The Secrets Of Nature
July 19th, 2010
The people of Africa are largely dependent on the traditional knowledge on medicinal plants for the health care needs. They are based on the traditional knowledge accumulated over centuries and conveyed from generation to generation. An estimated 10 percent of the plant species in the world are found in southern Africa. The local uses of these plants are increasingly being documented. But only a few have been subjected to scientific investigation, and fewer still are commercialized. But more scientific investigations and publications are emerging. The filing of patents too has been on the increase.
These medicinal plants are available in the local markets. These markets are part of the informal economy. The people largely depend on these markets for buying them to meet their health care needs. The market for medicinal plants is becoming organized into becoming a part of the formal economy with increasing commercialization. The demand for these products from the industries has increased with the increasing consumer demand locally among the more affluent. Export too of some of these medicinal plants has increased. Natural remedies are gaining acceptance and increased popularity globally. These medicinal plants are used by cosmeceutical, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries for production locally as well as globally. Often these are also based on the traditional knowledge about their use. This information is based on what are reported in field documentation and research in African countries which are now widespread. These documentation and researches are the main source of information on the indigenous knowledge, folklore medicine and traditional knowledge of the people of Africa, particularly the tribal peoples who have vast knowledge on these plants.
Many of these products are based on the traditional knowledge of the people of southern Africa. With increasing realization of the value and reliability of this knowledge, documentation and research have increased. In fact, there is a global rush to document this knowledge. The market for these ethno-botanicals has increased. Hoodia gordonii originating from the Kalahari Desert has captured global attention in recent times. These are sold in different forms as an appetite suppressant. You can buy Hoodithin in the global market as also in the form of capsules, pills and shakes. The liquid form is considered to be more powerful than the other forms.
Medicinal plants from the African countries are in demand in the global market. This could be economically beneficial to the African countries, especially the poor as it could augment their income. However, there is also the real danger from increased collections from the natural habitat for exports. This could deplete the plants from over exploitation. Scientific extraction methods and better conservation management practices are important to make the commercial exploitation of these plants sustainable.
Because of the wide variety of weight loss products all over in today’s market, making a choice is quite hard. However, natural remedies should be preferred over the chemical ones.
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