Despite the increasing acceptance of traditional medicines in peri-urban areas in South Africa, this rich indigenous knowledge is not adequately documented. Therefore, an ethnobotanical study was undertaken to document medicinal plants grown and maintained in per-urban domestic gardens in the Capricorn District, Limpopo Province. Semi-structured interviews, observation and guided walks with 62 participants were employed to obtain ethnobotanical data on medicinal plants grown and maintained in peri-urban domestic gardens. Data collected included the names of plant species growing and maintained in domestic gardens as medicines, plant parts used, methods of herbal preparation and administration.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/medicinal-plants-and-traditional-practices-peri-urban-domestic-gardens-limpopo
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/alfred-maroyi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/gabolwelwe-k-e-mosina
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-journal-traditional-knowledge
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medicinal-plants
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/home-gardens
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-africa
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-agriculture
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-conservation
