a comparative ethnopharmacological analysis of traditional medicine used against respiratory tract diseases in mauritius. | despite laudable advances in conventional medicine, respiratory tract diseases (rtd) induced morbidity and mortality continue to inflict a substantial burden on healthcare systems worldwide. similarly, in the tropical island of mauritius, 13,320 hospital admissions and 8.2% mortality rates were attributed to rtd solely in the year 2013. consequently, the therapeutic benefits and relief experienced with traditional medicine (tm) against rtd by the local inhabitants cannot be underestimated. the p ... | 2016 | 26593215 |