* Corresponding author Assumani Zabo IDRISSA National Pedagogical University, Kinshasa, DR Congo. Copyright © 2022 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Liscense 4.0. Ethnobotanical survey of plants used against erectile dysfunction in the commune of Ngaba in Kinshasa / DR Congo Annie Mbanga MOLA 1 , Assumani Zabo IDRISSA 1, 2, * , Raphaël Kalima MWANGE 1 , Florent Biduaya MUKEBA 1 , Marie Fundiko CAKUPEWA 3 , Jean De Dieu MANGAMBU 4 and Innocent Karhagomba BALAGIZI 5 1 National Pedagogical University, Kinshasa, DR, Congo. 2 Center for Interdisciplinary Research at UPN, Research Unit in Pedagogy and Santé Public, Congo. 3 Université du Cinquantenaire de Lwiro Sud-Kivu, DR Congo. 4 Official University of Bukavu Sud-Kivu, DR Congo. 5 Institut Supérieur Pedagogique de Bukavu Sud-Kivu, DR Congo. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(03), 193–200 Publication history: Received on 21 January 2022; revised on 09 march 2022; accepted on 11 March 2022 Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.3.0193 Abstract Erectile dysfunction is the persistent inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erection of the penis sufficient for satisfactory intercourse. Its socio-cultural involvement is important, since one of the purposes of marriage is procreation. In the past, the woman was indexed as the cause of the couple's infertility or lack of procreation. Nowadays, this disorder is quite common among men. The objective of this work is to contribute to the study of medicinal plants used by traditional herbalists for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in the Municipality of Ngaba in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Surveys conducted with herbalists have identified 22 plant species belonging to 19 families. The most used organs are the root and the stem. The seeds are the least used. Chewing is the predominant mode of preparation. It is followed by the decoction and the grounded material. Maceration is the least prescribed. These results have made it possible to inventory the medicinal plants involved in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Keywords: Erectile dysfunction; Traditional herbalists; Medicinal plants; Kinshasa; RD Congo 1. Introduction Conjugal infertility affects 10% of couples worldwide, i.e., 60 to 80 million men and women. One in ten couples is faced with primary or secondary infertility [1, 2]. In sub-Saharan Africa, infertility affects 25 to 40% of the population [3]. It is a condition with significant socio-cultural implications since in Africa, one of the objectives of marriage is procreation [4]. The concept of male infertility refers to all pathologies and disorders affecting the male reproductive system and thus responsible for the involuntary infertility of the couple [5].