This report is about a novel attempt to document, set priorities and determine the availability of tree species use for traditional healing in Shinyanga region of Tanzania. It is an initial step towards domesticating medicinal trees that are still looked upon as products of the wild. The study is part of the concerted efforts by ICRAF to domesticate high-value trees in several countries of Africa, South America and Southeast Asia. Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools were used to identify and rank the medicinal trees with each respondent. Information was also gathered on propagation as well as other uses of the identified trees. The report concludes with an outline of priority reesearch areas identified for domestication work.
Publication year
1999
Authors
Derry B B; Otsyina R M; Ng'atigwa C
Language
English
Keywords
indigenous knowledge, indigenous varieties, medicinal plants, rural areas, surveys, trees
Geographic
Tanzania
