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398 plants found in 101 reference(s)
Abrus precatorius L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Abrus precatorius L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 62
Author(s) :
Botha, C.J., M.-L. Penrith
Title :
Poisonous plants of veterinary and human importance in southern Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 119, pp. 549–558 (2008)
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.022
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Abrus precatorius, plant poisonings that manifest with syndroms as diarrhoea for multispecies
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Abutilon sonneratianum (Cav.) Sweet :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Abutilon sonneratianum (Cav.) Sweet
Family :
Malvaceae
Reference HP 51
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs: with a discussion on the relationships of the floras of Basutoland, the Kalahari, and the south-eastern regions
Annals of the South African Museum 16 (1917) (From reference HV 09)
Symptoms :
V(139)
Recipes :
Vb(139), the plant Abutilon sonneratianum is used to stimulate bulls in the spring
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Southeastern Karoo, Murraysburg region)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
Recipes :
Vb(139) Abutilon sonneratianum as stimulant for bulls in spring
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lecheane
Reference HV 09
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E. , H. de Wet , F.R. Van Heerden
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the southeastern Karoo
South Africa Journal of Botany , 74, pp. 696–704, (2008)
Symptoms :
V(139)
Recipes :
Vb(139), the plant Abutilon sonneratianum is used to stimulate bulls in the spring
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Southeastern Karoo, Murraysburg region)
Vernacular name :
berg se wilde kopdagg (Afrikaans language)
Reference HV 09
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E. , H. de Wet , F.R. Van Heerden
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the southeastern Karoo
South Africa Journal of Botany , 74, pp. 696–704, (2008)
Symptoms :
H(099)
Recipes :
H(099) madness (severe nervous conditions), smoke a cigarette made from the leaves of Abutilon sonneratianum mixed with the styles (beard) of sweetcorn (Zea may); “it breaks the madness”.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Southeastern Karoo, Murraysburg region)
Vernacular name :
berg se wilde kopdagg (Afrikaans language)
Acacia albida Del. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia albida Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Faidherbia albida (Delile) A. Chev.
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(008), H(100), H(175x)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, H(100) veneral diseases, barks of Acacia albida, RNS.
H(175x) beauty and shade, whole plant of Acacia albida, RNS.
H(175x) beauty and shade, whole plant of Acacia albida, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muhoto (Venda)
Reference HW 52
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, P.
Title :
Trees of the kruger National Park
Purnell, Cape Town (1972 - 1974). (From reference HM 58)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(100)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, H(100) veneral diseases, barks of Acacia albida, RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Kruger National Park)
Vernacular name :
muhoto (Venda)
Acacia ataxacantha DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia ataxacantha DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(139)
Recipes :
H(139) aphrodisiac,, roots barks of Acacia ataxacantha = others plants, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muluwa (Venda)
Acacia burkei Benth :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia burkei Benth
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HD 21
Author(s) :
de Wet, H. , M.N. Nkwanyana, S.F. van Vuuren
Title :
Medicinal plants used for the treatment of diarrhoea in northern Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, volume 130, pp. 284–289, (2010)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874110003041
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008, 4) diarrhoea, bark or leaves of Acacia burkei are crushed and mixed with cold or hot water. The infusion (125 ml) is administered twice a day until diarrhoea subsides.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (northen Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal Province)
Vernacular name :
umkhaya
Reference HD 29
Author(s) :
de Wet, H. , S.Nciki, S.F. van Vuuren
Title :
Medicinal plants used for the treatment of various skin disorders by a rural community in northern Maputaland, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 9:51, (2013) doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-51
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/9/1/51
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Additional file 1
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) skin disorders, mix a handful of chopped bark of Acacia burkei with the same amount of bark of Ozoroa engleri, Sclerocarya birrea, Syzygium cordatum, Tabernaemontana elegans and two handfuls of fresh Lippia javanica leaves in 2 L of water and boil for 2 hrs. Strain when cool and half a glass (± 125 mL) is taken by adults and a size eight syringe (± 240 mL) as an enema for the treatment of sores. Children take quarter a glass (± 62 mL) of the decoction and use a size two syringe (± 60 mL) as an enema. The decoction is taken three times a day for two weeks after which the sores begin to heal.
H(014) ringworm , macerate half a handful of fresh chopped bark Acacia burkei with a handful of Kigelia africana bark in 1 L of water. Infants take 1 table spoon (tablespoon) three times a day for a week to treat ringworm which appears as red spots at the back of their necks.
H(014) ringworm , macerate half a handful of fresh chopped bark Acacia burkei with a handful of Kigelia africana bark in 1 L of water. Infants take 1 table spoon (tablespoon) three times a day for a week to treat ringworm which appears as red spots at the back of their necks.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (northern Maputaland)
Vernacular name :
umkhaya
Reference HD 40
Author(s) :
de Wet, H.,S.C.Ngubane
Title :
Traditional herbal remedies used by women in a rural community in northern Maputaland (South Africa) for the treatment of gynaecology and obstetric complaints
South African Journal of Botany 94, 129–139 (2014)
Symptoms :
H(022)
Recipes :
H(022) to ease labour and labour pain, ashes of dried bark of Acacia burkei and a handful of ash is poured into 1 L of water and shake. The suspension is allowed to sediment and half a cup (±125 mL) of the supernatant is taken orally twice a day. Activity may be enhanced by rectal administration of the remaining medicine (enema)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
northern Maputaland (South Africa)
Vernacular name :
umkhaya (Zulu)
Acacia caffra (Thunb) Wild. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia caffra (Thunb) Wild.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 59
Author(s) :
Bhat R.B. , T.V. Jacobs
Title :
Traditional herbal medicine in Transkei
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 48, 7-12 (1995)
Symptoms :
H(051), H(108)
Recipes :
H(051) fever and H(108) cold, filtered decoction of leaves of Acacia caffra, VO. a cup-full twice daily
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Transkei)
Vernacular name :
um ngamanzi, um toli, um nyamanzi (Xhosa); water thorn, kaffir thorn, cat thorn, gum tree, common hook thorn (English)
Reference HM 66
Author(s) :
Masevhe, N. A. , L. J. McGaw, J. N. Eloff
Title :
The traditional use of plants to manage candidiasis and related infections in Venda, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 168, 364–372 (2015)
Symptoms :
H(038)
Recipes :
H(038) candidiasis and related infections (makuma); leaves of Acacia caffra dried, burnt and mixed with animal fats, Applied directly on mouth ulcers or vaginal ulcers
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
murovhambado (Tshivenda)
Acacia decurrens Willd. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia decurrens Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference VM 35
Author(s) :
Masika P.J., Van Averbeke W. and Sonandi A
Title :
Use of herbal remedies by small-scale farmers to treat livestock diseases in Central Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, Volume 71, 87–91. (2000).
