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Official name :
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) Aiton f .subsp.fruticosus
Family :
Apocynaceae
4 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HJ 10
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A
Title :
Flora of Lesotho .Cramer, Lehre .
From :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(018), H(082), H(102)
Recipes :
H(108) head colds crushed, burned plant of Gomphocarpus fruticosus .subsp.fruticosus sniffed
H(018) headaches, sap from leaves inserted into nostrils as decongestant
H(102) bile; H(082) asthma, in small doses
H(018) headaches, sap from leaves inserted into nostrils as decongestant
H(102) bile; H(082) asthma, in small doses
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
moithimolo, lebejane
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018) headaches, sap from leaves inserted into nostrils as decongestant
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
moithimolo, lebejane
Reference HS 33a
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S , M. Potgieter M., Milingoni Tshisikhawe, Soul Shava, A. Maroyi
Title :
Medicinal utilization of exotic plants by Bapedi traditional healers to treat human ailments in Limpopo province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 144, 646–655 (2012)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006769
Symptoms :
H(139)
Recipes :
H(139) erectile dysfunction, roots of Gomphocarpus fruticosus boiled in water for 5 min and one tin cup of the extract is taken; orally.Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province)
Vernacular name :
mosotsa poo (Pedi)
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:4 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/4
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Symptoms :
H(139)
Recipes :
H(139, 7) erectile dysfunction, root of Gomphocarpus fruticosus. Decoction for 15 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
mosotsa poo