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The African Ethnobotany Network
Bulletin No.1, November, 1997

  • Review of ethnobotanical literature from eastern and southern Africa
    (A.B. Cunningham)

1. Introduction
2. Cross-reference records of vernacular-botanical names
3. Edible wild plants

3.1 Nutritional values
3.2 Variation in gathering patterns
3.3 Quantitative studies of edible plant use

4. Plants for medicine

4.1 Eastern African medicinal plants
4.2 Southern African medicinal plants
4.3 Medicinal plants in trade
4.4 Future directions: medicinal plants and health care

5. Fuelwood and charcoal
6. Plants for fencing and housing
7. Plants in domestic use
8. Commercial trade in woodcarvings
9. Institutional roles and “People management” vs. “Resource management”
10. Back to the future: the neglected harvest
11. The hidden economy
12. Future directions for an African ethnobotany network?
13. Bibliography

 
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