Ethnobotanical Studies of Reputed Aphrodisiac Plants Used in Traditional Medicine in Haut-Katanga in DR of Congo

🤖 Plain-English Summary

The goal of this study is to identify the plants used to treat sexual dysfunction in Haut-Katanga (DRC). The plants with higher values (ICF≥0.17) included Bersama abyssinica Fres, Garcinia huillensis Welw, Cassia petersiana Bolle, Chenopodium album L, Clerodendrum capitatum (Willd) Schumach, Dialiopsis africana Radlk., Albizia adianthifolia (Schum.) W.

🔑 Key Findings

• Since most couples in sexual distress believe that resolving sexual dysfunction (SD) is the key to happiness, an ethnobotanical survey using a questionnaire guide was conducted among 36 traditional practitioners in four sites in Haut-Katanga province, including Lubumbashi, the provincial capital.
• The survey identified 52 species of aphrodisiac plants that are used to treat SD.
• Of these, 51 have been scientifically identified; they belong to 45 different genera and are contained in 28 families, with the Fabaceae having the highest representation (15.7%).

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