Use and trading of wild edible herbs in the central lowveld savanna region, South Africa

Shackleton, Sheona; Dzerefos, Cathy; Shackleton, Charlie M.; Mathabela, F. R.

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“…Some resources such as thatch grass are harvested at particular times of the year, whereas others are available throughout the year. Households may collect seasonal resources and process and/or store them for use later in the year when supplies are diminished (Shackleton et al, 1998).…”

Section: Rural Livelihoodsmentioning

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“…A number of studies of the use of and trade in a variety of 'veld' or 'secondary' products in the Bushbuckridge region of the Central Lowveld savannah zone in the Mpumalanga province also reveal high economic values, a degree of commercialisation and substantial potential for the enhancement of rural incomes (Shackleton, 1996;Shackleton et al, 1998;Shackleton et al, 2000;and Shackleton et al, 2002). Products that have been investigated include edible herbs and fruit, reeds, thatch grass, fuel wood, carving woods and wood roses.…”

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Crafting a livelihood: local-level trade in mats and baskets in Pondoland, South Africa

Makhado¹,

Kepe

2006

Development Southern Africa

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Section: Rural Livelihoodsmentioning

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Section: South African Case Studies Of the Use Of Ntfpsmentioning

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Crafting a livelihood: local-level trade in mats and baskets in Pondoland, South Africa

Makhado¹,

Kepe

2006

Development Southern Africa

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“…The traditional knowledge about indigenous wild vegetables is largely transmitted by oral tradition from generation to generation without any written record. Such practices are still prevalent among rural and tribal communities in many parts of the world (Haridarshan et al, 1990;Samant and Dhar, 1997;Shackleton et al, 1998;Grivetti and Ogle, 2000;Sundriyal, 2001, 2003;Ogoye-Ndegwa and Aagard-Hensen, 2003;Kar, 2004;Jansen et al, 2004;Sinha and Lakara, 2005;Angami et al, 2006;Reddy et al, 2007;Kala, 2007;Narayanan and Kumar, 2007;Dovie et al, 2007;Odhav et al, 2007;Orech et al, 2007;Setalaphruk and Price, 2007;Mishra et al, 2008;Binu, 2010;Bhogaonkar et al, 2010). The primitive men, through trial and error, have selected many wild edible plants and subsequently domesticated them (Kar, 2004).…”

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Ethnobotanical study of wild vegetables used by rural communities of<br>Kannauj district, Uttar Pradesh, India

Kumar

2013

Emir. J. Food Agric

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An ethnobotanical inventory was conducted in the rural areas of Kannauj districts, Uttar Pradesh during 2007-09 following standard ethnobotanical methods for documentation of underexploited, non-conventional, traditional and indigenous wild vegetables for further studies leading to sustainable utilization of these resources to overcome malnutrition in vegetarian diet. During present study 25 species belonging to 18 families have been documented. Chenopodium album is the most common and popularly used wild vegetable followed by Ipomoea aquatica and Coccinea grandis in the study area. Seven species are reported as wild vegetable for the first time in India. Leaves and young stem are used in majority of the cases. Only 56% wild vegetables used in the study area are easily available, it means 44% wild vegetables are threatened to be lost if not conserved properly. The highly endangered wild vegetables in the study area are Abrus precatorius, Centella asiatica, Dioscorea bulbifera, and Solanum incanum.

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“…During the past 25 years, the collection and consumption of non-cultivated food plants have been the focus of an increasing number of field studies aimed at documenting traditional knowledge (TK) in an anthropological and ethnoecological/ ethnobotanical context: in Africa (Etkin and Ross 1982;Ogle and Grivetti 1985a,b,c,d;Johns and Kokwaro 1991;Johns et al 1996aJohns et al , 1996bSchackleton et al 1998;Lockett et al 2000;Asfaw and Tadesse 2001;Marshall 2001;Mertz et al 2001;Ogoye-Ndegwa and Aagaard-Hansen 2003;Addis et al 2005), in the Americas (Bye 1981;Lepofski et al 1985;Kuhnlein 1992;Turner 1995Turner , 1997Ladio and Lozada 2000;Ladio 2001;Vierya-Odilon and Vibrans 2001), and in Asia (MorenoBlack et al 1996;Pemberton and Lee 1996;Leimar Price 1997;Tukan et al 1998;Ertug 2000;Khasbagan et al 2000;Johnson and Grivetti 2002;Ogle et al 2003).…”

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Wild and semi-domesticated food plant consumption in seven circum-Mediterranean areas

Hadjichambis

Paraskeva-Hadjichambi

Della

et al. 2008

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

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This article maybe used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, re-distribution, re-selling, loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden.The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material. AbstractThe use of local Mediterranean food plants is at the brink of disappearance. Even though there is relatively abundant information on inventories of wild edible taxa, there is also a crucial need to understand how these plants are consumed and when and how these consumption phenomena change over time and place around the Mediterranean. Additionally, it is important to study such knowledge systems and find innovative ways of infusing them to the future Mediterranean generations. During the years 2003Á2006 a circum-Mediterranean ethnobotanical field survey for wild food plants was conducted in selected study sites in seven Mediterranean areas (European Union-funded RUBIA Project). Structured and semi-structured questionnaires have been administered to indigenous people and 294 wild food plant taxa were documented in the survey. A comparative analysis of the data was undertaken showing that the quantity and quality of traditional knowledge varies among the several study areas and is closely related to the traditions, environment and cultural heritage of each country. More similarities of wild edible popular use were revealed between the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Mediterranean.

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Use and trading of wild edible herbs in the central lowveld savanna region, South Africa

Cited by 72 publications

References 12 publications

Crafting a livelihood: local-level trade in mats and baskets in Pondoland, South Africa

Crafting a livelihood: local-level trade in mats and baskets in Pondoland, South Africa

Ethnobotanical study of wild vegetables used by rural communities of<br>Kannauj district, Uttar Pradesh, India

Wild and semi-domesticated food plant consumption in seven circum-Mediterranean areas

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