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A small tree, Steganotaenia araliacae is used as a medicine in local traditional settings in Zambia to initiate and augment parturition although very little is known and documented about its physiological and pharmacological effects. S. araliacae extract (SAEᶜ) has been observed to cause...

Background: The bark root of Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst (Umbelliferae) nicknamed “herbal pitocin” is used in the traditional circles in Zambia to induce and/or enhance labour. This work was aimed at investigating the contractile stimulatory effects of the aqueous extracts of Steganotaenia...