In most local African homes, special herbs and some food items are commonly used to promote breast milk production (known as lactogogue/galactogogue). We describe the use and characterize the herbs and food items used to promote breastmilk production in two regions of Ghana. Methods We ...
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Yemeni food is often prepared hot and spicy with the use of chili peppers, cumin, coriander seeds, turmeric, and other spices. Herbs such as fenugreek, mint, and cilantro are also used. Fenugreek is used as one of the main ingredients in the preparation of a paste or sauce called holba ...
The habit of plants found in local markets in Benin City and environs range from grasses, herbs, shrubs, and trees to vines. Overall, the composition was 39%, 20%, 17%, 15%, and 9% for trees, shrubs, grasses, herbs, and vines, respectively (Fig.3). This is an indication that ...
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A total of 16 plant species belonging to 15 genera and 14 families were reported to be commonly used as insect repellents in the targeted communities as shown in Table2. They consisted of 50% of trees, 31.2% of shrubs, and 18.8% of herbs. Of these, 56.2% were wild while 43.8% were...
In local markets in Ghana, most of the fruits and vegetables contained pesticide residues [64]. A total of 73% had trace levels of pesticide residues below their maximum residue levels (MRLs), while 20% of the samples contained residues above their MRLs [64]. Dingha & Jackai [66] conc...