Bioprospecting the African Renaissance: The new value of <it>muthi </it>in South Africa
<p>Abstract</p> <p>This article gives an overview of anthropological research on bioprospecting in general and of available literature related to bioprospecting particularly in South Africa. It points out how new insights on value regimes concerning plant-based medicines may be gai...
Main Author: | Reihling Hanspeter CW |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine |
Online Access: | http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/4/1/9 |
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