Medicinal Plants Used for Treating Reproductive Health Care Problems in Cameroon, Central Africa¹.

ABSTRACT: Medicinal Plants Used for Treating Reproductive Health Care Problems in Cameroon, Central Africa. Approximately 80% of the African population uses traditional plants to deal with health problems, basically because of their easy accessibility and affordability. This study was carried out to document indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used by traditional healers and elders in the treatment of reproductive health care in the Bamboutos Division of the West Region in Cameroon, Central Africa. The research methods used included semi-structured interviews and participative field observations. For the interviews, 70 knowledgeable respondents (40 traditional healers and 30 elders) were selected via purposive sampling. Voucher specimens were collected with the help of respondents, proce

SUBMITTER: Tsobou R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4927590 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature