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Sustainable use of Devils Clawin the Kalahari Sands of theHwange District, Northwest

Zimbabwe

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Plantdescri+tionPerennial herb with several annual stem from succulent tuberousta+root


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Com+rises of twos+ecies

Harpagophytum procumbens (Burch1822)

Harpagophytum zeyheri (Decne 1865)


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Primar-"uber


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Secondar-tubers

Primar-tuber


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Secondar- tubers


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Driedtubers


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Distribution of the +lant

Countries with D.C


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Why the interest in the plant?Po+ularl- /nown for its medicinal role

0as traditionall- used b- the Khoi and San communities for its antiin1ammator- and analgesic action 2 treating ailments such as fever, blooddisease, urinar- tract com+laints, +ost +artum +ain, s+rain sores and ulcers

International e3+ort of the +lant began in )45% after $erhert had e3+orted

dried tubers of the +lant to 6erman- in the )4*(s for stud-ing its medicinaluse

"his led to its increasing +o+ularit- where currentl- its use in 7uro+e is mainl-for a++lication to +ainful conditions of the muscular8s/eletal s-stem anddigestive +roblems 9Simon et al. %((:;

"he e3tracts from the tubers are widel- used for arthritis, osteoarthritis andmuscular +ain 9Crubasi/ et al.%((%;

"here are home remedies done in 7uro+e that contain the secondar- tubers ofDevils Claw and the- are used to induce a++etite, relieve d-s+e+ticcom+laints and additionall- as su++ort thera+- for degenerative disorders ofthe locomotor s-stem.9Pou/erns8


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Natural versus synthetic

$edicinal +lants are now increasingl- being sought after to either com+lementor substitute s-nthetic drugs

"he disadvantage of most available anti8in1ammator- s-nthetic drugs is theirto3icit- and rea++earance of s-m+toms after discontinuation 9


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The problem!!!

Commercial trade +uts +ressure on naturalresources

increase in e3+orts from a++ro3imatel- )(tonnes in )44% to ?%* tonnes in %((& 9Strohbach2 Cole 9%((:;

decline in the +o+ulation of Devils Claw in someareas in Namibia where +reviousl- there were

)((( to %((( +lants +er hectare in an area whereit grows naturall- and nowada-s there is oftenonl- one +lant +er hectare 9@erg 2 6ensthaler,%(();


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The Zimbabwe situation

"raditional use of Devils claw seemed waslimited to traditionall- healers8 broadercommunit- saw the +lant as a weed

Situation changed in %((58%((: when a NamibianN6A teamed u+ with a Zimbabwean N6A trainedcommunities on sustainable harvesting of the+lant and the +otential the +lant has incontributing to their livelihoods

"his has resulted in communities in the Hwangedistrict being involved in trade of the +lant


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Research focus

7colog- of Devils Claw in the Hwange District

Sustainable utilisation levels of the +lant

Increasing the resource base


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Output

! clear understanding of the +lant and tradestatus of Devils Claw in Zimbabwe

Strategies to ensure e>ective management of the

resource


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The End

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