2017.03.21 Hunting Knowledge & Gathering Herbs-Rastafari Bush Doctors in South Africa by Lisa Aston Philander
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"Hunting Knowledge & Gathering Herbs-Rastafari Bush Doctors in South Africa" given by Lisa Aston Philander, Curator of the College of Biological Sciences Conservatory & Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Biology at the Bryant Lake Bowl on March 21st, 2017. "Lisa's research focuses on traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa where she examined the trade of phytomedicines and developed community-based programming to conserve and grow endangered plant species. You can learn more about Lisa's work in Roots to Healing: A brief survey of the past, present and future of plant-based remedies in Minnesota, on display starting March 9 at Northrop Auditorium."
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