Medicinal plants used for treating reproductive health care problems in Cameroon, Central Africa

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41340%2F16%3A72437" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41340/16:72437 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12231-016-9344-0" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12231-016-9344-0</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12231-016-9344-0" target="_blank" >10.1007/s12231-016-9344-0</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Medicinal plants used for treating reproductive health care problems in Cameroon, Central Africa

Original language description

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 West Region in Cameroon. The research methods used included semi-structured interviews (70 knowledgeable respondents, 40 traditional healers and 30 elders were selected via purposive sampling and participative field observations. Voucher specimens were collected with the help of respondents, processed into the Cameroon National Herbarium in Yaounde following standard methods, identified with the help of pertinent floras and taxonomic experts, and submitted to Department of Botany at the University of Dschang. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze and summarize ethnobotanical information obtained. Informant consensus factors (ICF) were used to elucidate the agreement

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EF - Botany

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

ECONOMIC BOTANY

ISSN

0013-0001

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

70

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

145-159

UT code for WoS article

000384809200004

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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