Leele medicinal plants in the ELL Mapangu area

This book explores the botanical and medicinal riches of the Leele an ethnic group located in the ELL Mapangu area in the Kasai province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Through a detailed floristic analysis the book presents the medicinal plants used by the Leele taking into account their diversity their autoecological characteristics and their therapeutic virtues. The author highlights the important traditional knowledge of the Leele people passed down from generation to generation which combines observation experience and the use of plants to treat various pathologies. At the same time the book integrates a scientific approach to medicinal flora offering taxonomic descriptions and botanical analyses of the plants listed. The book is not limited to a simple enumeration of species but also offers practical recipes and ways of using plants for the prevention and treatment of common illnesses in the region. These traditional recipes are accompanied by details of dosages preparations and methods of administration.