Loranthaceae are epiphytic hemiparasitic plants that cause considerable damage to cultivated and spontaneous woody plants around the world. These plants are also used locally to treat many health problems. The aim of this work is to identify the various potentials of Phragmanthera capitata exploited by tradi-practitioners of traditional medicine. An ethnobotanical survey based on direct and semi-structured interviews was conducted among 121 tradi-practitioners in the city of Douala. About 52.9% of the surveyed tradi-practitioners knew only P. capitata as a hemiparasitic plant while 47.1% knew about other Loranthaceae species. In the latter group, 56.2% differentiated them only through flowers. 26 plant species have been recognized as host plants to P. capitata, 73.1% of which are woody species. The most cited species were Persea americana, Dacryodes edulis and Psidium guajava. 64.5% of the tradi-practitioners surveyed used P. capitata only for medicinal purposes (UV = 0.64) and the rest added ritual practices (UV = 0.71). The inventory identified 38 health problems treated by this species among which, hypertension, diabetes, nerve pain, cancer, heart disorders and mystical diseases are the most concerned. The leaves (93.3%) and stems (56.7%) are mostly used. This study showed the importance of P. capitata in the traditional pharmacopoeia of Cameroon despite its pernicious nature. Phytochemical and pharmacological investigations are envisaged to highlight certain medicinal properties of P. capitata.