Patterns of use, gathering, processing and administration of herbal and alternative medicines among people and livestock in Kenya: A study of local knowledge for One Health

Although much has been written about efficacy of various herbal and plant-based medicines, significantly less is known about patterns of use in humans, and even less about how these are used in livestock. This paper addressed that gap in our knowledge through an empirical, ethnographically informed study of indigenous medicines in one rural and one urban site in Kenya. The study used a One Health perspective to better understand the intersection of human, animal and environmental health, and focuses on patterns of use in people and their livestock.