Ethnobotanical inventory of medicinal plants used in traditional veterinary medicine in Northern Cote d'Ivoire West Africa. Abstract This paper reports an ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological survey describing medicinal plants used for veterinary purposes by rural communities of Northern Cote d'Ivoire. For a large … Expand. View 1 excerpt, cites results. African Medicinal Spices of Genus Piper. Advances in selected medicinal and aromatic plants indigenous to Africa. Highly Influenced. View 4 excerpts, cites background.
Evaluation of anthelmintic, antiamoebic and antibacterial activity in traditional South African medicinal plants. Traditional medicine in southern Africa draws upon a vast selection of plants to treat gastrointestinal disorders such as diarrhoea and intestinal parasites. The evaluation of these plants for … Expand. The botanical and cultural diversity of the African continent provides numerous opportunities for the development of innovative new crops and new products.
However, many of African medicinal and … Expand. Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of the Ipassa- Makokou Biosphere Reserve, Gabon: Plants used for treating malaria. Medicinal plants of Aguambu - Bamumbu in the Lebialem highlands, southwest province of Cameroon.
Ethnobotanical investigations were conducted in Aguambu — Bamumbu Village in Wabane Subdivision Lebialem Division , Southwest Province of Cameroon to identify the different medicinal plants used in … Expand. The second part of the book provides an introduction to African traditional medicine, outlining African cosmology and beliefs as they relate to healing and the use of herbs, health foods, and medicinal plants.
This book presents scientific documentation of the correlation between the observed folk use and demonstrable biological activity, as well as the characterized constituents of the plants. Iwu M. National Research Council, Washington D. I was on Instagram a month or so ago, and another Black herbalist posted about maypop, which up until that point I only knew as passionflower Passiflora incarnata.
They then went on to educate their followers on the importance of calling an herb by its original name. Yes, we can use the Latin or botanical name, but there is a power in using the words that generations before us have used. You will not find our common Western names anywhere in his book. As a giant nerd myself, I appreciate the scientific approach to this beautiful herbalism book.
In most of my research including plant monographs , I have heard that we as herbalists are only supposed to use the root, but Iwu informs us that the entire plant has been used for centuries. He then goes into great detail on how different West African tribes have used all parts of the plants for everything from fever and chills to warding off witchcraft.
Learning this information has opened up my options of how to work with ashwagandha so that no part of the plant is wasted. As I have spent more and more time with the Handbook of African Medicinal Plants, I have come to realize that there is a lot of missing information in Western herbalism about how to work with some of our most powerful plants.
The information provided in this book is high quality, scientific, and well researched. Michele E. I will say that I am obsessed with this book and am grateful and humbled every time my eyes bless these pages. Lee spends a good portion of her book sharing the stories of Black people and their traditional healing practices. Lee then transcribes these stories for us and is able to preserve this precious herbal knowledge so that we as readers can absorb the oral traditions of Black people in America.
When I first put my hands on her book, I had no idea that it was full of the stories of our ancestors. Being able to read these words, and run my hands over these pages, created such a sacred moment for me. When I was called to herbalism, I had no idea where it was coming from. I felt as if I was on a porch in North Carolina snapping beans in the hot sun while my grandmother shared her herbal wisdom with me.
In part 2, Lee is able to break down how Black people have been using herbalism in their own lives. What I love about the beginning of this second section is that Lee includes herbal recipes that mimic recipes we are still using today. Herbal preparations such as fire cider and elderberry tea were used generations ago and are still relevant enough today for our daily use. As you move deeper into the book, you will be able to dig into the materia medica of the herbs that Black people commonly used to heal themselves and their communities.
Working the Roots is a powerful herbal book for both Black and non-Black herbalists. After you get your hands on this book, try to slow down and take your time with it. Read these stories without distraction. Soak in the knowledge of the Elders.
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