http://www.jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/viewFile/685/659
Symptoms :
V(030)
Recipes :
Vb(030) hastens oestrus, bark decoction of Acacia decurrens, VO. Ad libitum
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Central Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
indywabas (Xhosa)
Acacia hockii De Wild. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia hockii De Wild.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(008), H(013), H(014), H(037), H(076), H(124)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, H(013) boils, H(014) ringworm, H(037) tuberculosis, H(076) thrush, H(124) haemorrhage, bark, leaves, stems of Acacia karroo, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
mnga (isi Xhosa)
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
V(008), V(013), V(014), V(037), V(076), V(124)
Recipes :
V(008) diarrhoea, V(013) boils, V(014) ringworm, V(037) tuberculosis, V(076) thrush, V(124) haemorrhage, bark, leaves, stems of Acacia karroo, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
mnga (isi Xhosa)
Acacia karroo Hayne :
21 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia karroo Hayne
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(178)
Recipes :
H(178) heart disorder, thorns of Acacia karroo, fruits of Musa paradisiaca, decoction, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muunga (Luvenda)
Reference HA 52
Author(s) :
Appidi, J. R., D.S. Grierson & A. J. Afolayan
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of diarrhoea in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 11(15): 1961 - 1963, (2008)
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, decoction of barks of Acacia karroo, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa.(Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
umnga
Reference HC 25
Author(s) :
Corrigan, B.M. , B.-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.M. Jardine
Title :
Ethnobotanical plant uses in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 77, 346–359 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106), root bark of Acacia karroo is ground, infused in H20, and sprinkled on the garden to repel snakes.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umuNga
Reference HD 19
Author(s) :
Dykman, E.J.
Title :
De Suid Afrikaanse Kook-
Koek- en Resepte Boek, 14th improved impression. Paarl Printers Ltd., Paarl (Cape Colony), South Africa.( 1908)
From reference HV 51
Symptoms :
H(008), H(121)
Recipes :
H(121) emulcent, salve; gum of Acacia karroo (Cape gum, heyra)
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
doringboom (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
H(137), H(203)
Recipes :
H(137) the bark of Acacia karroo is used to treat aching legs
H(203, 5) used as fire-wood
H(203, 5) used as fire-wood
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
witdoring, witpendoring (Hantam names)
Reference HK 44
Author(s) :
Kling, H.
Title :
Die Sieketrooster. Van de Sandt de Villiers, Cape Town. (1923)
From references HV 51, HS 32
Symptoms :
H(008), H(121)
Recipes :
H(121) emulcent, salve; gum of Acacia karroo (Cape gum, heyra)
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
doringboom (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HL 16
Author(s) :
Laidler, P.W.
Title :
The magic medicine of the Hottentots.
South African Journal of Science Volume 25, pp.433–447. (1928) From references HV 51, HS 32
Symptoms :
H(008), H(121)
Recipes :
H(121) emulcent, salve; gum of Acacia karroo (Cape gum, heyra)
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
doringboom (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(001), H(008), H(055), H(104), H(108), H(124)
Recipes :
H(001) eyes inflamation, H(008) dysentery, H(008) diarrhoea, H(055) emetic, H(104) colic, H(108) cold, H(124) coagulent, barks of Acacia karroo
H(201) magic, thorns
H(201) magic, thorns
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muuunga (Venda)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
Vb(092) tulip poisoning food in cattle
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muuunga (Venda)
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) Acacia karroo crushed for colic in infants
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
leōka
Reference HM 66
Author(s) :
Masevhe, N. A. , L. J. McGaw, J. N. Eloff
Title :
The traditional use of plants to manage candidiasis and related infections in Venda, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 168, 364–372 (2015)
Symptoms :
H(038)
Recipes :
H(038) candidiasis and related infections (makuma); roots and stem bark of Acacia karoo are boiled together, mouthwash or applied to genitals, 2x per day for a week
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muunga (Tshivenda)
Reference HO 18
Author(s) :
Olajuyigbe, O. O. and A. J. Afolayan
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(18), pp. 3415-3424, 16 May, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/16May/Olajuyigbe%20and%20Afolayan.pdf
Symptoms :
H(008), H(008x)
Recipes :
H(008) dysentery, H(008x) haemorrhagic diarrhoea, infusions and concoctions of the leaves, bark and gum of Acacia karroo
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
umngampunzi, intlaka, umnga
Reference HP 12
Author(s) :
Pappe, L.
Title :
Pappe, L., 1847. A List South African Indigenous Plants Used as Remedies by the Colonists of the Cape of Good Hope. O.I. Pike, Cape Town.
Pappe, L., 1850. Florae Capensis Medicae Prodromus. A.S. Robertson, Cape Town.
Pappe, L., 1857. Florae Capensis Medicae Prodromus, 2nd ed. W. Britain Press, Cape Town.
