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

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 knowledge of plant use of local Bakongo communities in the northern province of Uige on a large scale with a focus on medicinal plants and puts data in context to different parameters of age, gender and distance to the provincial capital.