Constituents of muthi plants of Southern Africa: magical and molluscicidal properties
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posted on 2024-09-06, 05:47 authored by S.E. Drewes, M. Horn, B.M. Sehlapelo, L. Kayonga, C.C. Appleton, T. Clark, T. BrackenburySouthern Africa has a variety of muthi plants which are used for magical and other purposes. The focus in this contribution is on four such plants, namely, Brackenridgea zanguebarica, Cassipourea gerrardii, Hypoxis hemerocallidea (formerly rooperi) and Ocotea bullata. Finally there is a contribution on a muthi tree which has potential as a Third World molluscicide. Apodytes dimidiata
A symposium paper on Southern Africa's medicinal tree plant species.
A symposium paper on Southern Africa's medicinal tree plant species.
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Drews, S.E. et al., (1996) Constituents of muthi plants of Southern Africa: magical and molluscicidal properties. In: Hostettmann, K., Chinyanganya, F., Maillard, M. and Wolfender, J.-L. (eds.) Chemistry, biological and pharmacological properties of African medicinal plants: proceedings of the first International IOCD-Symposium, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, February 25-28 1996. Harare: UZ Publications, pp. 261-267.IDS Item Types
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