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claimIn the ethnobotanical study conducted in Quitexe, Angola, male informants were more linked to root use, invasive administration (rectal), and specialized practices such as “tie to limb” or “tie to leg or arm” and “steam bath”.
measurementIn the ethnobotanical study conducted in Quitexe, Angola, 7.3% of informants acquired knowledge of food plants and their medicinal uses from elder members of the wider community, while 3.2% learned from friends or acquaintances.
claimIn the ethnobotanical study conducted in Quitexe, Angola, female informants were primarily associated with the use of aerial plant parts (leaves, inflorescences), boiled preparations (decoction and infusion), and oral or dermal administration routes.
measurementIn the ethnobotanical study conducted in Quitexe, Angola, 89.5% of informants reported that their knowledge of food plants and their medicinal uses was transmitted through family members (parents, grandparents, uncles, and aunts).
claimIn the ethnobotanical study conducted in Quitexe, Angola, knowledge transmission pathways for medicinal plants differed by gender: informal observation and oral learning were associated with female informants, while community elder–based transmission was aligned with male informants.