Sutherlandia frutescens: The meeting of science and traditional knowledge

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dc.contributor.authorAboyade, Oluwaseyi
dc.contributor.authorStyger, Gustav
dc.contributor.authorGibson, Diana
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Gail
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-29T14:04:06Z
dc.date.available2018-01-29T14:04:06Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractSutherlandia frutescens (L.) R.Br. (syn. Lessertia frutescens (L.) Goldblatt and J.C. Manning) is an indigenous medicinal plant extensively used in South Africa to treat a variety of health conditions. It is a fairly widespread, drought-resistant plant that grows in the Western, Eastern, and Northern Cape provinces and some areas of KwaZulu-Natal, varying in its chemical and genetic makeup across these geographic areas.1 Sutherlandia is widely used as a traditional medicine. Extensive scientific studies are being carried out on the safety, quality, and the efficacy of this medicinal plant to validate the traditional claims, elucidate the bioactive constituents, and conduct clinical trials. This has resulted in a unique situation in South Africa’s history, where traditional knowledge and science intersect to provide insight into this popular plant. This photoessay attempts to illustrate the interlinkage of science with the indigenous knowledge of traditional healers, the local knowledge of people who care for the sick, product development, and innovation agenda of the country as it relates to this plant.en_US
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Science
dc.identifier.citationAboyade, O.M. et al. (2013). Sutherlandia frutescens: The meeting of science and traditional knowledge. The Journal of Alternative and Contemporary Medicine, 20(2): 71 – 76en_US
dc.identifier.issn1075-5535
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/acm.2012.0343
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3434
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherMary Ann Lieberten_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/acm.2012.0343
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectSutherlandia frutescensen_US
dc.subjectMedicineen_US
dc.subjectScienceen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous medicinal planten_US
dc.subjectTraditional healersen_US
dc.titleSutherlandia frutescens: The meeting of science and traditional knowledgeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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