De Meyer, Emiel http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6630-9778
Article History
Received: 29 September 2022
Accepted: 21 January 2023
First Online: 3 March 2023
Declarations
: The present research was performed in the framework of an interdisciplinary study on medicinal plant use by Congolese communities in Belgium and DR Congo which received formal approval from the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of Ghent University. Educated informed consent was obtained from all participants, and all data collection was done with clarity of objectives and respect for cultural norms. The study design followed ethical guidelines of AAA (CitationRef removed) and ISE Code of Ethics (CitationRef removed).