Inventory of the best-selling medicinal plants on the Lubumbashi markets (DR Congo) and authentication of samples from the 3 most popular species.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Knowledge of the high-sale medicinal plants and their authentication are essential parameters to ensure the safety of people using herbal medicine and to plan the safeguarding of medicinal species threatened with extinction.

Aims: The present study, carried out in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, aimed to geolocate medicinal plant sales points, list the best-selling species, and authenticate samples of the most popular species on the market.

Methods: A survey was conducted among the medicinal plant sellers in Lubumbashi's markets and other public spaces, to identify the best-selling species.