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Uíge province
Also known as: Uíge
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Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in ... link.springer.com Nov 26, 2025 15 facts
claimA previous ethnobotanical survey of herbal teas consumed in the Uíge province of Angola observed a predominance of native plant species.
referenceMawunu M, Bongo K, Eduardo A, Za Vua MM, Ndiku L, Pius TM, and Ngbolua KN documented non-timber forest products, specifically wild edible plants, in the Ambuila municipality of Uíge, Angola, in a 2016 study.
claimThe study conducted in the municipality of Quitexe, Uíge province, Angola, represents the first systematic documentation of ethnomedicinal and ethnonutritional knowledge in that specific region.
referenceMawunu M, António D, Vita P, Ngbolua KN, Luyeye L, Ndiku L, Luzolawo MP, and Francisco NM conducted an ethnobotanical survey of herbal teas consumed in Uíge Province, Angola, published in 2023.
referenceMawunu et al. (2020) conducted the first survey on edible non-wood forest products sold in the Uíge Province of Northern Angola.
measurementThe municipality of Quitexe, located in the southern part of the Uíge province in northern Angola, covers an area of 3872 square kilometers.
referenceLautenschläger et al. (2018) performed a large-scale ethnobotanical survey in the province of Uíge, northern Angola, published in the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine.
claimPrior studies in Uíge province have reported similar patterns of plant commercialization to those observed in the current study.
referenceMawunu M. et al. studied medicinal plants traditionally used by the rural Kimalalu people in the municipality of Songo, Uíge province, Northern Angola, published in Natural Resources and Human Health in 2024.
referenceMawunu M et al. published a 2021 study titled 'Socio-economic contributions of the retail sale of Mfumbwa (Gnetum Africanum Welw.) among traders in the Uíge city, Angola' which analyzes the economic role of this specific plant species.
referenceMawunu et al. (2023) analyzed the floristic diversity and socio-economic value of fruits and leafy vegetables sold in the municipality of Uíge, Angola, published in the Revue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires.
referenceThe Quitexe municipal administration published a service report for the municipality of Dange-Quitexe, Uíge Province, Angola, in 2017.
claimIn Uíge Province, northern Angola, fruits were identified as the predominant edible plant part consumed across various municipalities, according to a study cited as [44].
referenceJendras et al. (2020) studied plants, food, and treatments used by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, northern Angola, to affect the quality and quantity of human breast milk, published in the International Breastfeeding Journal.
referenceMonizi M et al. authored a 2019 study titled 'Ethnobotanical and socio-economics of Dracaena Camerooniana Baker in Uíge Province, Northern Angola' focusing on the ethnobotanical and economic aspects of this plant.