From references HV 09, HV 51
Symptoms :
H(008), H(121)
Recipes :
H(121) emulcent, salve; gum of Acacia karroo (Cape gum, heyra)
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
doringboom (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) Acacia karroo crushed for colic in infants
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
leōka
Reference HT 48
Author(s) :
Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Title :
Ancestral pharmacopoeias: a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013
Symptoms :
Recipes :
H(095) sap of Acacia karroo, VO. like honey
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (grassland marshes at Florisbad. )
Vernacular name :
bareku (Basotho)
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) Gum (heyra); emulcent, salve; bark of Acacia karroo for H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery (South African plant with a wide distribution that is also traditionally used in the Sotho and Nguni cultures) from Pappe (1847); (1850); (1857); Dykman (1908); from Kling (1923); from Laidler (1928) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
doringboom (Africaans)
Reference VD 17
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
Traditional veterinary medicine in the Alice district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
South African Journal of Science 97 , 375–379. (2001)
Symptoms :
V(008), V(068), V(068)
Recipes :
Vc(008) fresh bark is boiled in water and given to goats to treat diarrhoea.
Vc(068), Vo(068) bark is chopped into small pieces and boiled for ten minutes, cooled and the water given to goats and sheep (200 ml each morning) to treat intestinal parasites.
Vc(068), Vo(068) bark is chopped into small pieces and boiled for ten minutes, cooled and the water given to goats and sheep (200 ml each morning) to treat intestinal parasites.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Alice district)
Vernacular name :
umnga
Reference VH 15
Author(s) :
Hutchings A., Lewis G. and Cunningham A
Title :
Zulu Medicinal Plants: An Inventory (Paperback).
University of Natal Press. Pietermeritzburg. (1996) From reference VD 17, HP 50, VM 18
Symptoms :
V(039)
Recipes :
Vv(039), the roots are used to kill external poultry parasites in Zimbabwe.
(registered from reference VD 17)
(registered from reference VD 17)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VS 22
Author(s) :
Soyelu, O.T. & P.J. Masika
Title :
Traditional remedies used for the treatment of cattle wounds and myiasis in Amatola Basin, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 76:393–397 (2009)
Symptoms :
V(004)
Recipes :
Vb(004) wounds, crush leaves of Acacia karroo and mix with Madubula (Dettol)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Amatola Basin, Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
umnga
Reference VV 09
Author(s) :
van der Merwe, D., G. E. Swan, C. J. Botha
Title :
Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by Setswana-speaking people in the Madikwe area of the North West Province of South Africa.
Journal of the South Africa Veterinary Association 72, 189-196, (2001)
Symptoms :
V(008), V(012)
Recipes :
Vb(008), Vb(012), bark of Acacia karroo, RNS.
- Vv(039) the roots are used to kill external poultry parasites in the North West Province
- Vv(039) the roots are used to kill external poultry parasites in the North West Province
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (North West Province)
Vernacular name :
mooka (Setswana)
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(093)
Recipes :
Vb(093) a bark decoction is used to treat tulp (Moraea polystachya) poisoning in cattle in South Africa
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acacia mearnsii De Wild. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia mearnsii De Wild.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 54
Author(s) :
Bisi-Johnson, M. A., Obi, C. L., Kambizi, L. and Nkomo, M.
Title :
A survey of indigenous herbal diarrhoeal remedies of O.R. Tambo district, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 9(8), pp. 1245-1254 (2010)
http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB
Symptoms :
H(008), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, dysentery, bark infusion of Acacia mearnsii taken orally
H(008) diarrhoea, H(104) abdominal ailments, root of Prunus africana, bark of Acacia mearnsii and leaves of Psidium guajava and roots of umswaninge (?), RNS
H(008) diarrhoea, H(104) abdominal ailments, root of Prunus africana, bark of Acacia mearnsii and leaves of Psidium guajava and roots of umswaninge (?), RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province,Tambo district)
Vernacular name :
ublekwana (Xhosa), udywabasi (Xhosa), (Zulu), blackwood, black wattle (English)
Reference HB 61
Author(s) :
Bhat , RB.
Title :
Medicinal plants and traditional practices of Xhosa people in the Transkei region of Eastern Cape, South Africa
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 13 (2), pp. 292-298, April 2014
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) stomachache, small amount of grounded bark of Acacia mearnsii with H20, VO. 3X/day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Transkei)
Vernacular name :
idywabasi (Xhosa)
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, bark, leaves, stems of Acacia mearnsii, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
idywabasi (isi Xhosa)
Reference HO 18
Author(s) :
Olajuyigbe, O. O. and A. J. Afolayan
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(18), pp. 3415-3424, 16 May, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/16May/Olajuyigbe%20and%20Afolayan.pdf
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) dysentery, infusions and concoctions of the bark of Acacia mearnsii and decoction of the bark
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
idywabasi
Acacia nigrescens Oliv. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia nigrescens Oliv.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HC 30
Author(s) :
Chauke, MA., LJ. Shai, MA. Mogale, MP. Tshisikhawe, MP. Mokgotho
Title :
Medicinal plant use of villagers in the Mopani district, Limpopo province, South Africa
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 12(3):9-26 (2015)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v12i3.2
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) dysentery, stem bark of Acacia nigrescens, boiled and administered for dysentry
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province, Mopani district)
Vernacular name :
mokgwalo (Local Name), knob thorn (English)
Acacia raddiana Savi :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia raddiana Savi
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vc(095) fruit of Acacia raddiana gathered for goats and sheep feeding
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
musu (Venda)
Acacia rehmanniana Schinz :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia rehmanniana Schinz
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HC 30
Author(s) :
Chauke, MA., LJ. Shai, MA. Mogale, MP. Tshisikhawe, MP. Mokgotho
Title :
Medicinal plant use of villagers in the Mopani district, Limpopo province, South Africa
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 12(3):9-26 (2015)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v12i3.2
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018) persistent headache, leaves of Acacia rehmanniana, burnt and inhaled
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province, Mopani district)
Vernacular name :
mosemane (Local Name), silky thorn (English)
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Mimosa senegal L.
