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Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Reference HM 64 has information about 131 plants :
Acacia karroo Hayne
Official name :
Acacia karroo Hayne
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) Acacia karroo crushed for colic in infants
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
leōka
Agapanthus campanulatus subsp. Patens (F.M. Leight.) F.M. Leight.
Official name :
Agapanthus campanulatus subsp. Patens (F.M. Leight.) F.M. Leight.
Family :
Amaryllidaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) sap from leaves of Agapanthus campanulatus subsp .patens for skin rash in children, crust’on infant heads
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
leta-la-phofu
Agrimonia bracteata E.Mey.& C.A.Mey.
Official name :
Agrimonia bracteata E.Mey.& C.A.Mey.
Family :
Rosaceae
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068) vermifuge, leaf of Agrimonia bracteata decoction mixed with Leucosidea sericea
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
mosinoana
Ajuga ophrydis Burch. ex Benth.
Official name :
Ajuga ophrydis Burch. ex Benth.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Symptoms :
H(026), H(027z), H(033)
Recipes :
H(027z) root of Ajuga ophrydis decoction for regulation of menstrual cycle
H(026) period pains
H(033) female infertility ONS. RNS.
H(026) period pains
H(033) female infertility ONS. RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
senyarela
Alepidea cordifolia B.-E.van Wyk
Official name :
Alepidea cordifolia B.-E.van Wyk
Family :
Apiaceae
Symptoms :
H(037), H(051)
Recipes :
H(037) coughs, H(037) chest pains, H(051) fever, roots of cordifolia, chewed or decoction drunk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lesoko
Alepidea pilifera Weim .
Official name :
Alepidea pilifera Weim .
Family :
Apiaceae
Symptoms :
H(037), H(051)
Recipes :
H(037) coughs, H(037) chest pains, H(051) fever, roots of Alepidea pilifera, chewed or decoction drunk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lesokoana
Alepidea setifera N.E.Br.
Official name :
Alepidea setifera N.E.Br.
Family :
Apiaceae
Symptoms :
H(037), H(051)
Recipes :
H(037) coughs, H(037) chest pains, H(051) fever, roots of Alepidea setifera, chewed or decoction drunk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lesokoana
Aloe ecklonis Salm-Dyck
Official name :
Aloe ecklonis Salm-Dyck
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Symptoms :
H(006), H(201)
Recipes :
H(006) infusion of leaves of Aloe ecklonis as a purgative
H(201) boiled leaves and roots as charm to get rid of bad luck
H(201) boiled leaves and roots as charm to get rid of bad luck
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lekhalana
Aloe ferox Miller
Official name :
Aloe ferox Miller
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Symptoms :
H(006), H(171)
Recipes :
H(006) leaf of Aloe ferox decoction for constipation
H(171) leaf and root decoction for diabetes
H(171) leaf and root decoction for diabetes
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lekhala-le-leholo, lekhala-la- thaba
Aloe striatula Haw. var. striatula
Official name :
Aloe striatula Haw. var. striatula
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Symptoms :
H(006), H(104), H(135)
Recipes :
H(006) constipation, H(104) stomach cramps; H(135) indigestion, leaf of Aloe triatula .var. striatula, infusion
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
mohalakane/seholobe
Amaranthus thunbergii Moq.
Official name :
Amaranthus thunbergii Moq.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Symptoms :
H(068), H(191)
Recipes :
H(191) cleanse blood, H(068) vermifuge leaf of Amaranthus thunbergii infusion drunk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
thepe
Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd.
Official name :
Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) toothache, leaf infusion of Artemisia afra
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lengana
Asclepias aurea (Schltr .) Schltr.
Official name :
Asclepias aurea (Schltr .) Schltr.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Symptoms :
H(006)
Recipes :
H(006) constipation, leaves of Asclepias aurea, chewed raw or infused as emetic
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
mohlatsisa
Asclepias humilis (E.Mey.) Schltr.
Official name :
Asclepias humilis (E.Mey.) Schltr.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Symptoms :
V(000)
Recipes :
V(000) animals, weak concentrations leaves of Asclepias humilis, infusion
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lehlomane
Asclepias humilis (E.Mey.) Schltr.
Official name :
Asclepias humilis (E.Mey.) Schltr.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Symptoms :
H(008), H(055)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea in children, weak concentrations leaves of Asclepias humilis, infusion
H(055) emetic
H(055) emetic
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lehlomane
Asclepias stellifera Schltr.
Official name :
Asclepias stellifera Schltr.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Symptoms :
H(055)
Recipes :
H(055) emetic, ONS., RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
mohlatsisa, montsokoane, mohola-ntja[
Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce
Official name :
Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce
Family :
Asparagaceae
Symptoms :
H(001)
Recipes :
H(001) sore eyes, lotion made from roots of Asparagus asparagoides , bathe
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
khōpananyana
Berkheya setifera DC.
Official name :
Berkheya setifera DC.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) abdominal pain, ONS. Berkheya setifera, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
leleme-la-khomo
Berula erecta (Huds .) Coville subsp.thunbergii (DC.) B.L.Burtt
Official name :
Berula erecta (Huds .) Coville subsp.thunbergii (DC.) B.L.Burtt
Family :
Apiaceae
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018) person suffering from headache, small pieces of plant of Berula erecta boiled to wash
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lehlatso
Brunsvigia cooperi Baker
Official name :
Brunsvigia cooperi Baker
Family :
Amaryllidaceae
Symptoms :
H(033)
Recipes :
H(033) Brunsvigia cooperi alone or mixed with other plants for infertility in women
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lematla