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Plants having therapeutic properties. (Source: CEDa)

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Schneider E 1997. Sustainable use in semi-wild populations of Harpagophytum procumbens in Namibia. Medicinal Plant Conservation (4) 7-9

Website link:https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Sustainable-use-in-semi-wild-populations-of-in-Schneider/20d333e544a3c2125c54cf3780eaf8454a9f9c56

Mowa E, Maass E 2016. Influence of resting period on fruits and secondary tubers of Harpagophytum procumbens in Namibia. International Science and Technology Journal of Namibia (8) 73-90

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Munyebvu F, Mapaure I, Kwembeya EG 2018. Abundance, structure and uses of Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) populations in Omusati Region, Namibia. South African Journal of Botany 119 112-118

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Abundance_structure and uses of Baobab populations in Omusati Region.pdf	685.55 KB

World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) A Tree and Traditional Knowledge: A Recipe for Development.

Website link:https://www.wipo.int/ipadvantage/en/details.jsp?id=2651

Cheikhyoussef A, Embashu W 2013. Ethnobotanical knowledge on indigenous fruits in Ohangwena and Oshikoto regions in Northern Namibia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9 34

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Dan V, Mchombu K, Mosimane A 2010. Indigenous medicinal knowledge of the San people: the case of Farm Six, Northern Namibia. Information Development 26 (2) 129–140

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Ilonga SK 2012. Anticancer, antioxidant and antimicrobial sreening of extracts from Ziziphus mucronata, Heliotropium ciliatum and Gnidia polycephala from the Oshikoto region of Namibia.

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Anticancer_antioxidant and antimicrobial sreening of extracts from Ziziphus mucronata_Heliotropium ciliatum and Gnidia polycephala.pdf	1.75 MB

Luchen CC, Chimwamurombe PM, Hale L 2018. Isolation and characterization of fungi associated with disease symptoms on Ziziphus mucronata leaves and Phaseolus vulgaris pods in Windhoek, Namibia. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 11 (2) 963-968

Website link:https://www.microbiologyjournal.org/isolation-and-characterization-of-fungi-associated-with-disease-symptoms-on-ziziphusmucronataleavesand-phaseolus-vulgaris-podsin-windhoek-namibia/

Hedimbi M, Chinsembu KC 2012. Ethnomedicinal study of plants used to manage HIV/AIDS-related disease conditions in the Ohangwena region, Namibia. International Journal of Medicinal Plant Research 1 (1) 004–011

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Nair JJ, van Staden J 2014. Traditional usage, phytochemistry and pharmacology of the South African medicinal plant Boophone disticha (L.f.) Herb. (Amaryllidaceae). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 151 (1) 12-26

Website link:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24211396

Cheesman L 2013. Micropropagation and pharmacological evaluation of Boophone disticha.

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Nair JJ, Manning JC, van Staden J 2012. Distichamine, a chemotaxonomic marker for the genus Boophone Herb. (Amaryllidaceae). South African Journal of Botany 83 89-91

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Mojeremane W, Lumbile AU 2016. A review of Pterocarpus angolensis DC. (Mukwa) an important and threatened timber species of the Miombo Woodlands. Research Journal of Forestry 10 8-14

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A review of Pterocarpus angolensis DC an important and threatened timber species of the Miombo Woodlands.pdf	584.44 KB

Website link:https://scialert.net/fulltextmobile/?doi=rjf.2016.8.14

Maroyi A 2019. Utilization of Bridelia mollis as herbal medicine, nutraceutical and functional food in southern Africa: A review. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 18 (1) 203-209

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Sullivan S 1998. People, plants and practice in drylands: socio-political and ecological dimensions of resource-use by Damara farmers in north-west Namibia.

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Socio_political and ecological dimensions of resource_use by Damara farmers in north_west Namibia.pdf	6.21 MB

Walter S, Beukes M, Mumbengegwi D, Böck R 2017. Medicinal value of Aptosimum albomarginatum (Marloth and Engl.), Albizia anthelmintica (A. Rich Brongn.) and Dicoma schinzii (O. Hoffm.) to a small community living at Gochas, southern Namibia. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 11 (46) 742-748

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Medicinal value of Aptosimum albomarginatum_Albizia anthelmintica and Dicoma schinzii.pdf	699.52 KB

Nawinda TN 2016. Antibacterial, antioxidant and phytochemical investigation of Albizia anthelmintica leaves, roots and stem bark.

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Antibacterial_antioxidant and phytochemical investigation of Albizia anthelmintica.pdf	2.45 MB

Maroyi A 2012. The genus Gloriosa (Colchicaceae) – ethnobotany, phylogeny and taxonomy.

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The genus Gloriosa_Thesis_Maroyi_2012.pdf	6.27 MB

Maroyi A 2017. Elephantorrhiza elephantina: Traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of an important medicinal plant species in southern Africa. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2017) 6403905

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Chinsembu KC 2015. Bioprospecting for 'green diamonds': Medicinal plants used in the management of HIV/AIDS-related conditions. Indigenous Knowledge of Namibia 9-40

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Bioprospecting for green diamonds_Medicinal plants used in the management of HIV_AIDS_related conditions.pdf	776.51 KB

du Preez CI, Gründemann C, Reinhardt JK, Mumbengegwi DR, Huber R 2020. Immunomodulatory effects of some Namibian plants traditionally used for treating inflammatory diseases. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 254

Website link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378874119323311

Leffers A 2003. Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle - traditional plants used by Jul'hoansi in north-eastern Namibia.

