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...

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Main Authors: A. Moteetee, B. E. van Wyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African National Biodiversity Institut 2011-12-01
Series:Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation
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Online Access:https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/52