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People's Plants: A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa People's Plants: A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa People's Plants: A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa People's Plants: A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa
People's Plants: A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa
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People's Plants: A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa

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People's Plants: A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa

People's Plants is a photographic guide to the useful plants of Southern Africa. Traditional and contemporary uses of more than 650 plants are described and illustrated in 20 chapters, each dealing with a specific category of plant use. More than 530 photographs.

Chapters include:

FOODS & DRINKS - (1) Cereals, (2) Seeds & nuts, (3) Fruits & berries, (4) Vegetables, (5) Roots, bulbs & tubers, and (6) Beverages.

HEALTH & BEAUTY - (7) General medicines, (8) Tonic plants, (9) Mind & mood plants, (10) Women's health, (11) Wounds, burns & skin conditions, (12) Dental care, (13) Perfumes & repellents, and (14) Soap plants and cosmetics.

SKILLS & CRAFTS - (15) Hunting & fishing, (16) Dyes and tans, (17) Utility timbers, (18) Fire-making and firewood, (19) Basketry, weaving & ropes, (20) Thatching, mats & brooms.

 

This fascinating book is a must for anyone interested in useful plants, new crop plants, medicinal plants, new product development, ecotourism, rural development, traditional crafts, African culture, ethnobotany and botany in general.

 

By: Ben-Erik van Wyk, Nigel Gericke

Publisher: Briza publications, 2007

Pages: 351

Dimensions: ± 24.5 cm x 7.5m

Hardcover. Excellent condition as new

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