Guardians of the Green: Conserving South Africa’s medicinal heritage through the pepper-bark tree – The Mail & Guardian

Guardians of the Green: Conserving South Africa’s medicinal heritage through the pepper-bark tree – The Mail & Guardian

For thousands of years, Africa’s landscapes have yielded plants with healing powers, sustaining not only traditional medicine but also cultural identity and livelihoods.  In South Africa, these deep-rooted and ancient traditions are now under threat — yet are also finding new life through collaboration, conservation and community leadership. Historically, cultural rituals, protocols and practices and a profound cultural reverence for nature help…