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Official name :
Galenia africana L.
Family :
Aizoaceae
4 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
H(014), H(008y), H(013), H(039), H(137), H(202)
Recipes :
H(014, 2) dandruff and H(039, 2) lice, H(008y, 7) pimples,H(013, 7) rashes on head (kopsere), make a leaf infusion of Galenia africana, and wash head
H(137, 2) leg pains and swollen legs
H(202) treatment of dry skull
H(137, 2) leg pains and swollen legs
H(202) treatment of dry skull
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
geelbos (Hantam names)
Reference HV 09
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E. , H. de Wet , F.R. Van Heerden
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the southeastern Karoo
South Africa Journal of Botany , 74, pp. 696–704, (2008)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(013), H(113)
Recipes :
H(004): wounds, boil in water with a little salt and wash wounds.
H(013) rough skin (“skurfte”) , steep stems in water and apply topically.
H(113) rheumatism, bathe in a weak infusion
H(013) rough skin (“skurfte”) , steep stems in water and apply topically.
H(113) rheumatism, bathe in a weak infusion
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Southeastern Karoo, Graaff-Reinet region)
Vernacular name :
kraalbos, kraalhoutjie (Afrikaans language)
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(103)
Recipes :
Small amount of leaves of Galenia africana chewed for H(103) toothache (too much results in blisters); H(001) eye drops (inflammation) from Kling (1923) from Laidler (1928) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
kraalbos (Africaans), t’kooi dabee (Khoi/Nama)
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(004)
Recipes :
V(004), lotion, ONS., RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
East and South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered