Author(s) :
Denver D., T. Blouws, O. Aboyade, D. Gibson, J. De Jong, C Van t' Klooster, G. Hughes
Title :
Traditional health practitioners' perceptions, herbal treatment and management of HIV and related opportunistic infections.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:77 (2014)
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-77
Symptoms :
H(100), H(037), H(104), H(182)
Recipes :
H(100) HIV and opportunistic infections, roots of Helichrysum herbaceum used to treat pain and fever, stomach ‘complaints’, worms and chest complaints associated with tuberculosis. For respiratory problems (such as tuberculosis) the roots are pulverized, boiled and used in a mixture.
The roots and bark are used as an ingredient in a variety of remedies.drank as syrup.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
natal guarri, natal ebony or large-leaved guarri (English); umtshekesane (Zulu)
