Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: Their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Semenya, Sebua S ^a   Potgieter, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bapedi; Limpopo Province; Plant use; Profile; Traditional healers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AGED; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOCIAL THEORY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84892423845     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-10-4     Document Type: Article

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