Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of Rungia congoensis, a traditional vegetable consumed by Yombe people from Kongo Central area (DR. Congo)

Paulin Mutwale KapepulaFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Centre d’Etudes des Substances Naturelles d’Origine Végétale (CESNOV), University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo;Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Medicines (CIRM), University of Liège, Liège, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]

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Pacha Baku NgumbiFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Service of Bromatology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Michel Kasongo KawayidikoFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Service of Bromatology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Arthur Duki MpanzuFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Service of Bromatology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Thierry FranckCentre for Oxygen Research and Development (C.O.R.D.), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Ange Mouithys-MickaladCentre for Oxygen Research and Development (C.O.R.D.), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Michel FrédérichLaboratory of Pharmacognosy, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Medicines (CIRM), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Nadege Ngombe KabambaFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Centre d’Etudes des Substances Naturelles d’Origine Végétale (CESNOV), University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Christophe Masiala TsoboFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Service of Bromatology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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