Aspects of hospitality: fragrant and healing plants

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  • Abdalla Mwanyumba
  • Tima Dago

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https://doi.org/10.18716/ojs/the_mouth.3128

Abstract

Fragrances are mixture of different organic compounds that emit a certain pleasant smell or odour which can be used in different purposes such as in body cosmetic, in beverages, in food essence or in indoor and outdoor home fumigation during special occasions or ceremonies. They are also used to express one’s personality or mood. Different types of fragrance have been used in various community groups depending on the occasions or cultural event in a particular time.

Anciently, medicine men and local doctors exclusively made use of local plants and herbs to prepare appropriate doses for their sick patients. They used different expert procedures such as crushing (mainly), soaking, smoking and even boiling the plant parts to mould them into suitable forms of intake. As a matter of course, they made use of the whole plant starting from leaves, seeds, flowers, stem and roots.

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2023-12-01

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