Traditional herbal remedies used by women in a rural community in northern Maputaland (South Africa) for the treatment of gynaecology and obstetric complaints

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue , 2014, Pages 129-139

  de Wet, H ^a   Ngubane, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gynaecology; Lay people; Medicinal plants; Northern Maputaland; Obstetrics; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE TREATMENT; ETHNOBOTANY; HERB; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOMENS HEALTH;

KWAZULU-NATAL; MAPUTALAND; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84904132915     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.06.009     Document Type: Article

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