The party and festive season is upon us! Whooohoo! But we have to be responsible when it comes to looking after our bodies, and those of others. Who would have thought that the planets smallest and most diverse floral kingdom would help reduce fatalities on our highways and byways.   Stretching over an area of 55000sq kilometres in the fairest Cape of the world, this unique area is the home to more species of plants than the whole of the British Isles.   The winter - summer transformation varies from semi-arid deserts in the northern Cape to carpets of colours in the spring particularly after the first rains.   Now ethno-botanists are discovering the suprising benefits of