Southern Africa is an important focal point of botanical and cultural diversity but only a few
plant species have hitherto become fully commercialised as medicinal products. In recent …

AIMS OF THE STUDY: Commercially important indigenous medicinal plants of southern
Africa are reviewed in the context of fundamental knowledge about their ethnobotany …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Ethnobotanical knowledge in Lesotho is passed on orally
from one generation to another. As a result it has not been well documented. Existing …

Sutherlandia frutescens (tribe Galegeae, Fabaceae), a popular plant in traditional medicine,
is indigenous to South Africa, Lesotho, southern Namibia and southeastern Botswana. It is …

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 …

This review is a comprehensive compilation of the ethnobotany of the Basotho (residing both
in Lesotho and the Free State Province of South Africa) in its entirety. It includes all the …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Reproductive healthcare has been highlighted as a major
challenge in Lesotho mainly due to the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS and sexually …

Tribe Crotalarieae is a large and diverse group of papilionoid legumes that largely occur in
Africa. A systematic study of generic relationships within the tribe was undertaken using …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Bitterness values have been determined for
southern African plant species that are traditionally used as tonics (imbizas or'musa-pelo) to …

In southern Africa, several plants are used ethnobotanically as soap substitutes, however,
this information resides in different literature sources. The foaming and cleansing properties …