Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Essential Oil Producing Tree Sclerocarya birrea in South-Central Zimbabwe

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 776-786

  Maroyi, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Medicinal use; rural communities; Sclerocarya birrea; south central Zimbabwe; traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

SCLEROCARYA BIRREA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84920023779     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2014.884948     Document Type: Article

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