Medicinal plants and traditional practices in peri-urban domestic gardens of the Limpopo province, South africa

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 665-672

  Maroyi, Alfred ^a   Mosina, Gabolwelwe K E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Limpopo Province; Peri urban domestic gardens; South Africa; Traditional medicines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908082754     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: 09751068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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