Plants, food and treatments used by BaKongo tribes in Uíge (northern Angola) to affect the quality and quantity of human breast milk

Plants, food and treatments used by BaKongo tribes in Uíge (northern Angola) to affect the quality and quantity of human breast milk

Abstract Background Angola has one of the highest annual under-five mortality rates in in the world and malnutrition poses a severe problem in the country. This study is the first to focus on the traditional knowledge of plants, foods, and treatments used by the local population in the province of U...

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Main Authors: Gesine Jendras, Mawunu Monizi, Christoph Neinhuis, Thea Lautenschläger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
Subjects:
Breastfeeding
Galactagogue
Infant mortality
Traditional knowledge
BaKongo people
Angola
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13006-020-00329-1

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