has been the source of healing for people for millennia (2).

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