Benefits of Traditional Medicinal Plants to African Women's Health: An Overview of the Literature.

In many African areas, herbal products still represent a significant source of healthcare. However, a major gender bias is evident in the literature, as most of the work is carried out by male researchers, collecting data from male traditional practitioners, and thus often neglecting women's specific health issues. This warrants a detailed review of the current knowledge about the major medicinal plants historically and still used for women's health.

Impact of Growth Sites on the Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Activities of Three Algerian Species ( L., (L.) Huds., and L.).

Research studies about the effect of environmental agents on the accumulation of phenolic compounds in medicinal plants are required to establish a set of optimal growth conditions. Hence, in this work, we considered the impact of habitat types, soil composition, climatic factors, and altitude on the content of phenolics in species [ L. (MP), (L.

Discrimination of Mentha species grown in different geographical areas of Algeria using H-NMR-based metabolomics.

H-NMR-based metabolomics have been applied to identify potential NMR-markers and biomarkers capable of distinguishing, qualifying and classifying three Mentha species:- Mentha pulegium L., Mentha × rotundifolia (L.) Huds.