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   Medicine from the Father: Bossiesmedisyne, people, and landscape in Kannaland

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Joshua B. Cohen --- University of Cape Town, South Africa

   In the rural Western Cape local municipality of Kannaland, the word ‘bossiesmedisyne’ (lit. bushes medicine), refers to plant and sometimes animal material used to treat and alleviate a wide range of health problems, ranging from colds to cancer. Based on...

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