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- Anaemia is the most frequently addressed condition treated with food plants in the Quitexe municipality (11.97% of citations), followed by cough and fatigue (7.04% each), diarrhoea (7.04%), diabetes and constipation (5.63% each), fever (4.23%), haemorrhoids (3.52%), yellow fever and bronchitis (2.82% each), and malaria, nausea during early pregnancy, flu, erectile dysfunction, and dysentery (2.11% each).
- In the study of 57 medicinal food plants in Quitexe, the Medicinal Capability Index (MCI) values for treating specific ailments were: anaemia (0.239), cough (0.183), diarrhoea (0.155), fatigue (0.141), constipation (0.113), diabetes (0.113), and fever (0.085).
- The prevalence of anaemia treatment in Quitexe aligns with broader ethnobotanical trends in sub-Saharan Africa, where anaemia, respiratory infections, gastrointestinal disorders, and metabolic conditions are commonly managed through traditional medicine.
- Anemia was the most frequently cited health condition treated with edible plants in the study conducted in Quitexe, Angola, accounting for 11.97% of reported ailments.
- The high number of plant species used to treat anaemia in Quitexe may be associated with widespread nutritional deficiencies, particularly iron-deficiency anaemia among women and children, as noted by the World Health Organization.
- In the municipality of Quitexe, anaemia is the most frequently treated condition, managed with 17 different plant species.
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measurementAnaemia is the most frequently addressed condition treated with food plants in the Quitexe municipality (11.97% of citations), followed by cough and fatigue (7.04% each), diarrhoea (7.04%), diabetes and constipation (5.63% each), fever (4.23%), haemorrhoids (3.52%), yellow fever and bronchitis (2.82% each), and malaria, nausea during early pregnancy, flu, erectile dysfunction, and dysentery (2.11% each).
measurementIn the study of 57 medicinal food plants in Quitexe, the Medicinal Capability Index (MCI) values for treating specific ailments were: anaemia (0.239), cough (0.183), diarrhoea (0.155), fatigue (0.141), constipation (0.113), diabetes (0.113), and fever (0.085).
claimThe prevalence of anaemia treatment in Quitexe aligns with broader ethnobotanical trends in sub-Saharan Africa, where anaemia, respiratory infections, gastrointestinal disorders, and metabolic conditions are commonly managed through traditional medicine.
measurementAnemia was the most frequently cited health condition treated with edible plants in the study conducted in Quitexe, Angola, accounting for 11.97% of reported ailments.
claimThe high number of plant species used to treat anaemia in Quitexe may be associated with widespread nutritional deficiencies, particularly iron-deficiency anaemia among women and children, as noted by the World Health Organization.
measurementIn the municipality of Quitexe, anaemia is the most frequently treated condition, managed with 17 different plant species.