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Reference : HE 11
Author(s) :
Erasto, P., P.O. Adebola, D.S. Grierson & A. J. Afolayan
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of diabetes in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 4 (12), pp. 1458 - 1460, December 2005.
Reference HE 11 has information about 5 plants :
Artemisia herba-alba Asso
Official name :
Artemisia herba-alba Asso
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171), leaves and roots of Artemisia herba-alba are boiled, infusion + sugar, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
umhlonyane
Helichrysum nudifolium (L.) Less.
Official name :
Helichrysum nudifolium (L.) Less.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171), the fresh leaves or roots of Helichrysum nudifolium are boiled, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
ichocholo
Helichrysum odoratissimum (L.) Sweet
Official name :
Helichrysum odoratissimum (L.) Sweet
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171), the fresh whole plant of Helichrysum odoratissimum is crushed, boiled, infusion, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
imphepho
Hypoxis hemerocallidea Fisch. & Avé-Lall.
Official name :
Hypoxis hemerocallidea Fisch. & Avé-Lall.
Family :
Hypoxidaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171), fresh corns of Hypoxis hemerocallidea are crushed, boiled, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
inongwe
Vernonia amygdalina Delile
Official name :
Vernonia amygdalina Delile
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Vernonia senegalensis A. Chev.
,
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch. Bip. Ex Walp.
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171), powder of fresh leaves of Vernonia amygdalina are soaked in H2O, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
umhlunguhlungu
