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dc.contributor.authorLewu, Francis Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorAdebola, P. O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAfolayan, Anthony Jideen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-28T10:47:40Z-
dc.date.available2019-02-28T10:47:40Z-
dc.date.issued2007-07-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Arid Environments, ISSN: 0140-1963, Vol: 70, Issue: 2, Page: 380-388en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11189/6883-
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractPelargonium sidoides is used locally in the Eastern Cape for the treatment of several cold related ailments in man and livestock. There has been a great increase in demand for the plant for both local uses and international pharmaceutical producers, therefore the number of the collectors and its rate of harvesting have increased in recent years. The socioeconomic influence of the commercial exploitation of the herb was assessed by means of RRA. The rate of harvesting is intense and appears to exceed its potential for natural regeneration. The socioeconomic implication of uncontrolled harvesting of P. sidoides as a medicinal plant is discussed.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Arid Environmentsen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/-
dc.subjectMedicinal plantsen_US
dc.subjectRegenerationen_US
dc.subjectSocioeconomic impacten_US
dc.subjectSustainable useen_US
dc.titleCommercial harvesting of Pelargonium sidoides in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: Striking a balance between resource conservation and rural livelihoodsen_US
dc.type.patentArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.12.022-
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