Title: Healing trees and plants of the Lowveld
Author: David Cumes; Rael Loon; Dries Bester
Type: Plant guide
Imprint: Nature
Publisher: Random House Struik
Cape Town, South Africa 2009
ISBN 9781770078338 / ISBN 978-1-77007-833-8
Softcover, 10 x 18 cm, 112 pages, numerous photos

Description:

Healing trees and plants of the Lowveld is also a detailed reference book for healers, botanists, professional guides working in the Lowveld and for anyone who is interested in medicinal plants. There’s a brief introduction on the veld and ecology of the Lowveld, after which over 150 species of plants and their uses are described, with an emphasis on specific parts of the plant. Scientific, English, Afrikaans and vernacular (usually Tsonga and Venda) names are used. The guide also lists uses of the various plant species according to systems and symptoms. These range from muscular pain, headaches, intestinal symptoms and respiratory complaints to wounds, burns, toothache and snakebite. Technical terminology is described in a glossary.