[ Étude ethnobotanique des plantes utilisées par les Pygmées pour la santé de la reproduction à Mbandaka et ses environs / Province de l’Equateur, RD Congo ]
Volume 36, Issue 1, April 2018, Pages 19–29
Kabena Ngandu Odette1, Katunda Malobo Ruth2, Bikandu Kapesa Blaise3, Botefa Ikene Clément4, Ngombe Kabamba Nadège5, Pius T. Mpiana6, Mboloko Esimo Justin7, and Lukoki Luyeye Félicien8
1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, PO Box 190 Kinshasa XI, University of Kinshasa, RD Congo
2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, PO Box 190 Kinshasa XI, University of Kinshasa, RD Congo
3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, PO Box 190 Kinshasa XI, University of Kinshasa, RD Congo
4 Botanical Garden of Eala / Mbandaka, RD Congo
5 Center for the Study of Natural Substances of Plant Origin, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, BP 212 Kinshasa XI, University of Kinshasa, RD Congo
6 Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kinshasa, B.P. 190 Kinshasa XI, RD Congo
7 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, PO Box 123 Kinshasa XI, University of Kinshasa, RD Congo
8 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, PO Box 190 Kinshasa XI, University of Kinshasa, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The aim of this study was to provide information on medicinal plants used to improve the reproductive health of pygmies’ women. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in July 2016, involving 96 women living in Mbandaka commune and in four neighboring villages of Mbandaka town, on the basis of a fact sheet. The identification of the plants was carried out in relation to the specimens available in the herbarium of the garden of Eala in the city of Mbandaka or to the Laboratory of systematic botany and plant ecology of the University of Kinshasa. We have inventoried 35 plants species belonging to 27 families. The most represented being Euphorbiaceae (9%) and Asteraceae (9%). These 35 species are reported for 12 indications of use and are involved in the manufacture of 39 recipes. The leaf (43.6%) is the organ that brings the many recipes, followed by bark (33.3%). Among the methods of preparation of recipes, beating and decoction are reported at the same frequency (28.2%). The main modes of administration of these receipts are oral (34.4%) and vaginal (34.4%). Wearing the plants organs on the hips is the least common mode (4.3%). Sexual appetite (22%) is the most common use, followed by birth spacing (12%) and vaginal narrowing (12%). These data reveal the way of life of the Pygmies and some problems to be solved in the context of reproductive health. It is important to establish the scientific basis for the phytotherapeutic uses reported by the surveyed population.
Author Keywords: Women, Appetite Sexual, Intimate care, Births, Eala.
Volume 36, Issue 1, April 2018, Pages 19–29
Kabena Ngandu Odette1, Katunda Malobo Ruth2, Bikandu Kapesa Blaise3, Botefa Ikene Clément4, Ngombe Kabamba Nadège5, Pius T. Mpiana6, Mboloko Esimo Justin7, and Lukoki Luyeye Félicien8
1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, PO Box 190 Kinshasa XI, University of Kinshasa, RD Congo
2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, PO Box 190 Kinshasa XI, University of Kinshasa, RD Congo
3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, PO Box 190 Kinshasa XI, University of Kinshasa, RD Congo
4 Botanical Garden of Eala / Mbandaka, RD Congo
5 Center for the Study of Natural Substances of Plant Origin, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, BP 212 Kinshasa XI, University of Kinshasa, RD Congo
6 Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kinshasa, B.P. 190 Kinshasa XI, RD Congo
7 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, PO Box 123 Kinshasa XI, University of Kinshasa, RD Congo
8 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, PO Box 190 Kinshasa XI, University of Kinshasa, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to provide information on medicinal plants used to improve the reproductive health of pygmies’ women. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in July 2016, involving 96 women living in Mbandaka commune and in four neighboring villages of Mbandaka town, on the basis of a fact sheet. The identification of the plants was carried out in relation to the specimens available in the herbarium of the garden of Eala in the city of Mbandaka or to the Laboratory of systematic botany and plant ecology of the University of Kinshasa. We have inventoried 35 plants species belonging to 27 families. The most represented being Euphorbiaceae (9%) and Asteraceae (9%). These 35 species are reported for 12 indications of use and are involved in the manufacture of 39 recipes. The leaf (43.6%) is the organ that brings the many recipes, followed by bark (33.3%). Among the methods of preparation of recipes, beating and decoction are reported at the same frequency (28.2%). The main modes of administration of these receipts are oral (34.4%) and vaginal (34.4%). Wearing the plants organs on the hips is the least common mode (4.3%). Sexual appetite (22%) is the most common use, followed by birth spacing (12%) and vaginal narrowing (12%). These data reveal the way of life of the Pygmies and some problems to be solved in the context of reproductive health. It is important to establish the scientific basis for the phytotherapeutic uses reported by the surveyed population.
Author Keywords: Women, Appetite Sexual, Intimate care, Births, Eala.
Abstract: (french)
Cette étude a été menée pour recueillir les informations détenues par les femmes Pygmées de Mbandaka et ses environs sur les plantes utilisées pour une sexualité satisfaisante et la santé de la reproduction. Une enquête ethnobotanique a été conduite en Juillet 2016, auprès de 96 femmes habitant la commune de Mbandaka et les villages de Bokala, Bolaka, Ekoto et Loolo; en se basant sur une fiche d’enquête. L'identification des plantes a été effectuée par comparaison avec les spécimens disponibles à l’herbier du Jardin de Eala à Mbandaka ou au Laboratoire de Botanique Systématique et d’Ecologie Végétale de l’Université de Kinshasa. L’étude a permis d’inventorier 35 espèces végétales appartenant à 27 familles dont les plus représentées sont les Euphorbiaceae (9%) et les Asteraceae (9%). Ces 35 espèces sont signalées pour 12 indications d’usage et interviennent dans la confection de 39 recettes. La feuille (43,6%) est l’organe qui entre dans la composition des nombreuses recettes ; suivie de l’écorce (33,3%). Parmi les modes de préparation des recettes, le pilage et la décoction sont signalés à la même fréquence (28,2%). Les principaux modes d’administration de ces recettes sont la voie orale (34,4%) et la voie vaginale (34,4%). Le port aux hanches constitue le mode le moins usité (4,3%). La recherche de l’appétit sexuel (22%) est le but d’usage le plus mentionné, suivie de l’espacement des naissances (12%) et du rétrécissement vaginal (12%). Ces données ressortent le mode de vie des Pygmées. Il est important d’établir la base scientifique des usages phyto-thérapeutiques signalés par la population interrogée. Une étude phytochimique approfondie permettrait de déceler des plantes pouvant être considérées comme source des substances bioactives nécessaires à la formulation des produits pharmaceutiques pour le maintien du bon fonctionnement de l’appareil reproducteur.
Author Keywords: Femmes, Appétit sexuel, Soins intimes, Naissances, Eala.
How to Cite this Article
Kabena Ngandu Odette, Katunda Malobo Ruth, Bikandu Kapesa Blaise, Botefa Ikene Clément, Ngombe Kabamba Nadège, Pius T. Mpiana, Mboloko Esimo Justin, and Lukoki Luyeye Félicien, “Ethnobotanical study of plants used by Pygmies for reproductive health in Mbandaka and surrounding areas / Equateur Province, DR Congo,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 19–29, April 2018.
