Mhlanga, Moraba2020-10-292020-10-292019https://hdl.handle.net/10539/29911A Research report submitted to the faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Medicine (Pharmacotherapy), Johannesburg, 2019Dispete the availability of thoroughly tested conventional medicnes today, complementary and alternative medicines have persistently continued to be practiced globally, in spite of limite supportive evidence of their quality and effectiveness in treaing diseases.enThesis