Well-known traditional doctor, Dr Sylvester Hlati, has expressed concern about possible over-harvesting that can lead to the herb being wiped off in some areas.
They are doing a roaring trade in Artemisia afra - commonly known as African wormwood or umhlonyane and lengana - the same herb that is a major ingredient in a so-called Covid-19 cure Madagascar produced. A small bunch of this herb harvested in the hills sells for about R15 in the Eastern Cape.
She said as an African country, Madagascar's idea needed the support of the continent, even though South Africans have used the herb for hundreds of years to treat flu and similar ailments. Limpopo authorities, however, yesterday warned against the selling of lengana on the streets, saying people would rather harvest it for personal use at their homes.
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