The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Traditional healing in Lesotho is reviewed, focusing on four aspects: 1, cultural practices; 2, traditional health care practitioners; 3, dosage forms; 4, the materia medica. Cultural practices are strongly associated with the belief that intangible forces are responsible for human happiness and mis...
Main Authors: | A. Moteetee, B. E. van Wyk |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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South African National Biodiversity Institut
2011-12-01
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Series: | Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation |
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Online Access: | https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/52 |
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