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Official name :
Momordica repens Bremek.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
1 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HS 38
Author(s) :
Setshogo, M. P., C. M. Mbereki
Title :
Floristic diversity and use of medicinal plants sold by street vendors in Gaborone, Botswana
African Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology 5, 69–74. (2010)
http://www.globalsciencebooks.info/JournalsSup/images/Sample/AJPSB_5%28SI1%2969-74o.pdf
Symptoms :
H(022)
Recipes :
H(022) difficult delivery, root of Momordica repens is powdered and mixed with water. The mixture is used to clean the womb after a difficult birth
Region :
South Africa
Country :
Botswana (village de Gaborone)
Vernacular name :
naka-la-tlou (Setswana)