Many of these remedies survive to this day and are used by people of all races countrywide. This volume concentrates on the traditional ways in which indigenous plants have been used medicinally and otherwise in South Africa for centuries.
Margaret Roberts, in her inimitable style, shares the story of each plant’s history and its various uses – medicinal, in cooking, as natural insect repellents and deodorisers – along with tried-and-tested recipes, as well as brief notes on how to grow it in the garden.
