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Indigenous treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders with the Hazolava traditional plant

Scidev reports:
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A Malagasy phytochemist, Philippe Rasoanaivo (now late), is the winner of the 2015 Olusegun Obasanjo Prize administered by the African Academy of Sciences (AAS).

His work on Hazolava — a traditional plant in Madagascar — which may be important for treating psychiatric and sleep disorders, convulsions and male sexual dysfunction led to the award being given to him last month (21 June) at the AAS 10th General Assembly in Kasane, Botswana.

Rasoanaivo, tells SciDev.Net that neurological and psychiatric disorders represent a serious public health in Africa “that requires urgent attention”.
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