Plants used as abortifacients in the Sangmelima region of Southern Cameroon.
Twenty species from 16 plant families used to induce abortion in the Sangmelima region (South Province of Cameroon) are reported with local names, modes of uses and their side effects, if known, with a discussion on pharmacological effect based on published experimental literature.
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Laboratoire de Biologie Végétale, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université de Yaoundé I, B.P.47 Yaoundé, Cameroon. jtames@uycdc.uninet.com
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D000019:Abortifacient Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000028:Abortion, Induced; D002163:Cameroon; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016488:Medicine, African Traditional; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D014599:Uterus / Q000187:drug effects
D000019:Abortifacient Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts