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Directory of medicinal plants used by APAC Lowé communities in Sédhiou Region, Senegal

Written by anacanestrelli
  • Type: Report/Publication, Country Publication
  • Source: GEF SGP
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  • Focal Areas: Biodiversity, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Forest Management
  • Priority Groups: Indigenous Peoples
  • Countries: Senegal
  • Partnerships: ICCA-GSI
  • Region: Africa
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This directory is primarily intended for the populations of the Lowé area and surrounding villages in Senegal, for practitioners and experts in traditional medicine, and for health professionals. To face COVID 19, Senegalese officials consulted the federation of traditional medicine practitioners to find a solution to the pandemic. Their purpose was to try foreign therapeutic products that might prove efficient but also to tap from local knowledge and plants to face the pandemic. This directory stems from the same rationale, but does not solely deal with remedies against COVID 19. It also offers a wide range of plants identified or used by local populations to prevent and cure various diseases, ward off evil spirits or heal wounds.
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