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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Traditional medicine--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal."”.
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The screening of medicinal plants traditionally used to treat diarrhoea, in Ongoye area, KwaZulu Natal.
… the treatment of diarrhoea around Ongoye forest, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The study revealed that 35 plant species in this area are used to treat diarrhoea. Acetone, methanol, cold and hot distilled water extracts from the different plant parts (bark, leaves, stems and the whole plant) were …
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Antimicrobial activity testing of traditionally used plants for treating wounds and sores at Ongoye area KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
… by local people living around the Ongoye forest, KwaZulu-Natal. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in eighty homesteads in this area. The ethnobotanical data revealed that 33 plant species were used in treating sores and wounds, but only 15 plant species were collected from the wild and …
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Traditional healing at Umlazi Township as part of informal business
The aim of this study was to investigate how traditional healers operate at Umlazi township with special reference to their socio-economic status, systems of working and their problems and future plans. The study showed that there were more male healers than female healers at Umlazi. The ages of …