Ethnomedicinal knowledge of plants used in alternative medicine as uterotonics in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo

Bashige Chiribagula Valentin, Okusa Ndjolo Philippe, Cedrick Shakalenga Mutombo, Manya Mboni Henry, Numbi wa Ilunga Evodie, Bakari Amuri Salvius, Jean Claude Nkwanga, Muyumba Singoy Sarah, Mwamba Maseho Faustin, Biayi Benaja Martin, Sangwa Kamulete Gregoire, Mbayo Kalubandika Glaubert, Muhona Melman, Lumbu Simbi Jean Baptiste

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0355373
Published: 2026-08-14
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0355373,
  title = {Ethnomedicinal knowledge of plants used in alternative medicine as uterotonics in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo},
  author = {Bashige Chiribagula Valentin and Okusa Ndjolo Philippe and Cedrick Shakalenga Mutombo and Manya Mboni Henry and Numbi wa Ilunga Evodie and Bakari Amuri Salvius and Jean Claude Nkwanga and Muyumba Singoy Sarah and Mwamba Maseho Faustin and Biayi Benaja Martin and Sangwa Kamulete Gregoire and Mbayo Kalubandika Glaubert and Muhona Melman and Lumbu Simbi Jean Baptiste},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0355373},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0355373}
}

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AU  - Bashige Chiribagula Valentin
AU  - Okusa Ndjolo Philippe
AU  - Cedrick Shakalenga Mutombo
AU  - Manya Mboni Henry
AU  - Numbi wa Ilunga Evodie
AU  - Bakari Amuri Salvius
AU  - Jean Claude Nkwanga
AU  - Muyumba Singoy Sarah
AU  - Mwamba Maseho Faustin
AU  - Biayi Benaja Martin
AU  - Sangwa Kamulete Gregoire
AU  - Mbayo Kalubandika Glaubert
AU  - Muhona Melman
AU  - Lumbu Simbi Jean Baptiste
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS One
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Valentin, B. C., Philippe, O. N., Mutombo, C. S., Henry, M. M., Evodie, N. W. I., Salvius, B. A., Nkwanga, J. C., Sarah, M. S., Faustin, M. M., Martin, B. B., Gregoire, S. K., Glaubert, M. K., Melman, M., & Baptiste, L. S. J. (2026). Ethnomedicinal knowledge of plants used in alternative medicine as uterotonics in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0355373

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