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Though Congo is extremely rich in natural resources, it has suffered from political instability and turmoil for around 60 years VADODARA: Roots of rubia cordifolia popularly known as ‘manjishta’ are used as blood purifier, for treatment of tinnitus or vertigo in India. But in Central Africa, its leaves are used to treat erectile dysfunction, hepatic problems or hypotension. Similarly, the world is not aware about the uses of African plant spermacoce princeae. But it is used to treat conjunctivitis, skin infections and body ache in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A city-based lab run by a former dean of M S University has started helping DRC exploit, documents and showcase its medicinal treasures to the world. Home to world’s second largest contiguous rainforest after the Amazon, DRC is well reputed for its richness in flora but its natural resources are very poorly documented and exploited.

Department of botanyWorld wildlife fundUniversity of bukavu universitMs universityCentral africaDemocratic republicState universityOfficielle de bukavuதுறை ஆஃப் தாவரவியல்உலகம் வனவிலங்கு நிதிசெல்வி பல்கலைக்கழகம்ஜனநாயக குடியரசுநிலை பல்கலைக்கழகம்