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1. An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa

Author:
Welcome, A.K.; Van Wyk, B.-E.
Source:
South African journal of botany 2019 v.122 pp. 136-179
ISSN:
0254-6299
Subject:
Apocynaceae; Asteraceae; Fabaceae; Poaceae; Rosaceae; Sclerocarya birrea; Searsia; Solanum nigrum; biodiversity; ethnobotany; evolution; flora; food plants; foraging; fruits; humans; leaves; reference works; snacks; storage organs; surveys; underground parts; vegetables; Southern Africa
Abstract:
... The food plants of southern Africa have not yet been been systematically recorded and the main patterns of plant use have therefore never been studied. The book by Fox and Norwood Young (1982) entitled “Food from the Veld” has been the most comprehensive to date and has become the standard reference work on the subject. However, this publication has become outdated and it is evident that many spec ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sajb.2018.11.003

2. A review of the ethnobotany of the Basotho of Lesotho and the Free State Province of South Africa (South Sotho)

Author:
Moteetee, A.; Moffett, R.O.; Seleteng-Kose, L.
Source:
South African journal of botany 2019 v.122 pp. 21-56
ISSN:
0254-6299
Subject:
Asteraceae; Fabaceae; Poaceae; beverages; clothing; cold; cosmetics; databases; diabetes; ethnobotany; fabrics; ferns and fern allies; fruits; fuels; handicrafts; humans; literature; medicine; neoplasms; staple foods; surveys; vegetables; Lesotho; South Africa
Abstract:
... 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 known traditional uses ranging from food, through clothing, crafts, and textiles, to medicine and magic and is based on an extensive literature survey of both published and unpublished data from books, journals, dis ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sajb.2017.12.012

3. Ethnobotanical survey and antibacterial screening of medicinal grasses in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Author:
Gebashe, F.; Moyo, M.; Aremu, A.O.; Finnie, J.F.; Van Staden, J.
Source:
South African journal of botany 2019 v.122 pp. 467-474
ISSN:
0254-6299
Subject:
Coix lacryma-jobi; Cymbopogon; Cynodon dactylon; Enterococcus faecalis; Escherichia coli; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; antibacterial properties; ethnobotany; eyes; grasses; hemorrhage; herbaria; hexane; indigenous knowledge; interviews; leaves; medicinal plants; methanol; methylene chloride; multiple drug resistance; questionnaires; screening; skin diseases; surveys; traditional medicine; type collections; urinary tract diseases; South Africa
Abstract:
... An ethnobotanical survey was undertaken from May 2015 to May 2016 to identify grasses used in traditional medicine in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Indigenous knowledge was obtained from sixty traditional healers through questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. Thereafter, the different grass species were collected and identified at the herbarium at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzb ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sajb.2018.07.027

4. Ethnobotanical survey of invasive alien plant species used in the treatment of sexually transmitted infections in Waterberg District, South Africa

Author:
Maema, L.P.; Potgieter, M.J.; Samie, A.
Source:
South African journal of botany 2019 v.122 pp. 391-400
ISSN:
0254-6299
Subject:
Agave sisalana; Catharanthus roseus; Opuntia ficus-indica; Ricinus communis; Solanum; ethnobotany; introduced plants; invasive species; leaves; medicinal plants; questionnaires; roots; sexually transmitted diseases; surveys; testes; therapeutics; South Africa
Abstract:
... Invasive alien plant species are used individually or in combinations to treat sexually transmitted infections (STI's). However, ethnobotanical information of invasive alien species is scanty, especially on the treatment of STI's.Document ethnobotanical applications of invasive alien species in the treatment of STI's in the Waterberg District of Limpopo Province, South Africa.An ethnobotanical sur ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sajb.2019.01.012

5. Ethnobotanical survey of plants used by Bapedi traditional healers to treat tuberculosis and its opportunistic infections in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Author:
Semenya, S.S.; Maroyi, A.
Source:
South African journal of botany 2019 v.122 pp. 401-421
ISSN:
0254-6299
Subject:
Asteraceae; Capparis tomentosa; Cassipourea; Catha edulis; Citrullus lanatus; Combretum hereroense; Cryptocarya; Datura stramonium; Diospyros; Enicostema; Fabaceae; Gnidia; Gossypium herbaceum; Solanum catombelense; Warburgia salutaris; Zingiber officinale; Ziziphus; boiling; ethnobotany; leaves; medicinal plants; questionnaires; recipes; roots; secondary infection; surveys; traditional medicine; tuberculosis; South Africa
Abstract:
... The present study explored the utilisation of medicinal plants by Bapedi traditional healers (THs) to treat and manage tuberculosis (TB) and its opportunistic infections in the three districts of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Data were gathered using a semi-structured questionnaire as a guide for conversation with 202 THs after obtaining informed consent. One hundred and eighty-four (n = 184) pl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sajb.2018.10.010

