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Table 3 The most frequently named plants, foods, and treatments which should not be eaten or applied during lactation period

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

Species

Common English name

Part

NC

RFC

Fish

Fish

 

38

0.161

Mangifera indica L.

Mango

F

17

0.072

Salacia erecta (G.Don) Walp.

L

12

0.051

Elaeis guineensis Jacq.

Oil palm

F, O

10

0.042

Goat

Goat

 

10

0.042

Cucurbita spec.

Pumpkin

L, F

9

0.038

  1. Listed in order of the number of citations (NC) and the Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC); Part: fruit (F), leaves (L), oil (O)