Medicinal Plants of Namibia | Page 30

growth!so!this!method!has!been!forbidden35.!!An!alternative!form!of!harvesting!the!
sap!is!to!make!a!cut!on!the!trunk!of!the!tree!and!deepen!it!each!day!to!drain!the!
sap35.!!In!order!for!the!wine!to!earn!the!name!brandy!comparable!to!F.&sycomorus,!it!
must!be!fermented!for!at!least!three!months35.!!This!tapping!process,!however,!will!
kill!the!tree!in!a!month’s!time47.!!!
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The!Himba!rely!on!these!plants!as!a!source!of!nutrition3.!!The!fruit!fleshes!provide!
fiber,!calcium,!magnesium,!iron,!sodium,!potassium,!copper,!zinc,!manganese,!
thiamin!(B1),!phosphorous,!riboflavin!(B2),!vitamin!C,!and!carotene3.!!!!!
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