Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Menopause disorders and their treatment in traditional medicine in Burkina Faso

Alphonsine Ramde-Tiendrebeogo
  • Alphonsine Ramde-Tiendrebeogo
  • Department of Traditional Medicine and Pharmacopoeia-Pharmacy, Research Institute in Health Sciences (MEPHATRA-PH/IRSS), National Center for Scientific and Technological Research (CNRST), 03 BP 7034 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Sabine Hien
  • Sabine Hien
  • Gaoua Medical Center S/C Ministry of Health, 03 BP 7009 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso. 3Laboratory of Biology and Plant Ecology, Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Hassanata Millogo-Kone
  • Hassanata Millogo-Kone
  • Department of Traditional Medicine and Pharmacopoeia-Pharmacy, Research Institute in Health Sciences (MEPHATRA-PH/IRSS), National Center for Scientific and Technological Research (CNRST), 03 BP 7034 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Felix B. Kini
  • Felix B. Kini
  • Department of Traditional Medicine and Pharmacopoeia-Pharmacy, Research Institute in Health Sciences (MEPHATRA-PH/IRSS), National Center for Scientific and Technological Research (CNRST), 03 BP 7034 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Aristide Traore
  • Aristide Traore
  • Department of Traditional Medicine and Pharmacopoeia-Pharmacy, Research Institute in Health Sciences (MEPHATRA-PH/IRSS), National Center for Scientific and Technological Research (CNRST), 03 BP 7034 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Joseph Issaka Boussim
  • Joseph Issaka Boussim
  • Laboratory of Biology and Plant Ecology, Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Innocent Pierre Guissou
  • Innocent Pierre Guissou
  • Faculty of Health Sciences (FSDS), St. Thomas d’Aquin University (USTA), 06 BP 10212 Ouagadougou 06, Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 16 September 2019
  •  Accepted: 28 October 2019
  •  Published: 30 November 2019

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