Conclusion. Imagining the clinical trial. Knowing umhloyane/Artemisia afra -- Engaging in medicine -- Tracing medicine : wayfaring -- Imagining indigeneity -- Healing the nation -- Dreams, ancestors and sound healing -- Weaving molecules in life -- Conclusion. Imagining the clinical trial.
Summary:
"Umhlonyane, also known as Artemisia afra, is one of the oldest and best-documented indigenous medicines in South Africa. This bush, which grows wild throughout the sub-Saharan region, smells and tastes like "medicine," thus easily making its way into people's lives and becoming the choice of everyday healing for Xhosa healer-diviners and Rastafarian herbalists. This 'natural' remedy has recently sparked curiosity as scientists search for new molecules against a tuberculosis pandemic while hoping to recognize indigenous medicine. Laplante follows umhlonyane on its trails and trials of becoming a biopharmaceutical -- from the "open air" to controlled environments -- learning from the plant and from the people who use it with hopes in healing."--Provided by publisher.
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