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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-881-8-0161

Southern Africa: The Forgotten Cradle of Psychoactive Healing Plants

J. F. Sobiecki

This paper summarizes and contextualises the history of psychoactive plant research in South Africa as well as the recent advances made in the field. Hypothesized mechanisms by which African psychoactive plants heal the mind are highlighted. Key areas requiring further research include: the indigenous cultural understandings of mental illness and psychoactive plants, the role of psychoactive plants in the spiritual practices of southern African traditional healers, the influence of various psychoactive plant species used in traditional formulas, the use of African psychoactive plants in treating drug addiction and the folklore and mythology relating to indigenous psychoactive plants.

Klíčová slova: psychoactive healing plants, South Africa

stránky: 161-165, Publikováno: 2014, online: 2022



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