_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: jpngbolua@unikin.ac.cd; European Journal of Medicinal Plants 14(1): 1-11, 2016, Article no.EJMP.25124 ISSN: 2231-0894, NLM ID: 101583475 SCIENCEDOMAIN international www.sciencedomain.org Bioactivity and Nutritional Values of Some Dioscorea Species Traditionally Used as Medicinal Foods in Bandundu, DR Congo F. C. Bukatuka 1 , K. N. Ngombe 2 , K. P. Mutwale 2 , B. M. Moni 1 , K. G. Makengo 1 , L. A. Pambu 1 , N. G. Bongo 1 , M. P. Mbombo 2 , M. D. Musuyu 2 , U. Maloueki 1 , Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua 1* and F. T. Mbemba 1 1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kinshasa, P.O.Box 190 Kinshasa XI, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2 Centre d’Etudes des Substances Naturelles d’Origine Végétale (CESNOV), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kinshasa, P.O.Box 212 Kinshasa XI, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. Authors FCB, KPM, MDM and UM designed the study, performed the statistical analysis and wrote the protocol. Authors KNN, KTNN and FTM wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Authors BMM, KGM, LAP, NGB and MPM managed the analyses of the study and the literature searches. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/EJMP/2016/25124 Editor(s): (1) Marcello Iriti, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Milan State University, Italy. Reviewers: (1) Marcos Siqueira, Universidade do Sagrado Coração, Brazil. (2) A. F. Ogori, Federal University, Nigeria. (3) T. Pullaiah, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, India. (4) Sema Kalkan Uçar, Ege University Medical Faculty, Turkey. Complete Peer review History: http://sciencedomain.org/review-history/14105 Received 19 th February 2016 Accepted 11 th March 2016 Published 9 th April 2016 ABSTRACT Aims: To valorize traditional foods of the Democratic Republic of Congo in general and the province of Bandundu in particular by evaluating the antioxidant activity of five species of Dioscorea, the determination of their chemical composition as well the determination of their glycemic index. Study Design: Survey; plant collection and identification, phytochemical and biological evaluation: Original Research Article