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In Africa more than 80 per cent of the continent's population relies on plant and animal based medicine to meet its health care requirements. For the most part the plants and animals used in traditional medicine are collected from the wild, and in many cases, demand exceeds supply. As Africa's population grows, demand for traditional medicines will increase and pressure on natural resources will become greater than ever. Throughout Africa, many health-oriented ministries are now encouraging the use of local medicinal plants, and have established departments of traditional pharmacopoeia within the ministries to implement this policy. (http://www.unesco.org/most/bpik1.htm)
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