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Enquête ethnopharmacologique des plantes utilisées dans le traitement de l’infertilité féminine dans les localités de Fossong-Wentcheng et Foto, Cameroun

Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used in women infertility treatment in Fossong-Wentcheng and Foto villages, Western Region of Cameroon

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Dans le cadre de la valorisation des plantes médicinales utilisées dans le traitement de l’infertilité féminine, une enquête ethnopharmacologique a été effectuée auprès de 30 tradipraticiens des localités de Fossong-Wentcheng et Foto (département de la Menoua, région de l’Ouest-Cameroun). À l’issu de l’inventaire, 33 espèces de plantes appartenant à 30 genres et à 19 familles ont été recensées. Les espèces les plus utilisées dans ces régions sont: Aframomum letestuanum, Eremomastax speciosa, Justicia insularis et Crinum distichum. La littérature confirme l’utilisation de la majorité de ces plantes dans le traitement de l’infertilité féminine ou des maladies pouvant l’induire.

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In the course of the valorization of the medicinal plants used in the treatment of women infertility, an ethno pharmacological survey was carried out among thirty traditional healers of the localities of Fossong-Wentcheng and Foto (Menoua division, Western Region of Cameroon). From this inventory, a total of 33 plants species belonging to 30 genera and 19 families have been registered. The mostly used medicinal plants in these regions were: Aframomum letestuanum, Eremomastax speciosa, Justicia insularis, and Crinum distichum. The literature confirms the use of the majority of these plants for the treatment of the woman infertility and illnesses that are associated to it.

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    P. B. Telefo, M. C. Lemfack, L. L. Lienou, C. S. Goka, M. D. Yemele, C. Mouokeu & S. R. Tagne

  2. UFR/SVT, laboratoire de physiologie animale, université de Ouagadougou, BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso

    B. Bayala

  3. Département de biochimie, faculté de science, université de Yaoundé 1, BP 812, Yaoundé, Cameroun

    F. P. Moundipa

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Telefo, P.B., Lemfack, M.C., Bayala, B. et al. Enquête ethnopharmacologique des plantes utilisées dans le traitement de l’infertilité féminine dans les localités de Fossong-Wentcheng et Foto, Cameroun. Phytothérapie 10, 25–34 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10298-011-0678-6

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