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Traditional herbal medicines and cosmetics remain popular in South Africa especially in rural areas where they are part of people’s culture.
Destruction of rainforests through wildfires or deforestation may harm human health. As these forests disappear, we may be losing precious medicinal plants that hold treatments for various diseases.
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Professor, North-West University
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George Washington Carver Endowed Chair and Adjunct Associate Professor, Iowa State University
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Dr, Lecturer and researcher, University of Mpumalanga
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Associate Professor in Botany, University of Mpumalanga
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Professor of Anthropology, Western Illinois University
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Senior lecturer/researcher, North-West University
