Ethnopharmacological survey of plants used for the treatment of female infertility in Baham, Cameroon

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 178-187

  Telefo, P B ^a   Lienou, L L ^a   Yemele, M D ^a   Lemfack, M C ^a   Mouokeu, C ^a   Goka, C S ^a   Tagne, S R ^a   Moundipa, F P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Ethnopharmacological survey; Female infertility; Medicinal plants; Traditional recipes

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; ASPILIA AFRICANA EXTRACT; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; BRILLANTAISIA LANCIFOLIA EXTRACT; BRYOPHYLLUM PINNATUM EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES EXTRACT; COCCINIA BARTERI EXTRACT; COMMELINA BENGHALENSIS EXTRACT; CRINUM DISTICHUM EXTRACT; DECLIPTA OBANENSIS EXTRACT; DRACAENA DEISTELIANA EXTRACT; DRYMARIA CORDATA EXTRACT; ELAEPHORBIA GRANDIFOLIA EXTRACT; EMILIA COCCINEA EXTRACT; EREMOMASTAX SPECIOSA EXTRACT; ERIGERON FLORIBUNDUUS EXTRACT; ERYNGIUM FOETIDIUM EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI EXTRACT; IMPATIENS BURTONII EXTRACT; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; JUSTICIA INSULARIS EXTRACT; KIGELIA AFRICANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSCIAS FULVA EXTRACT; SENECIO BIAFRAE EXTRACT; SENECIO MANNII EXTRACT; SPILANTHES FILICAULIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZEHNERIA SCABRA EXTRACT;

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ARTICLE; ASPILIA AFRICANA; BIDENS PILOSA; BRILLANTAISIA LANCIFOLIA; BRYOPHYLLUM PINNATUM; CAMEROON; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; COCCINIA BARTERI; COMMELINA BENGHALENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRINUM DISTICHUM; DECLIPTA OBANENSIS; DRACAENA DEISTELIANA; DRUG MIXTURE; DRYMARIA CORDATA; ELAEPHORBIA GRANDIFOLIA; EMILIA COCCINEA; EREMOMASTAX SPECIOSA; ERIGERON FLORIBUNDUUS; ERYNGIUM FOETIDIUM; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMPATIENS BURTONII; JATROPHA CURCAS; JUSTICIA INSULARIS; KIGELIA AFRICANA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POLYSCIAS FULVA; SENECIO BIAFRAE; SENECIO MANNII; SPILANTHES FILICAULIS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT DURATION; ZEHNERIA SCABRA;

CAMEROON; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 79958081598     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.04.036     Document Type: Article

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