Website link:https://www.namibiana.de/de/gemsbok-bean-and-kalahari-truffle.html

du Preez I, Bussel R-J, Mumbengegwi D 2017. Evaluation of the antiplasmodial properties of Namibian medicinal plant species, Moringa ovalifolia. Research Journal of Medicinal Plants 11 167-173

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Evaluation of the antiplasmodial properties of Namibian medicinal plant species_Moringa ovalifolia.pdf	591.91 KB

Hachfeld B 2004. Ecology and utilisation of the medicinal plant Harpagophytum procumbens (Burch.) DC. ex Meissn. (Pedaliaceae) in southern Africa.

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Ecology and Utilisation of the medicinal plant Harpagophytum procumbens.pdf	17.41 MB

Chinsembu KC, Hedimbi M, Mukaru WC 2011. Putative medicinal properties of plants from the Kavango region, Namibia. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 5 (31) 6787-6797

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Medicinal Plant Names Services.

Website link:https://mpns.science.kew.org/mpns-portal/

2019. Wild plants for a sustainable future - 110 multipurpose species.

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Hamwenye KKN 2022. Towards medicinal tea from untapped Namibian Ganoderma: Phenolics and in vitro antioxidant activity of wild and cultivated mushrooms. South African Journal of Science 118 (3/4)

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Hulley IM, Sadgrove NJ, Tilney PM, van Wyk B-E 2019. The ethnobotany, leaf anatomy and major essential oil compounds of Leysera gnaphalodes (Asteraceae), a poorly known aromatic herbal tea endemic to southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 127 12-18

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Walter S 2023. Antimicrobial activity of three Namibian ethnomedicinal plants:!Guxa (Aptosimum albomarginatum Marloth and Engl.), Aru (Albizia anthelmintica A. Rich Brongn.) and Gu-!aru (Dicoma schinzii O. Hoffm.). Journal of the Namibia Scientific Society 70 60-73

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Antimicrobial activity of three Namibian ethnomedicinal plants.pdf	699.94 KB

du Preez I, Nepolo E, Siyengwa R, Shapi M, Cheikhyoussef A, Mumbengegwi D 2011. Study on indigenous medicinal knowledge in Caprivi Region; Field Trip Report.

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Study on indigenous medicinal knowledge in Caprivi Region.pdf	602.72 KB

Maroyi A, Cheikhyoussef A 2015. A comparative study of medicinal plants used in rural areas of Namibia and Zimbabwe. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 14 (3) 401-406

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A comparative study of medicinal plants used in rural areas of Namibia and Zimbabwe.pdf	242.17 KB

Bhattacharya S, Jha A, Thakur T, Madhu Dr, Manohar Ranjalkar K, Rajendra Ekashinge M, Velammal M, Shrivastava R, Machhindra Barwant M 2023. Ethnomedicinal application of rare and endangered medicinal plants. Journal of Namibian Studies 35 4909-4916

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Meincken M 2018. Public health and traditional medicine in Namibia. Nordic Journal of African Studies 27 (1)

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Public health and traditional medicine in Namibia.pdf	184.36 KB

Murundu Shirungu M, Cheikhyoussef A 2018. Therapeutic powers of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Kavango, Namibia, for mental illness. Anthropology Southern Africa 41 (2) 127-135

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2008. Harpagophytum procumbens (Devil's Claw). Alternative Medicine Review 13 (3) 248-252

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Zietsman PC, Pelser A 2004. Sustainability and sustainable utilisation: the case for devil's claw. Navorsing van die Nasionale Museum Bloemfontein 20 (1) 4-6

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Cole D, Walter S 2003. The impact of certification on the sustainable use of devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) in Namibia.

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The impact of certification on the sustainable use of devils claw_Namibia.pdf	155.39 KB

Lavelle J-J 2023. An analysis of access in devil's claw (Harpagophytum Spp.) harvesting and trade in Namibia. Society and Natural Resources 36 (11) 1398-1417

Website link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08941920.2023.2228231

Cambaza E 2023. Biology, ecology, and uses of the medicinal plant Sesamum alatum. Academia Biology

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Walter S, Böck R 2021. Antibacterial and anti-biofilm properties of Aptosimum albomarginatum (Marloth & Engl.) and Dicoma schinzii (O. Hoffm.) crude methanolic extracts against S. aureus and MRSA. Namibian Journal for Research, Science and Technology 3 (1) 69-77

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Antibacterial and anti_biofilm properties of Aptosimum albomarginatum and Dicoma schinzii.pdf	1.18 MB

LaFranchi C 1996. Small-Scale and subsistence use of natural resources in Namibian CBNRM, the LIFE Program, and LIFE Sub-grantee activities - Estimating the value to livelihood of selected wild foods, medicinals, building and craft materials, and fuelwoods.

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Small-Scale_and_Subsistence_use_of_Natural_Resources_in_Namibian_Communal_Areas.pdf	3.99 MB

Austaller S 1999. Helichrysum. A multipurpose plant of major economic importance in Namibia.

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van Niekerk A 2004. Hoodia.

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Aiyambo D 2010. Traditional uses of selected members of the Apocynaceae family in Namibia.

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Krugmann H 2001. Namibia's thematic report on Benefit-sharing mechanisms for the use of biological resources, 15 May, 2001.

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Cole D, du Plessis P 2001. Namibian Devils Claw (Harpagophytum spp.). A Case Study on Benefit-Sharing Arrangements.

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Cheikhyoussef A, Mapaure I, Shapi M 2011. The use of some indigenous plants for medicinal and other purposes by local communities in Namibia with emphasis on Oshikoto Region: A Review. Research Journal of Medicinal Plant 5 (4) 406 - 419

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Mundy PJ, Ncube SF 2014. Devil's Claw – a natural substitute for diclofenac?. Vulture News 67 43-47

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