Table 1. Children’s health issues treated with medicinal plants by mothers in Bénin and Gabon.
| Health Issue | # species(%) N = 255 | # participants1(%) N = 43 | # species(%) N = 179 | # participants1(%) N = 38 |
| Bénin | Bénin | Gabon | Gabon | |
| respiratory-related | 53 (21) | 42 (98) | 49 (27) | 32 (84) |
| diarrhea | 39 (15) | 41 (95) | 27 (15) | 34 (89) |
| malaria | 54 (21) | 41 (95) | 36 (20) | 33 (87) |
| intestinal cleanse* | 58 (23) | 41 (95) | 31 (17) | 33 (87) |
| measles | 34 (13) | 37 (86) | 17 (9) | 30 (79) |
| strengthener* | 59 (23) | 40 (93) | 21 (12) | 22 (58) |
| fontanels * | 31 (12) | 35 (81) | 23 (13) | 28 (74) |
| post-circumcision | 32 (13) | 37 (86) | 14 (8) | 21 (55) |
| walk early * | 22 (8) | 28 (65) | 17 (9) | 29 (76) |
| umbilical cord | 13 (5) | 32 (74) | 12 (7) | 24 (63) |
| convulsions/crisis* | 32 (13) | 33 (77) | 4 (2) | 4 (10) |
| teething | 25 (10) | 30 (70) | 2 (1) | 4 (10) |
| anti-sorcery* | 21 (8) | 25 (58) | 6 (3) | 6 (16) |
| fever | 37 (15) | 19 (44) | 14 (7) | 7 (18) |
| atita * | 31 (12) | 35 (81) | - | - |
| ka * | 26 (10) | 29 (67) | - | - |
| fesses rouges * | - | - | 26 (15) | 28 (74) |
| la rate * | - | - | 34 (19) | 26 (68) |
| pogha * | - | - | 10 (6) | 6 (16) |
1
Percentage of mothers from each country who knew at least one herbal recipe.
*Folk illness or treatment.