Abstract
This is a perspective review of medicinal plants useful traditionally for women's healthcare in countries like India. Medicinal plants have a significant role in women's healthcare in many rural areas. Plants with therapeutic efficacious observations have historically been used as a starting point in the development of new drugs, and modern pharmaceuticals have been derived from them. A review about the therapeutic effectiveness, safety and best use of herbals in day to day practice to get rid of many diseases adds value to making use of herbals in this context. Kitchen remedies are the easy access for women for their cost effective health care. Many of the dietary health practices by women reflect their health consciousness. Herbal remedies include medicinal herbs and ayurveda herbal remedies for common disorders among women such as urinary tract infection, pubertal changes, post-menopausal syndrome, hot flushes, menopause, poly cystic ovarian syndrome, bacterial vaginosis, yeast infections, infertility, delayed labor, low breast milk production, abortion and other female disorders. Key words: Medicinal plants, menopausal syndrome, herbal remedies, infertility.
Highlights
Women play an important role in the society as well as in the total life scenario on earth
Health care providers who are specialized in areas related to reproduction were expected to be knowledgeable about issues particular to women
Women from rural sector or modern society rely on herbals for their health care and beauty care (Beal, 1998)
Summary
Women play an important role in the society as well as in the total life scenario on earth. Despite considerable progress in integrating women into the labour force, women are still found in jobs where employment conditions are relatively unfavourable This sexual division of labor affects women’s health in at least six ways: 1) Women's jobs have specific characteristics (repetition, monotony, static effort, multiple simultaneous responsibilities) which may lead over time to changes in physical and mental health; 2) Spaces, equipment and schedules designed in relation to the average male body and lifestyle may cause problems for women; 3) Occupational segregation may result in health risks for women and men by causing task fragmentation, thereby increasing repetition and monotony; 4) Sex-based job assignment may be vaunted as protecting the health of both sexes and distract from more effective occupational health promotion practices; 5) Discrimination against women is stressful in and of itself and may affect mental health; 6) Part-time workers are excluded from many healthpromoting benefits such as adequate sick leave and maternity leave. To achieve gender equity in health, both women and men need health policies that target their specific or unique needs (Douglas, 2006)
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