In Moroccan lore the designs promote fertility and healthy children.

A campaign to promote fertility, to produce future citizens, continued through 1942, and no efforts were made to recruit women to war work for that reason.

It was believed to promote fertility, and its leaves were said to be an aphrodisiac.

It was said to have the power to ward off theft from fairies, unlock the secrets of dreams and to promote fertility.

The ceremony was supposed to promote fertility, but the women prepared for it with sexual abstinence.

The god also had a role to play in promoting fertility, as human waste was collected and used as fertiliser.

The female figurines often depict pregnancy and are thought to have been offerings to promote fertility in the fields.

The Seri Indians made tea from the fronds to promote fertility in women.

This is because the cultivation of protein crops enriches the soil with nitrogen, subsequently promoting fertility.