Fitoterapia. 2001 May; 72(4): 351-68.

Contribution to the inventory of medicinal plants from the Bushi area, South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Chifundera K.

Medicinal Plants Conservation Group, Department of Forestry, Institut SupÃ©rieur d'Ecologie pour la Conservation de la Nature, ISEC, Lwiro, P.O. Box 293, Cyangugu, Rwanda. [email protected]

The traditional phytotherapy of the lay population from the Bushi area has been surveyed from 1980 to 1990. A new record of 170 medicinal plants species representing 139 genera and 68 families has been made. Details regarding the preparation and administration of plant drugs are given.