First large-scale ethnobotanical survey in the province of Uíge, northern Angola

• Main Authors: Thea Lautenschläger (Author), Mawunu Monizi (Author), Macuntima Pedro (Author), José Lau Mandombe (Author), Makaya Futuro Bránquima (Author), Christin Heinze (Author), Christoph Neinhuis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Angola suffered a long-lasting military conflict. Therefore, traditional knowledge of plant usage is still an important part of cultural heritage, especially concerning the still very poor health care system in the country. Our study documents for the first time traditional knowl...