Constituents of muthi plants of Southern Africa: magical and molluscicidal properties
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1996-02-25Author
Drewes, S.E.
Horn, M.
Sehlapelo, B.M.
Kayonga, L.
Appleton, C.C.
Clark, T.
Brackenbury, T.
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Abstract
Southern 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