Reference HS 34
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S. , A.Maroyi
Title :
Medicinal plants used by the Bapedi traditional healers to treat diarrhoea in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 144, 395–401 (2012)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006356
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, a handful of seeds of Acacia senegal pounded and mixed with warm water. The infusion (250ml) is administered thrice a day until diarrhoea subsides
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Acacia senegal var. kerensis Schweinf. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia senegal var. kerensis Schweinf.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:4 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/4
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http://www.ethnobiomed.com/imedia/1279488442116872/supp1.docx
Symptoms :
H(008), H(124)
Recipes :
H(008, 5) diarrhoea, seeds of Acacia senegal are pounded and 5 teaspoons taken with a tin cup of warm water. Thrice a day
H(124, 1) nose bleeding , seeds and barks are mixed and burned thrice a day; smoke inhaled
H(124, 1) nose bleeding , seeds and barks are mixed and burned thrice a day; smoke inhaled
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
mookanathutlwa
Acacia seyal Del. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia seyal Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(104)
Recipes :
V(104), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East and South Africa
Country :
East and South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acacia sieberiana DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia sieberiana DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia sieberiana DC. var. sieberiana
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) gonorrhoea, roots decoction , RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
Afrique du Sud
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acacia sp. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia sp.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HT 48
Author(s) :
Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Title :
Ancestral pharmacopoeias: a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013
Symptoms :
Recipes :
H(095) seeds pod of Acacia sp., , VO. like candy
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (grassland marshes at Florisbad. )
Vernacular name :
disutu (Basotho)
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(104)
Recipes :
V(104), roots powder, repels the snakes
Region :
East and South Africa
Country :
East and South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(076)
Recipes :
H(076) gum of Acacia tortilis chewed
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
musu (Venda)
Reference VV 09
Author(s) :
van der Merwe, D., G. E. Swan, C. J. Botha
Title :
Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by Setswana-speaking people in the Madikwe area of the North West Province of South Africa.
Journal of the South Africa Veterinary Association 72, 189-196, (2001)
Symptoms :
V(008)
Recipes :
Vb(008) diarrhoea, branch tips of Acacia tortilis, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (North West Province)
Vernacular name :
mosu (Setswana)
Acacia xanthophloea Benth. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia xanthophloea Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HC 25
Author(s) :
Corrigan, B.M. , B.-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.M. Jardine
Title :
Ethnobotanical plant uses in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 77, 346–359 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) apiece of the bark is ground, infused in H2O, and the whole body is bathed in H20 to ensure that people do not think of you as a bad person (i.e., thief).
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umHlosinga; umKhanyagulea
Acalypha villicaulis Hochst.ex A. Rich. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acalypha villicaulis Hochst.ex A. Rich.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HD 40
Author(s) :
de Wet, H.,S.C.Ngubane
Title :
Traditional herbal remedies used by women in a rural community in northern Maputaland (South Africa) for the treatment of gynaecology and obstetric complaints
South African Journal of Botany 94, 129–139 (2014)
Symptoms :
H(002), H(026), H(191)
Recipes :
H(002) induce lactation by a new mother just after delivery, the bark of Kigelia africana is peeled on the east and west side of the tree and chopped with Acalypha vilacaulus root. A handful of plant material is boiled with water just covering the plant material until water drops to the same level of plant material, cool before straining. VO. half a cup 3 X/ day
H(027z) to shorten first menstruation period and H(191) to regulate blood flow for her next consecutive menses. Bark from root of Acalypha villicaulis is stripped and chopped. Decoction of handful of fresh root bark for 15 min, cool before straining. Half a cup of the decoction is VO. 3X / day
H(026) dysmenorrhoea and during pregnancy to ensure safe pregnancy and an uncomplicated delivery
H(026) dysmenorrhoea or to shorten menstrual period during menarche. Chop the peeled root bark of Acalypha villicaulis and mix with the root of Searsia nebulosa and Bridelia cathartica. Boil three handfuls of mixed plant material in 2 L of water for 1 h, cool before straining. The residue can be dried and re-use. One cup (±250 mL) is VO. 2X/ day
H(026) dysmenorrhoea and H(033) infertility, chopped roots of Bridelia cathartica, Erythrina humeana, Acalypha villicaulis, Searsia nebulosa, stem of Hyphaene coriacea or roots of Ozoroa engleri. Two handfuls of above mixed plant material are boiled in 1 L of water for 30 min, cool before straining. One cup of the decoction is taken thrice a day.
H(027z) to shorten first menstruation period and H(191) to regulate blood flow for her next consecutive menses. Bark from root of Acalypha villicaulis is stripped and chopped. Decoction of handful of fresh root bark for 15 min, cool before straining. Half a cup of the decoction is VO. 3X / day
H(026) dysmenorrhoea and during pregnancy to ensure safe pregnancy and an uncomplicated delivery
H(026) dysmenorrhoea or to shorten menstrual period during menarche. Chop the peeled root bark of Acalypha villicaulis and mix with the root of Searsia nebulosa and Bridelia cathartica. Boil three handfuls of mixed plant material in 2 L of water for 1 h, cool before straining. The residue can be dried and re-use. One cup (±250 mL) is VO. 2X/ day
H(026) dysmenorrhoea and H(033) infertility, chopped roots of Bridelia cathartica, Erythrina humeana, Acalypha villicaulis, Searsia nebulosa, stem of Hyphaene coriacea or roots of Ozoroa engleri. Two handfuls of above mixed plant material are boiled in 1 L of water for 30 min, cool before straining. One cup of the decoction is taken thrice a day.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
northern Maputaland (South Africa)
Vernacular name :
umphendulo (Zulu)
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
H(112)
Recipes :
H(112) abortifacient, roots of Acalypha villicaulis, RNS.
