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The useful plants of West Tropical Africa.

J. M. Dalziel
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Nutrient composition and nutritional importance of green leaves and wild food resources in an agricultural district, Koutiala, in southern Mali

TL;DR: These traditional and locally produced foods are valuable and important nutrient contributors in the diet both in rural and urban areas, but most important in rural areas.
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The baobab - Africa's upside-down tree.

G. E. Wickens
- 01 Jan 1982 - 
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The Ecological Basis of Hunter-Gatherer Subsistence in African Rain Forests: The Mbuti of Eastern Zaire

TL;DR: Hart and Hart as mentioned in this paper used historical data from early travellers, archaeological evidence, and linguistic connections linking various Mbuti groups to different cultivators to make the case that the great evergreen primary forests of the Ituri were probably not capable of sustaining hunter-gatherers in significant numbers prior to the coming of cultivators.
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An ethnopharmacological survey of plants used for wound healing in Dogonland, Mali, West Africa.

TL;DR: An ethnopharmacological study in Dogonland with the aim of identifying medicinal plants used in the treatment of wounds revealed 73 plant species being used as wound healing remedies, according to the definitions of wounds given by the healers themselves.
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Effects of spent engine oil on the growth parameters, chlorophyll and protein levels of amaranthus hybridus l

TL;DR: Results obtained from the growth analysis showed the inhibitory effects of spent engine oil on Amaranthus hybridus L. seedlings showed higher levels of total chlorophyll and protein were higher in the control plants compared with those grown in oil treated soil.