Medicinal plants for mitigating pain and inflammatory-related conditions: an appraisal of ethnobotanical uses and patterns in South Africa

AO Aremu, SC Pendota - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In South Africa, traditional medicine remains the first point of call for a significant proportion
of the population seeking primary healthcare needs. This is particularly important for treating …

Revitalizing indigenous ways of maintaining food security in a changing climate: review of the evidence base from Africa

N Chanza, W Musakwa - … Journal of Climate Change Strategies and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Against a milieu of fragmented research that documents indigenous practices
related to food security, and the heterogeneous settings from which the studies have been …

Metabolomic and chemometric profiles of ten southern African indigenous fruits

NJ Nkosi, T Shoko, VE Manhivi, RM Slabbert… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Using UPLC-QTOF/MS, metabolites were identified in 10 indigenous fruits from
South Africa. Metabolomic-chemometric analysis showed chlorogenic acid scored highest …

The impacts of traditional ecological knowledge towards indigenous peoples: A systematic literature review

J Mohd Salim, SN Anuar, K Omar… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Indigenous peoples are groups with different cultural and social characteristics that share
inherited ties to their homeland and natural resources. They have their own understanding …

[HTML][HTML] South African wild fruits and vegetables under a changing climate: The implications on health and economy

SO Salami, OD Adegbaju, OA Idris, MO Jimoh… - South African Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Overdependence on exotic plant species constitutes a major setback for the consumption of
wild fruits and vegetables among South Africans. The country is not spared from the adverse …

The nexus between traditional foraging and its sustainability: A qualitative assessment among a few selected Eurasian case studies

MA Aziz, G Mattalia, N Sulaiman, AA Shah… - Environment …, 2022 - Springer
Plant foraging is an important human ecological phenomenon being studied by a number of
contemporary ethnobiologists as well as by a few social anthropologists among rural …

Determinants of household income and willingness to pay for indigenous plants in North West Province, South Africa: a two-stage heckman approach

AO Omotayo, PT Ndhlovu, SC Tshwene, KO Olagunju… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Using a cross-sectional dataset, this study examines the factors influencing the income and
willingness to pay for indigenous plants by rural households in the North West Province of …

Undervalued Spiny Monkey Orange (Strychnos spinosa Lam.): An Indigenous Fruit for Sustainable Food-Nutrition and Economic Prosperity

AO Omotayo, AO Aremu - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Strychnos spinosa Lam. is among the top nutrient-dense indigenous fruit species that are
predominant in Southern Africa. It is a highly ranked indigenous fruit based on the nutrition …

An Inventory of South African Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Sexually Transmitted and Related Opportunistic Infections: An Appraisal and Some …

NI Mongalo, MV Raletsena - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The current work is aimed at generating the first inventory of South African medicinal plants
used in the treatment of sexually transmitted and related opportunistic infections associated …

Health benefits and biological activities of spiny monkey orange (Strychnos spinosa Lam.): An African indigenous fruit tree

AO Aremu, M Moyo - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Spiny monkey orange (Strychnos spinosa Lam.) is an
African endemic fruit tree that is widely consumed by humans and animals for its nutritional …