Author(s) :
De Wet , H., V.N. Nzama, S.F. Van Vuuren
Title :
Medicinal plants used for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections by lay people in northern Maputaland, KwaZulu–Natal Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 78, pp. 12 - 20, (2012)
free full-text available on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02546299/78
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) sexual transmitted infections, boil a handful of chopped leaves of Bryophyllum pinnatum with a handful of chopped Opuntia stricta stem and a handful of chopped Euphorbia hypericifolia (whole plant) in 2 L of water. Use one cup of the concoction once daily as an enema. According to the interviewee the gonorrhoea infection "drop” will disappear within 4 days.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (northen Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal Province)
Vernacular name :
umaphipha
