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HERBAL remedy enthusiasts can look out for the digital publication of the newly-launched Field Guide of Selected Native and Exotic Medicinal and Edible Plants of TT.
The guide, created by the Environmental Management Authority’s (EMA) Bioreach Project, in collaboration with UWI’s National Herbarium, seeks to preserve and promote traditional knowledge, while encouraging conservation and development of value chains for plants facing threats from declines in biodiversity, habitat access and public awareness.
Accompanied by a high-quality photographic guide of 30 species of edible and medicinal plants, the publication will detail preparation methods for herbal remedies through boiling, crushing and fermentation of different parts of various plant species.
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