Dali Gertrude Lucky Aku, Pappoe Alexander Nii Moi, Akotoye Hugh Komla
Department of Environmental Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2019 Dec;23(4):92-98. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2019/v23i4.11.
Ethnobotanical survey was undertaken in four communities located on the fringes of the Subri River Forest Reserve in the Mpohor Wassa East District of the Western Region, Ghana. Twelve informants, three each from the four communities were called upon to assist with collection of data. The informants who include community leaders, herbalists and traditional birth attendants assisted in field expeditions. They also provided relevant information to a structured questionnaire used to solicit information on the plants of abortifacient and contraceptive importance. In all, 18 angiosperm species distributed in 14 families were identified as being efficacious. Most of the species belong to the family Euphorbiaceae. The crude drugs are prepared mainly by grinding and by decoction of the plant parts. The drugs are administered mainly as enema or by oral and vaginal insertion. There is a high rate of patronage of herbal preparation among the women folk in the four communities where the study was undertaken.
在加纳西部地区姆波霍尔·瓦萨东区苏布里河森林保护区边缘的四个社区开展了民族植物学调查。从这四个社区各邀请了三名信息提供者，共十二名，协助收集数据。这些信息提供者包括社区领袖、草药师和传统助产士，他们协助进行实地考察。他们还向一份结构化问卷提供了相关信息，该问卷用于收集有关具有堕胎和避孕重要性的植物的信息。总共确定了分布在14个科的18种被子植物具有功效。大多数物种属于大戟科。粗制药物主要通过研磨植物部分和煎煮来制备。药物主要通过灌肠、口服和阴道插入给药。在开展研究的四个社区的女性群体中，草药制剂的使用率很高。
