‘We are nothing without herbs’: a story of herbal remedies use during pregnancy in rural Ghana

‘We are nothing without herbs’: a story of herbal remedies use during pregnancy in rural Ghana

Abstract Background Herbal medicine has become the panacea for many rural pregnant women in Ghana despite the modern western antenatal care which has developed in most parts of the country. To our knowledge, previous studies investigating herbal medicine use have primarily reported general attitudes...

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Main Authors: Prince Peprah, Williams Agyemang-Duah, Francis Arthur-Holmes, Hayford Isaac Budu, Emmanuel Mawuli Abalo, Reforce Okwei, Julius Nyonyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Subjects:
Rural Ghana
Birim South District
Traditional medicine
Biologically-based products
Pregnant women
Holistic treatment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-019-2476-x

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