6. Medicinal plants used for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections in the Maseru District, Lesotho: Antimicrobial validation, phytochemical and cytotoxicity studies

Author:
Seleteng-Kose, L.; Moteetee, A.; Van Vuuren, S.
Source:
South African journal of botany 2019 v.122 pp. 457-466
ISSN:
0254-6299
Subject:
Agave americana; Artemia; Candida albicans; Gardnerella vaginalis; Helichrysum; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; antimicrobial properties; chemical constituents of plants; cytotoxicity; death; ethnobotany; leaves; medicinal plants; minimum inhibitory concentration; pathogens; roots; sexually transmitted diseases; surveys; Lesotho
Abstract:
... Although medicinal plants are used extensively in Lesotho to treat sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the antimicrobial efficacy of the majority of these plants has hitherto not been evaluated against pathogens implicated in STIs. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity, provide basic phytochemical composition of species not previously screened and exami ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sajb.2019.01.035

7. Traditional uses of the remarkable root bark hairs of Lannea schweinfurthii var. stuhlmannii (Anacardiaceae) by the Vhavenḓa, South Africa

Author:
Magwede, K.; Ramovha, L.I.; Mabogo, Ḓ.E.N.; van Wyk, A.E.; van Wyk, B.-E.
Source:
South African journal of botany 2019 v.122 pp. 529-534
ISSN:
0254-6299
Subject:
Asclepias; Galium; Lannea; bark; bioactive properties; chemical constituents of plants; ethnobotany; hairs; humans; periderm; roots; surveys; traditional medicine; trees; South Africa; Sudan
Abstract:
... Lannea schweinfurthii var. stuhlmannii, an African tree ranging from Sudan southwards to South Africa, has its thicker roots covered by an unusual furry layer of hair-like structures originating from the periderm. Wool-like hairs harvested from this layer, known in the vernacular Tshivenḓa as vhulivhadza, is a widely used and traded natural product in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Here we provid ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sajb.2019.02.013

8. Useful plants of Namaqualand, South Africa: A checklist and analysis

Author:
Nortje, J.M.; van Wyk, B.-E.
Source:
South African journal of botany 2019 v.122 pp. 120-135
ISSN:
0254-6299
Subject:
Aizoaceae; Amaryllidaceae; Apiaceae; Apocynaceae; Asparagaceae; Asteraceae; Fabaceae; Geraniaceae; Iridaceae; Lamiaceae; Poaceae; Xanthorrhoeaceae; cultural heritage; economic plants; ecosystems; edible species; ethnobotany; handicrafts; humans; interviews; inventories; regression analysis; surveys; traditional medicine; South Africa
Abstract:
... A comprehensive checklist of 2902 vascular plant species for Namaqualand (Western and Northern Cape Provinces of South Africa) is presented, in which the local traditional and contemporary human uses of 384 taxa are indicated. Information was obtained through a literature study and extensive field survey work, including rigorous and detailed interviews and field walks. Of the total of 383 useful p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sajb.2019.03.039

9. Zulu medicinal ethnobotany: new records from the Amandawe area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Author:
Mhlongo, L.S.; Van Wyk, B.-E.
Source:
South African journal of botany 2019 v.122 pp. 266-290
ISSN:
0254-6299
Subject:
Cannabis sativa; Fabaceae; Leucas; Microglossa; Pittosporum viridiflorum; Spilanthes; anthelmintics; common names; endocrine system; ethnobotany; medicinal plants; surveys; South Africa
Abstract:
... An ethnobotanical survey at Amandawe in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa with 37 participants has revealed 110 new medicinal species records (ca. 31% of the total of 359 species), 560 newly recorded Zulu vernacular names and name variations (66% of the total of 859 names), 60 newly recorded praise names (88% of the total of 69) and 1106 new use-records (78% of the total of 1423 medicinal ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sajb.2019.02.012