Indigenous Knowledge on the Uses, Sustainability and Conservation of African Ginger (Siphonochilus aethiopicus) among Two Communities in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- What are the traditional uses of African ginger?
- Which traditional approaches are adopted for harvesting African ginger from natural environment?
- How are indigenous strategies and practices used to conserve African ginger?
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Description of the Study Area
2.2. Data Collection and Analysis
2.3. Ethics Approval
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Demography of the Participants
3.2. Sources of Indigenous Knowledge on African Ginger
3.3. Indigenous Uses of African Ginger
3.3.1. Medicinal Uses of African Ginger
3.3.2. Spiritual and Cultural Uses of African Ginger
3.4. Indigenous Protocols for Harvesting of African Ginger
3.5. Indigenous Conservation Methods for African Ginger
3.6. Preservation Methods for African Ginger
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Feature | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Age group | ||
26–40 | 3 | 30 |
41–54 | 1 | 10 |
55–69 | 4 | 40 |
70 and above | 2 | 20 |
Type of stakeholder | ||
Traditional healer | 4 | 40 |
Knowledge holder | 4 | 40 |
Herbalist | 2 | 20 |
Gender | ||
Male | 6 | 60 |
Female | 4 | 40 |
Marital status | ||
Widower/widow | 4 | 40 |
single | 1 | 10 |
married | 4 | 40 |
divorced | 1 | 10 |
Religion | ||
African tradition | 7 | 70 |
Christian | 3 | 30 |
Years of experience with the use of African ginger | ||
11–20 | 3 | 30 |
21–30 | 2 | 20 |
30 and above | 5 | 50 |
Formal educational level | ||
None | 7 | 70 |
Primary | 1 | 10 |
Secondary | 2 | 20 |
Tertiary | 0 | 0 |
Work status | ||
Employed | 2 | 20 |
Unemployed | 1 | 10 |
Self-employed | 1 | 10 |
Retired | 6 | 60 |
Disease/Health Conditions | Number of Mention | Relative Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Common Name | Local Name | |||
Asthma | Bolwetši bja mafahla | 10 | 1 | 100 |
Chest pains | Go baba ga mafatlha | 10 | 1 | 100 |
Cough | Go gohlola | 8 | 0.8 | 80 |
Headache | Go remiwa ke hlogo | 10 | 1 | 100 |
Influenza | Mokomana | 3 | 0.3 | 30 |
Menstruation pains | Go bona ngwedi ka maima | 2 | 0.2 | 20 |
Navel pains | Khubjana yago baba | 1 | 0.1 | 10 |
Sexually transmitted infections | Bolwetši bjo bo fetelago ka thobalano | 7 | 0.7 | 70 |
Stomach-ache | Mpa yago baba | 8 | 0.8 | 80 |
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Seile, B.P.; Bareetseng, S.; Koitsiwe, M.T.; Aremu, A.O. Indigenous Knowledge on the Uses, Sustainability and Conservation of African Ginger (Siphonochilus aethiopicus) among Two Communities in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Diversity 2022, 14, 192. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14030192
Seile BP, Bareetseng S, Koitsiwe MT, Aremu AO. Indigenous Knowledge on the Uses, Sustainability and Conservation of African Ginger (Siphonochilus aethiopicus) among Two Communities in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Diversity. 2022; 14(3):192. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14030192
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeile, Boinelo P., Sechaba Bareetseng, Motheo T. Koitsiwe, and Adeyemi O. Aremu. 2022. "Indigenous Knowledge on the Uses, Sustainability and Conservation of African Ginger (Siphonochilus aethiopicus) among Two Communities in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa" Diversity 14, no. 3: 192. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14030192