fyzygy Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 https://theconversation.com/medicinal-plants-help-keep-children-healthy-in-south-africa-61-species-were-recorded-219719 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Fleishman Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 (edited) ... Edited August 16 by Ishmael Fleishman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyzygy Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Ishmael Fleishman said: strong resistance amongst whites and black towards using native South African plants. A "mere" 61 species documented in this study of S. African childhood diseases, of an estimated 30000 plants known to traditional healers. The authors point out that the cost of western medicine is prohibitively high, which has led to a resurgence of interest in traditional plant medicines. The study itself does not associate the use of traditional plant medicine with better or worse health outcomes (such as child mortality rates) in rural areas. But I think one of the study's implications is that, maybe not all of these traditional remedies are effective. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0282113#pone-0282113-t003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Slocombe Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 On 13/02/2024 at 9:51 AM, Ishmael Fleishman said: The interesting subplot is that their is a strong resistance amongst whites and black towards using native South African plants. Same as here then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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