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Wild garlic harvesters back in court

‘Bush doctor’: Ronald Adams at his herbal medicine stall in Kleinvlei near Blackheath, Cape Town. He says the wild garlic he finds cannot be bought at a supermarket.
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The nutrient-filled soils of the shale and granite Renosterveld ecosystems in the Western Cape produce major plant communities unique to the Cape floral kingdom. It is this exclusivity of the plants that provoke indigenous healers to enter conservation areas to harvest the plants they were taught will heal and treat the sick. 

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Eunice Stoltz
Eunice Stoltz is a general news reporter at the Mail & Guardian.

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