Traditional medicinal animal use by Xhosa and Sotho communities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
Abstract Background The use of animals and animal-derived materials in traditional medicine constitutes an important part of the belief systems of indigenous African cultures. It is believed to be rapidly expanding in South Africa, where traditional healers are estimated to outnumber western doctors...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-019-0311-6 |