Research:2008-01-01/Journal article/a-review-of-plants-used-in-divination-in-southern-africa-and-their-psychoactive-effects

ResearchJournal article1 January 2008

A review of plants used in divination in southern Africa and their psychoactive effects

J.F. Sobiecki

Southern African Humanities

A review of 85 plant species used for divination by southern African Bantu-speaking peoples, finding that about 45% show psychoactive properties. Regional context for the southern-African ethnobotany thread.

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2008-01-01 2026-07-03 A review of plants used in divination in southern Africa and their psychoactive effects Journal article Culture J.F. Sobiecki Southern African Humanities 2008 https://www.sahumanities.org/index.php/sah/article/view/369 A review of 85 plant species used for divination by southern African Bantu-speaking peoples, finding that about 45% show psychoactive properties. Regional context for the southern-African ethnobotany thread. South Africa