Medicinal plants used for child welfare in the Transkei region of the Eastern Cape (South Africa)

Journal of Applied Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 92-98

  Tyiso, S ^a,b   Bhat, R B ^a,b  

^a University of Transkei

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031690264     PISSN: 09495460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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