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Food as medicine and medicine as food : An adaptive framework for the interpretation of plant utilization among the Hausa of northern Nigeria

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  • Etkin, Nina L.
  • Ross, Paul J.

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The adaptive significance of plant utilization by a Hausa population is considered. An investigation of the multidimensional aspects of plant use focuses attention on botanicals which serve as constituents of both the local diet and an herbal pharmacopoeia. It is suggested that an examination of these plants within a therapeutic context facilitates a more comprehensive understanding of the role that these plants play in the diet. The appearance of these species as dietary constituents subsequently is discussed with reference to their potential effect on the occurence and expression of gastrointestinal disease.

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  • Etkin, Nina L. & Ross, Paul J., 1982. "Food as medicine and medicine as food : An adaptive framework for the interpretation of plant utilization among the Hausa of northern Nigeria," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 16(17), pages 1559-1573, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:16:y:1982:i:17:p:1559-1573
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    1. Ranney, Christine K., 1996. "Proceedings Of The Annual Meeting S-216 Regional Project Food Demand And Consumption Behavior," Research Bulletins 122818, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
    2. Maria Torri & Daniel Hollenberg, 2012. "Therapeutic uses of edible plants in Bangalore city, India: combining health with cooking practices through home herbal gardens," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 14(3), pages 303-319, June.
    3. Maria Torri, 2012. "Mainstreaming local health through herbal gardens in India: a tool to enhance women active agency and primary health care?," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 14(3), pages 389-406, June.
    4. Bronwen Powell, 2013. "Nina L. Etkin: Foods of association: biocultural perspectives on foods and beverages that mediate sociability," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 30(1), pages 147-148, March.

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