Medicinal plants used for contraception and pregnancy-related cases in Malawi: A case study of Mulanje District

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2121-2127

  Maliwichi Nyirenda, Cecilia Promise ^a   Maliwichi, Lucy Lynn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ethno botany; Ethno medicine; Home based healthcare; Medicinal plants; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

APODYTES DIMIDIATA EXTRACT; BAUHINIA PETERSIANA EXTRACT; BAUHINIA THONNINGII EXTRACT; CISSAMPELOS EXTRACT; CISSUS EXTRACT; DALBERGIA MELANOXYLON EXTRACT; DALBERGIA NITIDULA EXTRACT; FICUS KIRKII EXTRACT; GUAVA EXTRACT; HIPPOCRATEA PARVIFLORA EXTRACT; LAGENARIA SPHAERICA EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; ORMOCARPUM KIRKII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PSOROSPERMUM FEBRIFUGUM EXTRACT; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; SPHAEROSICYOS SPHAERICUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIGNA SUBTERRANEAN EXTRACT; VITEX DONIANA EXTRACT;

APODYTES DIMIDIATA; ARTICLE; BAUHINIA PETERSIANA; BAUHINIA THONNINGII; CHILDBIRTH; CISSAMPELOS; CISSUS; CONTRACEPTION; DALBERGIA MELANOXYLON; DALBERGIA NITIDULA; FEMALE; FICUS KIRKII; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEW; LAGENARIA SPHAERICA; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; ORMOCARPUM KIRKII; PREGNANCY; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; PSOROSPERMUM FEBRIFUGUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPHAEROSICYOS SPHAERICUS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STOMACH INJURY; STOMACH PAIN; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIGNA SUBTERRANEAN; VITEX DONIANA;

EID: 78650052072     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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