IJSRP, Volume 11, Issue 11, November 2021 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]
Jespher Nyaboke Onyango, Dr. Jackson Odhiambo Onyuka, Jared Misonge Onyancha, Patrick Ogembo Getonto.
Abstract:
Puerperal sepsis is the major cause of (31%) maternal mortality. Appropriate care could prevent majority of these deaths. Exogenous and endogenous organisms are the causatives agents. Traditional medicine have been used in treating postpartum sepsis for example Acmella caulirhiza used to treat a child’s mouth sores and Spermacoce princeae used to accelerate healing of umbilical cord and to clean the system after birth.
Jespher Nyaboke Onyango, Dr. Jackson Odhiambo Onyuka, Jared Misonge Onyancha, Patrick Ogembo Getonto.
(2021); Antimicrobial Efficacy Study Of Acmella Caulirhiza And Spermacoce Princeae Used By Postpartum Mothers In Nyamira County, Kenya; International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP)
11(11) (ISSN: 2250-3153), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.11.11.2021.p11967