An ethnobotanical survey of indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants used by the traditional healers of the Lwamondo area, Limpopo province, South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-75

  Mahwasane, S T ^a   Middleton, L ^a   Boaduo, N ^a  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ailments; Lwamondo; Medicinal plants; Traditional healers; Treatments

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; ETHNOBOTANY; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; LEGUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT EXTRACT; SURVEY;

LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84879547795     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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