Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used against Infertility in the Nyong and So’o Division (Cameroon) and Pro-fertilizing Activities of Mammea africana (Clusiaceae) Aqueous Extract Rats

Background: World-renowned as primary healthcare, traditional medicine often represents the only therapeutic resource for many communities with very low incomes, although it shows valuable benefits. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate medicinal plants used treat infertility in Nyong & So’o Division (Cameroon) and effect Mammea africana, most commonly plant extract, on reproductive parameters female rats.
 Methods: First, a transversal analytic using semi-structured interviews conducted sample 22 healers. Secondly, two pharmacological assays were carried out M. africana aqueous extract activities 8-10-week-old Wistar rats. During 14 days, non-ovariectomized (Novx) mice given distilled water (DW) at 10 mL/kg 40, 80, 160 mg/kg. In end, cervical smears realized, animals sacrificed, evaluated parameters. estrogenic assessed estrogenic-dependent tissues per os ovariectomized (Ovx) rats second assay. They received respectively (DW), estradiol valerate (E2V) 1 mg/kg, aforesaid doses, 3 groups co-treated E2V (0.75 mg/kg) extract. A sham-operated group DW
 Results: Ethnobotanical revealed that 20 species belonging 13 different families are infertility. its 80 mg/kg induced significant increase (p <0.001) FSH, LH, Novx compared control. Furthermore, maturation ovarian follicles. exhibited also Ovx Indeed, formation stratum corneum vagina 0.75 maximized by extract.
 Conclusion: To sum up, manage failure. Among them, is possesses estrogenic-like activities.