(registered from reference HS 32 ) (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108)
(registered from reference HS 32 ) (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umpendulo (Zulu)
Acanthospermum glabratum (DC.) Wild :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Acanthospermum glabratum (DC.) Wild
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HD 21
Author(s) :
de Wet, H. , M.N. Nkwanyana, S.F. van Vuuren
Title :
Medicinal plants used for the treatment of diarrhoea in northern Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, volume 130, pp. 284–289, (2010)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874110003041
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008, 6) diarrhoea, the whole plant of Acanthospermum glabratum is crushed and mixed with warm water. The infusion (10 ml) is drunk three times a day by children and 60 ml (a quarter of a cup) 3 times a day by adults. It can be administered anally; dosage depends on the person’s weight.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (northen Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal Province)
Vernacular name :
inamathela
Reference HD 40
Author(s) :
de Wet, H.,S.C.Ngubane
Title :
Traditional herbal remedies used by women in a rural community in northern Maputaland (South Africa) for the treatment of gynaecology and obstetric complaints
South African Journal of Botany 94, 129–139 (2014)
Symptoms :
H(040)
Recipes :
H(040) cervical pains during pregnancy. Decoction of one handful of fresh-chopped whole plant of Acanthospermum glabratum in 1 L of water for about 20 min, cool before straining. VO. half a cup of the decoction , 3 X/ day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
northern Maputaland (South Africa)
Vernacular name :
isinama (Zulu)
Reference HY 04
Author(s) :
York, T., H. de Wet, S.F. van Vuuren
Title :
Plants used for treating respiratory infections in rural Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 135, 696–710, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037887411100239X
Symptoms :
H(018), H(037), H(051), H(082), H(091), H(108), H(118), H(118)
Recipes :
H(082) respiratory desease, Crush handful of whole plant of Acanthospermum glabratum and mix with half to one cup of warm water. Sieve and take whole decoction as an enema once a dayg take 1 tbsp three times a day orally to treat H(108) chills, H(051) fever, runny nose,H(037) chest pain H(118) sore throat and/or H(018) headache.
H(037) coughs and H(091) tiredness, boil a handful of the whole plant Acanthospermum glabratum with a handful of leavesd each of Tetradenia riparia and Lippia javanica in 1.5 L of water. Steam once a day and take 1 tbsp three times a day. Children under the age of three are not allowed to steam, while children over the age of three steam with parental supervision.
H(037) coughs, H(051) fever, H(108) chills and a runny nose, crush handful of the whole plant and add 1 L of warm water. Take a size 6–10 syringe (180–300 mL) daily as an enema, while children only use a syringe size one (±30 mL). One interviewee mentioned that you only take this decoction once, and that you should not take it again the following day.
H(037) coughs and H(091) tiredness, boil a handful of the whole plant Acanthospermum glabratum with a handful of leavesd each of Tetradenia riparia and Lippia javanica in 1.5 L of water. Steam once a day and take 1 tbsp three times a day. Children under the age of three are not allowed to steam, while children over the age of three steam with parental supervision.
H(037) coughs, H(051) fever, H(108) chills and a runny nose, crush handful of the whole plant and add 1 L of warm water. Take a size 6–10 syringe (180–300 mL) daily as an enema, while children only use a syringe size one (±30 mL). One interviewee mentioned that you only take this decoction once, and that you should not take it again the following day.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal)
Vernacular name :
isihlaza, nkunzana, inkonzana, isibambaphansi, isichathabantwana (local names)
Acanthus montanus (Nees) T. Anderson :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acanthus montanus (Nees) T. Anderson
Family :
Acanthaceae
Reference HS 33a
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S , M. Potgieter M., Milingoni Tshisikhawe, Soul Shava, A. Maroyi
Title :
Medicinal utilization of exotic plants by Bapedi traditional healers to treat human ailments in Limpopo province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 144, 646–655 (2012)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006769
Symptoms :
H(051), H(104)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, roots of Citrus limon of Acanthus montanus of Carica papaya of Zea mays and boiled in water for 15 min and one tin cup of the extract is taken orally.3X/ day
H(104) stomach disorders, roots of Acanthus montanus boiled in water for 20 min and one tin cup of the extract is taken orally.Thrice a day
H(104) stomach disorders, roots of Acanthus montanus boiled in water for 20 min and one tin cup of the extract is taken orally.Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:4 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/4
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Symptoms :
H(051), H(104)
Recipes :
H(051, 1) paludism, roots of Citrus limon of Acanthus montanus of Carica papaya of Zea mays and Decoction for 20 minutes. One tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
H(104, 1) stomach complain, root of Acanthus montanus are decoction for 20 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
H(104, 1) stomach complain, root of Acanthus montanus are decoction for 20 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Achyranthes aspera L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Achyranthes aspera L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Achyranthes annua Dinter
,
Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill.
,
Achyranthes aspera L. var. sicula
,
Achyranthes obovata Peter.
Reference HT 48
Author(s) :
Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Title :
Ancestral pharmacopoeias: a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) reunite people, ground the whole plant of Achyranthes aspera
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (region of Phutaditjhaba)
Vernacular name :
lemanamana (Basotho)
Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Codd :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Codd
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference HB 54
Author(s) :
Bisi-Johnson, M. A., Obi, C. L., Kambizi, L. and Nkomo, M.
Title :
A survey of indigenous herbal diarrhoeal remedies of O.R. Tambo district, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 9(8), pp. 1245-1254 (2010)
http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB
Symptoms :
H(008), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, H(104) stomach ailments, boil equal part of root and stem of Elephantorrhiza elephantina of Acokanthera oblongifolia, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province,Tambo district)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(018), H(020)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, H(020) snakebite, leaves of Acokanthera oblongifolia , RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
inxinebe (isi Xhosa)
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
V(018), V(020)
Recipes :
V(018) headache, V(020)snakebite, leaves of Acokanthera oblongifolia , RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
inxinebe (isi Xhosa)
Acokanthera oppositifolia (L.) Codd :
14 reference(s)
Official name :
Acokanthera oppositifolia (L.) Codd
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Acokanthera venenata auct.
