Ethnobotany of the Samburu of Mt. Nyiru, South Turkana, Kenya.

ABSTRACT: Traditional plant use is of extremely high importance in many societies, and prevalent in African communities. This knowledge is however dwindling rapidly due to changes towards a more Western lifestyle. The influence of modern tourism cannot be neglected in this context. This paper examines the plant use of the Samburu of the Mt. Nyiru area in Northern Kenya. The Samburu pastoralists of Kenya are still amongst the most traditional communities of the country and have retained most of their knowledge about the use of a large part of the plants in their environment for a wide variety of purposes. The results indicate that the local population has a very high knowledge of the plants in their surroundings, and attributes a purpose to a large percentage of the plants found. 448 plant species we

SUBMITTER: Bussmann RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1570449 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature