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Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in ... link.springer.com Nov 26, 2025 12 facts
referenceEffoe et al. (2020) conducted an ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in the maritime region of Togo, published in the International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences.
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 Quitexe municipality, preparation methods for food plants include chewing (12.37%), grinding (8.25%), cooking (4.12%), and sucking (1.03%), with other methods collectively accounting for 14%.
claimFresh consumption is the most commonly reported method of intake for food plants in the study area, according to research cited as [9].
claimThe study titled 'Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in the municipality of Quitexe, Angola' received ethical clearance from the Ethics Committee of the National Scientific Council, Ministry of Higher Education, University, Scientific Research and Innovation of the Democratic Republic of Congo under reference number 005/PMT/CSN/RDC/023.
measurementIn the study area, the methods of consuming food plants are: boiled (50%), raw or fresh (26.96%), roasting (5.22%), juicing (4.35%), infusion (3.48%), grinding (2.61%), frying (1.74%), salad preparation (1.74%), toasting (1.74%), and processing (0.87%).
procedureThe researchers obtained informed consent orally from each informant in their native language prior to the commencement of data collection for the study on food plants in Quitexe, Angola.
claimCough and anaemia were reported as the principal illnesses treated with food plants in the village of Songo, northern Angola.
claimThe article 'Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in the municipality of Quitexe, Angola' is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
referenceUrso et al. (2016) conducted an ethnobotanical field investigation on wild medicinal and food plants used by communities in the mopane woodlands of Southern Angola, published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology.
referenceThe article 'Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in the municipality of Quitexe, Angola' is authored by M. Mawunu, N. Mampasi, M. de Carvalho, and others, and was published in the journal 'Discover Social Science and Health' in 2025.
claimThe use of food plants as medicines in the municipality of Quitexe carries risks, as certain species may contain toxic compounds or cause adverse interactions when used improperly or with other treatments.
Ethnobotanical and Food Composition Monographs of Selected ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 4 facts
referenceC. Pereira, L. Barros, A.M. Carvalho, and I.C. Ferreira used UFLC-PDA to analyze organic acids in thirty-five species of food and medicinal plants, published in Food Analytical Methods in 2013.
referenceParada M, Carrió E, and Vallès J published a study in 2011 titled 'Ethnobotany of food plants in the Alt Empordà region (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula)' in the Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality.
referenceVerde A, Rivera D, Heinrich M, Fajardo J, Inocencio C, Llorach R, and Obón C published a study in 2003 titled 'Plantas alimenticias recolectadas tradicionalmente en la provincia de Albacete y zonas próximas, su uso tradicional en la medicina popular y su potencial como nutracéuticos' in the journal Sabuco Rev Est Albacet, which examines traditionally collected food plants in Albacete, Spain, their traditional medicinal use, and their potential as nutraceuticals.
referenceRigat et al. (2009) studied the ethnobotany of food plants in the High River Ter Valley in the Pyrenees, Catalonia, covering both non-crop vascular plants and crop food plants with medicinal properties.
“The Old Foods Are the New Foods!”: Erosion and Revitalization of ... frontiersin.org 3 facts
referenceNancy J. Turner authored 'Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples' in 2010, which documents food plants used by coastal indigenous groups.
referenceNancy J. Turner authored 'Food Plants of Interior First Peoples' in 2006, which documents food plants used by interior indigenous groups.
referenceHebda et al. (1996) documented food and medicine plants used by the Ulkatcho people in the publication 'Ulkatcho Food and Medicine Plants.'
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Shabelle Zone, Eastern ... link.springer.com Feb 5, 2026 1 fact
referenceSilva AK, Ferreira FS, and de Freitas Lins Neto EM conducted a systematic review on food plants and associated food taboos, published in Discover Food in 2025.
Nutritional potential of underutilized edible plant species in coffee ... link.springer.com Apr 23, 2021 1 fact
claimThe rise of modern agriculture has caused a decline in the cultivation of indigenous vegetables, fruits, and other food plants.
An ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants in Taishan County ... frontiersin.org Jul 10, 2025 1 fact
referenceA 2016 study by Sujarwo and Caneva utilized quantitative indices to evaluate the cultural importance of food and nutraceutical plants on the island of Bali, Indonesia.
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in the mountainous ... link.springer.com Oct 4, 2024 1 fact
referenceBussmann RW, Paniagua Zambrana NY, Ur Rahman I, Kikvidze Z, Sikharulidze S, Kikodze D, et al. published 'Unity in diversity—food plants and fungi of Sakartvelo (Republic of Georgia), Caucasus' in J Ethnobiol Ethnomed in 2021.