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(101)
Recipes :
H(101) prolonged menstruation, unhalation of smoke of wood of Acokanthera oppositifolia
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mutsilili (Luvenda)
Reference HB 54
Author(s) :
Bisi-Johnson, M. A., Obi, C. L., Kambizi, L. and Nkomo, M.
Title :
A survey of indigenous herbal diarrhoeal remedies of O.R. Tambo district, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 9(8), pp. 1245-1254 (2010)
http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB
Symptoms :
H(008), H(068), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, H(104) stomach ache, H(068) antihelmintic, leaves decoction of Acokanthera oppositifolia
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province,Tambo district)
Vernacular name :
inhlungunyembe, intlungunyembe (Xhosa), (Zulu), common poison-bush (English)
Reference HB 59
Author(s) :
Bhat R.B. , T.V. Jacobs
Title :
Traditional herbal medicine in Transkei
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 48, 7-12 (1995)
Symptoms :
H(018), H(020)
Recipes :
H(018) powder made from the dry roots of Acokanthera oppositifolia is used as snuff for headache
H(020) snake bite, leaves and stem of Acokanthera oppositifolia are crushed and the paste applied
H(020) snake bite, leaves and stem of Acokanthera oppositifolia are crushed and the paste applied
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Transkei)
Vernacular name :
i nxinene (Xhosa)
Reference HB 61
Author(s) :
Bhat , RB.
Title :
Medicinal plants and traditional practices of Xhosa people in the Transkei region of Eastern Cape, South Africa
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 13 (2), pp. 292-298, April 2014
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) gastric problems, few washed leaves of Acokanthera oppositifolia are chewed , juice swalowed 2X/day for a week
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Transkei)
Vernacular name :
intlungunyembe (Xhosa) Bushman's poison (English)
Reference HH 14
Author(s) :
Hutchings, A., J. van Staden
Title :
Plant used for stress-related ailments in traditional Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho medicine. Par 1: Plants used for headaches.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 43, pp. 89 - 124 (1994)
Symptoms :
H(000), H(018), H(020)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, dried leaves of Acokanthera oppositifolia, to snuff (Xhosa)
H(020), H(000), roots of Acokanthera oppositifolia, powdered and mixed with gall bladder of wild pig, one pinch, VO. (Zulu)
H(020), H(000), roots of Acokanthera oppositifolia, powdered and mixed with gall bladder of wild pig, one pinch, VO. (Zulu)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho zone)
Vernacular name :
nthunguyembe, ubuhlungu (Xhosa), ubuhlungubenyoka, uhlunguyembe (Zulu)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(026)
Recipes :
H(026) prolonged menstruation, smoke of wood of Acokanthera oppositifolia, inhaled
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
musiliti (Venda)
Reference HN 38
Author(s) :
Netshiungani, E. N.
Title :
Notes on the uses of indigenous trees in Venda
Journal of Dendrology 1: 12-17 (1981) (From reference HM 58)
Symptoms :
H(026), H(092)
Recipes :
H(026) prolonged menstruation, smoke of wood of Acokanthera oppositifolia , RNS.
H(092) arrow poison, latex of Acokanthera oppositifolia, RNS.
H(092) arrow poison, latex of Acokanthera oppositifolia, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
musiliti (Venda)
Reference HS 07
Author(s) :
Simon, C. & M. Lamla
Title :
Merging pharmacopoeia: understanding the historical origins of incorporative pharmacopoeial processes among Xhosa healers in Southern Africa.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 33, pp. 237 - 242, (1991)
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020) snake, ONS., RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
intlungunyembe (Xhosa)
Reference VD 17
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
Traditional veterinary medicine in the Alice district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
South African Journal of Science 97 , 375–379. (2001)
Symptoms :
V(047), V(047)
Recipes :
Vc(047), Vo(047) leaves are boiled for ten minutes, strained and left to stand overnight and given to goats and sheep (200 ml) to treat heartwater (inyongo).
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Alice district)
Vernacular name :
intlungunyembe
Reference VS 07
Author(s) :
Simon, C. & M. Lamla
Title :
Merging pharmacopoeia: understanding the historical origins of incorporative pharmacopoeial processes among Xhosa healers in Southern Africa.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 33, pp. 237 - 242, (1991)
Symptoms :
V(015)
Recipes :
Vb(015) a treatment for redwater in cattle (no details) in the Eastern Cape
(registered from reference VD 17)
(registered from reference VD 17)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VS 07
Author(s) :
Simon, C. & M. Lamla
Title :
Merging pharmacopoeia: understanding the historical origins of incorporative pharmacopoeial processes among Xhosa healers in Southern Africa.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 33, pp. 237 - 242, (1991)
Symptoms :
V(015)
Recipes :
Vb(015) redwater, ONS., RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
intlungunyembe (Xhosa)
Reference VS 23
Author(s) :
Sanhokwe, M., J. Mupangwa, P.J. Masika, V. Maphosa & , V. Muchenje
Title :
Medicinal plants used to control internal and external parasites in goats
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 83(1), a1016. (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.1016
Symptoms :
V(039), V(068)
Recipes :
Vc(039) ticks, Vc(068, 8) helminths, grind leaves of Acokanthera oppositifolia, decoction, cool and drench the animals. Dose with 1-L bottle for adults and a 300-mL bottle for kids
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, (Kwezi and Ntambethemba villages in the Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
intlungunyemba
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(003), V(013), V(020), V(068)
Recipes :
V(020) the powdered root is used to treat snake¬bite in humans and animals
V(013), V(068) a root decoction is used to treat anthrax and tapeworm
V(003) the powdered leaf is applied to swollen limbs of animals
V(013), V(068) a root decoction is used to treat anthrax and tapeworm
V(003) the powdered leaf is applied to swollen limbs of animals
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020) the powdered root is used to treat snake¬bite
(registered from reference HR 50)
(registered from reference HR 50)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acridocarpus natalitius A. Juss. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acridocarpus natalitius A. Juss.
Family :
Malpighiaceae
Reference HB 61
Author(s) :
Bhat , RB.
