From life force to slimming aid: Exploring views on the commodification of traditional medicinal knowledge

Applied Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 224-235

  Vermeylen, Saskia ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefit sharing; Commodification; Indigenous knowledge; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HOODIA; HOODIA GORDONII;

EID: 44649138578     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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