Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa has rich ethnobotanical heritage of public health relevance
within pluralistic systems of perinatal care. Compiling of reported medicinal plant use during …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance In West Africa, women utilize wild plant species to
maintain and enhance their health throughout the duration of pregnancy. These plants are a …

Accumulating data on medicinal plant uses, accelerated by expanding ethnobotanical
scholarship, electronic publishing, and computational tools, provide unprecedented …

Background Although, medicinal plants have been important for women's health historically,
the knowledge about such use during pregnancy in developing countries is limited. This is …

Background In spite of the strong role of traditional medicine in childcare in the pluralistic
healthcare system in Western Africa, little information is known on mothers' domestic plant …

Though there are prenatal and perinatal protocols across the African continent, traditional
practices are commonly used. Improving maternal health requires an understanding of local …

Background In spite of the strong role of traditional medicine in childcare in the pluralistic
healthcare system in Western Africa, little information is known on mothers' domestic plant …

Plants have played significant roles as medicine during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum
care in many rural areas of the world. In addition to this, plants have been used for centuries …

Childhood diseases represent a sizeable proportion of mortality burden that could
potentially be alleviated when effectively managed. In South Africa, the use of medicinal …

An investigation on the indigenous uses of plants for primary health care of mothers and
children was carried out in the Transkei region of Eastern Province, South Africa. Medicinal …