Title :
Medicinal plants and traditional practices of Xhosa people in the Transkei region of Eastern Cape, South Africa
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 13 (2), pp. 292-298, April 2014
Symptoms :
H(014)
Recipes :
H(014) skin allergy, handfull of leaves of Acridocarpus natalitius in a bath of cold or warm H2O
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Transkei)
Vernacular name :
moth fruit (Xhosa), the binder (English)
Acrolophia cochlearis (Lindl.) Schltr. & Bolus :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acrolophia cochlearis (Lindl.) Schltr. & Bolus
Family :
Orchidaceae
Reference VH 16
Author(s) :
Hulme, M.M.
Title :
Wild Flowers of Natal.
Shuter & Shooter, Pietermaritzburg. (1954) (partially from HC 26)
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
A love charm emetic infusion of Acrolophia cochlearis roots is ingested by young men (From reference: HC 26)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
impimpi
Acrotome inflata Benth. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Acrotome inflata Benth.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Reference HH 14
Author(s) :
Hutchings, A., J. van Staden
Title :
Plant used for stress-related ailments in traditional Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho medicine. Par 1: Plants used for headaches.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 43, pp. 89 - 124 (1994)
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, grounded ONS of Acrotome inflata + others ingredients, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho zone)
Vernacular name :
isigagisa (Xhosa)
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
V(041)
Recipes :
Vb(041) Acrotome inflata mixed with other plants for cattle with ‘black leg’
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
mohlajoane
Reference HT 48
Author(s) :
Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Title :
Ancestral pharmacopoeias: a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) soak ons. Acrotome inflata in bath for luck in court cases.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (region of Phutaditjhaba)
Vernacular name :
tsilatsila (Basotho)
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(005), V(078)
Recipes :
Vb( 005), ONS., RNS.
V(078), ONS., RNS.
V(078), ONS., RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Basutoland (Sotho)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Adansonia digitata L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100), barks of Adansonia digitata of Ossyris lanceolata (mpeta) decoction (H2O) , VO
H(100), roots decoction (H2O) , RNS., VO
H(100), roots decoction (H2O) , RNS., VO
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muvhuyu (Luvenda)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(051), H(058), H(077), H(100), H(201)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, H(058) bathe for child for stengh weight, H(077) nausea, H(100) veneral diseases, roots of Cussonia spicata, bark of Adansonia digitata, RNS
H(201) magical protection, epiphyte of Adansonia digitata, RNS.
H(201) magical protection, epiphyte of Adansonia digitata, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muvhuyu (Venda)
Adenia digitata (Harv.) Engl. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Adenia digitata (Harv.) Engl.
Family :
Passifloraceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(003)
Recipes :
H(003) swollen legs, roots of Adenia digitata, RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
dundu (Venda)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(017), H(053)
Recipes :
H(017) delayed child birth, leaves, stems of Adenia digitata, RNS.
H(053) ear ache, roots, RNS.
H(053) ear ache, roots, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
dundu (Venda)
Reference HS 36
Author(s) :
Stayt, H.
Title :
The Bavenda.
Frank Cass & Co. Ltd, London (1968)
Symptoms :
H(002x)
Recipes :
H(002x) wean the child, roots of Cussonia spicata of Adenia digitata, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
dundu (Venda)
Adenia gummifera (Harv.) Harms :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Adenia gummifera (Harv.) Harms
Family :
Passifloraceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(033), H(101)
Recipes :
H(033) sterility, roots Adenia gummifera , Nymphea capensis (murambodane) + roots and leaves Osyris lanceolata + bark Piper capense + roots Maesa lanceolata, decoction (H2O) , VO. 3X / day during 1 month
H(101), roots Adenia gummifera of Xylopia parviflora (muvhula-vhusiku), decoction (H2O) , VO. + vaginal douche
H(101), roots Adenia gummifera of Xylopia parviflora (muvhula-vhusiku), decoction (H2O) , VO. + vaginal douche
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
bopha (Luvenda)
Reference HC 25
Author(s) :
Corrigan, B.M. , B.-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.M. Jardine
Title :
Ethnobotanical plant uses in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 77, 346–359 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201), outside of the home, the stem of Adenia gummifera is boiled in H2O, and the body is steamed and bathed in same H2O for revenge on enemies.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umPhindamshaya
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) leaves of Adenia gumifera as vegetable
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
bopha, beleha (Venda)
Adenia gummifera (Harv.) Harms var. gummifera :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Adenia gummifera (Harv.) Harms var. gummifera
Family :
Passifloraceae
Reference HD 23
Author(s) :
De Wet , H., V.N. Nzama, S.F. Van Vuuren
Title :
Medicinal plants used for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections by lay people in northern Maputaland, KwaZulu–Natal Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 78, pp. 12 - 20, (2012)
free full-text available on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02546299/78
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) sexual transmitted infections, boil a handful of chopped root of Adenia gummifera with a handful of chopped leaves of Erianthemum dregei and a handful of Sarcophyte sanguinea stem in 10 L of water for 5 h. Take half a cup twice daily to cure any HIV/AIDS related infections and gonorrhoea.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)rthen Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal Province)
Vernacular name :
impindamshaya
Adenia spinosa Burtt Davy :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Adenia spinosa Burtt Davy
Family :
Passifloraceae
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(091)
Recipes :
H(091) fortifying babies, barks of Adenia spinosa, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
tshivhuyudundu (Venda)
Adenopodia spicata (E. Mey.) Presl :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Adenopodia spicata (E. Mey.) Presl
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HS 51
Author(s) :
Sobiecki, J.F.
Title :
A review of plants used in divination in southern Africa and their psychoactive effects
Southern African Humanities, Vol. 20 , Pages 333–351, December, 2008 Pietermaritzburg
Symptoms :
H(167z)
Recipes :
H(167z) psychoactive effects, roots of Adenopodia spicata, infusions are taken orally by diviners as emetics to increase divining powers (Zulu)
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
ibobo/ubobo (Zulu)
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(108)
Recipes :
Veq(108) Mfengu use bark for colds in horses, roots, bark of Adenopodia spicata , RNS., RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Adiantum capillus-veneris L.
