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A comprehensive inventory of over 1,000 medicinal plants used by the Zulu people of southern Africa, based on a survey of the literature dating from the late 19th century to the present and augmented by data from Anthony Cunningham's investigation of the medicinal plant trade in KwaZulu-Natal; material gathered in interviews with Zulu and Xhosa healers; and a recent preliminary herbal history survey of hospital patients. The work includes updated botanical names, synonyms, common English and Afrikaans names, an extensive list of Zulu names, data on the medicinal use of the plants by the Zulu and other ethnic groups, known physiological effects, chemical compounds, and biological properties. Plants are arranged in phylogenetic order. Not illustrated. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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University of Natal Press, 2002
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ISBN 13: 9780869808931
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