Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Medicinal plants used in Northern Peru for reproductive problems and female health. | Bussmann and Glenn Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2010 6 30 http content 6 1 30 JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE RESEARCH Open Access Medicinal plants used in Northern Peru for reproductive problems and female health Rainer W Bussmann Ashley Glenn Abstract Infections of the reproductive tract complications after childbirth and reproductive problems continue to be a major health challenge worldwide. An impressive number of plant species is traditionally used to remedy such afflictions and some have been investigated for their efficacy with positive results. A total of 105 plant species belonging to 91 genera and 62 families were documented and identified as herbal remedies for reproductive problems in Northern Peru. Most species used were Asteraceae followed by Lamiaceae and Fabaceae and . The most important families are clearly represented very similarly to their overall importance in the local pharmacopoeia. The majority of herbal preparations for reproductive afflictions were prepared from the leaves of plants the whole plant and stems while other plant parts were used less frequently. More than 60 of the cases fresh plant material was used to prepare remedies. Over 70 of the remedies were applied orally while the remaining ones were applied topically. Many remedies were prepared as mixtures of multiple ingredients. Little scientific evidence exists to prove the efficacy of the species employed as reproductive disorder remedies in Northern Peru. Only 34 of the plants found or their congeners have been studied at all for their medicinal properties. The information gained on frequently used traditional remedies might give some leads for future targets for further analysis in order to develop new drugs. Background According to 1999 WHO estimates reproductive problems including 340 million new cases of curable Sexually Transmitted Diseases STIs syphilis gonorrhoea chlamydia and trichomoniasis .
