Yemele M D, Telefo P B, Lienou L L, Tagne S R, Fodouop C S P, Goka C S, Lemfack M C, Moundipa F P
University of Dschang, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon.
University of Dschang, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2015 Feb 3;160:14-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.11.017. Epub 2014 Nov 15.
In Cameroon, most women use traditional medicine for the treatment of pregnancy and childbirth complaints. In order to identify some of the medicinal plants locally used to alleviate these complaints, an ethnobotanical survey was undertaken in five villages of Menoua Division (West-Cameroon).
Interviews were conducted through structured questionnaires among 24 traditional healers and 179 women living either in the town of Dschang or in 4 neighboring villages. After having recorded the interviewee personal information on issues related to medicinal plants utilization, a literature investigation on their therapeutic or pharmacological effects and phytochemical composition was conducted.
A total of 88 medicinal plants species used to treat 24 conditions occurring during or after pregnancy and belonging to 70 genera or 34 families were recorded. Maximum medicinal uses of plants are reported for the treatment of the following ailments: swelling of legs and ankles (23%), facilitation of delivery (22%), cleaning of the baby (12%). Most herbal remedies are prepared with the leaves (30%), leaves+stems (28%) and whole plant (23%) as maceration (76%). The majority of women who used medicinal plants were very satisfied (75 %) and it is reported that most of these plants are used in the treatment of women health conditions.
Many herbal remedies used for the treatment of pregnant women׳s health conditions in Menoua division-West Cameroon have been revealed. It would therefore be judicious for our government and research institution to evaluate the therapeutic and toxicological potentials of these plants in order to valorize their use.
在喀麦隆，大多数女性使用传统药物来治疗孕期和分娩相关的不适。为了确定一些当地用于缓解这些不适的药用植物，在梅努阿分区（喀麦隆西部）的五个村庄开展了一项民族植物学调查。
通过结构化问卷对24名传统治疗师以及居住在贾恩镇或4个相邻村庄的179名女性进行访谈。在记录了受访者关于药用植物使用问题的个人信息后，对其治疗或药理作用以及植物化学成分进行了文献调查。
共记录了88种用于治疗孕期或产后出现的24种病症的药用植物，它们分属于70个属或34个科。报告显示，植物的最大药用用途是治疗以下疾病：腿部和脚踝肿胀（23%）、促进分娩（22%）、清洁婴儿（12%）。大多数草药制剂是用叶子（30%）、叶子+茎（28%）和全株（23%）制成的浸剂（76%）。使用药用植物的大多数女性非常满意（75%），并且据报道，这些植物大多用于治疗女性健康问题。
已发现喀麦隆西部梅努阿分区有许多用于治疗孕妇健康问题的草药制剂。因此，我们的政府和研究机构明智的做法是评估这些植物的治疗和毒理学潜力，以便充分利用它们的用途。
