Characterization of traditional healers in the mountain forest region of Kahuzi-Biega, South-Kivu, DR Congo

Characterization of traditional healers in the mountain forest region of Kahuzi-Biega, South-Kivu, DR Congo

Description of the subject. Several ethnobotanical studies have demonstrated links between traditional medicine practices and the ethnicity and geographical location of healers, while many others have concluded the opposite. This study deals with the typology of traditional healers in the mountain r...

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Main Authors: Shalukoma, C., Duez, P., Bigirimana, J., Bogaert, J., Stévigny, C., Pongombo, C., Visser, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2016-01-01
Series:Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement
Subjects:
Ethnobotany
forest resources
drug plants
indigenous knowledge
typology
human pathology
Democratic Republic of Congo
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11006/221

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