The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) are embarking on a new project to save nature’s life-givers – trees. The Pepper Bark Tree (Warburgia salutaris) is listed as Endangered, both globally and nationally, on the IUCN Red List. This is largely due to illegal and unsustainable harvesting of these trees for their bark, which is commonly used in traditional medicine, including … [Read more...]
Make or break for complementary medicines this year
This year is going to be a ‘make or break’ year for the Complementary Medicines sector, as well as for African Traditional Medicines in South Africa. There are three new pieces of legislation in the pipeline which are being steam-rolled by our government, and threaten to restrict the public’s access to traditional and natural health practices and products. 1. Protection, … [Read more...]
