1. Further studies are needed to determine prevalence of adverse effect on those who concomitantly use herbs with conventional medicine.
2. Further studies are needed on ways in which herbal and modern health care systems could be fully integrated. studies are also needed on ways traditional medicine can be brought into Kenya health system and ways to improve regulation and safety standards
3. Pharmacological study focusing on local commonly used herbal medicines should be done. This should be carried out to identify the exact active compounds of the herbs and to evaluate the effects of these compounds to the children.
4. Studies into the types of plants and the parts of plants used for medicine should be investigated in the future. The documentation of plants and their therapeutic properties is an area that must be of interest to future researchers.
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