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Official name :
Carbobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br.
Family :
Aizoaceae
1 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HM 81
Author(s) :
Mongalo, N. I. and T. J. Makhafola
Title :
Ethnobotanical knowledge of the lay people of Blouberg area (Pedi tribe), Limpopo Province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 14:46 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0245-4
Symptoms :
H(199)
Recipes :
H(199, 43) leaves of Carbobrotus edulis are used to treat an STI known as“Tshofela” and may also be used to treat shingles associated with HIV-AIDS. Topically applied to affected area.
H(182) shingles, leaves of Carpobrotus eludis of Melia azeadarach and Catharanthus roseus , the three plant species are chopped and added into a bath with mild water and the patient is washed for three consecutive days, three times a day or until the reddishness subsides.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
tima
