Background: Today, due to the still high rates of maternal death and incessant caesareans, the high cost of pharmaceutical drugs, parturients are turning to traditional midwives to facilitate childbirth. The purpose of this study is to identify and document the medicinal plants traditionally used for their oxytocic effect by the traditional midwives in the department of Dabakala.Methods: an ethnobotanical survey was conducted with 71 traditional midwives from the department of Dabakala. The data were analyzed with Epidata and SPSS 20.0 software. The Chi-square test was used to compare the percentages of the parts used, the method of preparation and the method of administration. To better interpret the cultural medicinal value of plants, several quantitative ethnobotanical indices have been used such as the Consensus for the Part of the Plant (CPP), the Contribution of each plant in the constitution of recipes (Cpr), the consensual value of types of use (Cs) the Frequency of recipes (Fr) and Relative frequency of citation (FRC). Results:The results of this survey indicated that 48 species in 41 genera and 28 families are used by midwives for their oxytocic effect. The most represented family is the Fabaceae. Among the species cited, Portulaca oleracea, Alternanthera pungens, Ocimum americanum, Uvaria tortilis, Blighia sapida are the plants most used for their oxytocic effect in the department of Dabakala. Conclusion:These results constitute a database for subsequent studies aimed at assessing the biological and chemical composition of these plants.
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