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(150x)
Recipes :
H(150x, 30) bulb of Ipomoea bolusiana used to treat foot ache and H(199) sexually transmitted infections
H(150x) foot ache, bulb of Ipomoea bolusiana, a handful of and Cissus cornifolia and Pollichia campestris. The mixture is cooked in a 3 L clay pot, inhaled while still hot. When the heat cools off, the resulting mixture is poured into a bin and then used to wash the legs. The procedure is only done in the evening or during the night, once a day until the pain and infection heals
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
mokutu