Family :
Pteridaceae
Reference HJ 10
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A
Title :
Flora of Lesotho .Cramer, Lehre .
From :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108) dried leaves of Adiantum capillus-veneris burnt and smoked for head and chest colds
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lehōrōmetso, lepata-maoa
Adiantum poiretii Wikstr. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Adiantum poiretii Wikstr.
Family :
Pteridaceae
Synonyms :
Adiantum aethiopicum L.
Reference HT 31
Author(s) :
Thunberg
Title :
Thunberg (1785)
From reference HV 51
Symptoms :
H(037), H(082)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, H(082) respiratory ailments, herb of Adiantum poiretii, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
vrouwehaar (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(082)
Recipes :
Herb of Adiantum aethiopicum; H(037) cough, H(082) respiratory ailments (species that are mainly of historical interest) from Thunberg (1785) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
vrouwehaar (Africaans)
Aeollanthus buchnerianus Briq . :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aeollanthus buchnerianus Briq .
Family :
Lamiaceae
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108) colds in children, decoction of Aeollanthus buchnerianus
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
thōkōloane
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:4 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/4
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Additional file 1: 1550002148105490_add1.docx, 74K
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/imedia/1279488442116872/supp1.docx
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037, 1) tuberculosis root of Aframomum melegueta are Decoction for 10 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Afzelia quanzensis Welw. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Afzelia quanzensis Welw.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020), bark of Afzelia quanzensis, decoction (H2O) , RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mutokota (Luvenda)
Reference HC 25
Author(s) :
Corrigan, B.M. , B.-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.M. Jardine
Title :
Ethnobotanical plant uses in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 77, 346–359 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201), the seeds of Afzelia quanzensis are kept in the wallet for luck with money.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umDlavuza
Reference HS 36
Author(s) :
Stayt, H.
Title :
The Bavenda.
Frank Cass & Co. Ltd, London (1968)
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) love charm, roots of Afzelia quanzensis, snuff
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mutokota (Venda)
Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffmanns :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffmanns
Family :
Amaryllidaceae
Reference HK 45
Author(s) :
Koduru, S., D. S. Grierson and A. J. Afolayan
Title :
Ethnobotanical information of medicinal plants used for treatment of cancer in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Current Science, Vol. 92, N°. 7, 10 april 2007
Symptoms :
H(078)
Recipes :
H(078) cancer, sun-dried roots are powdered and infused in water and then taken orally until the patient is cured.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
mathunga, agapanthus
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(013), H(045), H(104)
Recipes :
H(013) rash, H(045) antiseptic, H(104) stomach promblems, leaves of Agapanthus africanus , RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
isicakathi (isi Xhosa)
Agapanthus campanulatus F. M. Leight. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Agapanthus campanulatus F. M. Leight.
Family :
Amaryllidaceae
Reference HH 50
Author(s) :
Hutchings, A., Scott, A.H., Lewis, G., Cunningham, A.
Title :
Zulu Medicinal Plants. An Inventory.
University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. (1996) : from references HG 50, HF 50, HV 09, HC 26)
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104), root decoctions of Agapanthus campanulatus are taken orally or as enemas for stomach problems in children
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HS 51
Author(s) :
Sobiecki, J.F.
Title :
A review of plants used in divination in southern Africa and their psychoactive effects
Southern African Humanities, Vol. 20 , Pages 333–351, December, 2008 Pietermaritzburg
Symptoms :
H(167z)
Recipes :
H(167z) psychoactive effects, roots of Agapanthus campanulatus wich are used in the initiation of indigenous healers in South Africa Ubulawu preparations Zulu, Sotho and Tswana
H(167z) psychoactive effects, roots of Agapanthus campanulatus used to treat people “who have the spirit”, a type of psycho-spiritual illness Sotho : This language group includes Northern Sotho, South Sotho and Tswana
H(167z) psychoactive effects, roots of Agapanthus campanulatus used by diviners in South Africa to induce dreams of the ancestors N Podile pers comm
H(167z) psychoactive effects, roots of Agapanthus campanulatus used to treat people “who have the spirit”, a type of psycho-spiritual illness Sotho : This language group includes Northern Sotho, South Sotho and Tswana
H(167z) psychoactive effects, roots of Agapanthus campanulatus used by diviners in South Africa to induce dreams of the ancestors N Podile pers comm
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
leta-la-phofu (Sotho), ubani (Zulu)
Agapanthus campanulatus subsp. Patens (F.M. Leight.) F.M. Leight. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Agapanthus campanulatus subsp. Patens (F.M. Leight.) F.M. Leight.
Family :
Amaryllidaceae
Reference HJ 10
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A
Title :
Flora of Lesotho .Cramer, Lehre .
From :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Agapanthus inapertus Beauverd subsp. Inapertus :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Agapanthus inapertus Beauverd subsp. Inapertus
Family :
Amaryllidaceae
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:4 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/4
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Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037, 1) tuberculosis root of Agapanthus inarpetus are Decoction for 10 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
leta-la-phofu
Agapanthus praecox Willd. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Agapanthus praecox Willd.
Family :
Amaryllidaceae
Reference VD 17
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
Traditional veterinary medicine in the Alice district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
South African Journal of Science 97 , 375–379. (2001)
Symptoms :
V(008), V(008)
Recipes :
Vc(008); Vo(008) the root is boiled for ten minutes, cooled, strained and given to sheep and goats (200 ml in the morning) to treat diarrhoea (umkhondo).
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Alice district)
Vernacular name :
umkhondo
Reference VS 23
Author(s) :
Sanhokwe, M., J. Mupangwa, P.J. Masika, V. Maphosa & , V. Muchenje
Title :
Medicinal plants used to control internal and external parasites in goats
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 83(1), a1016. (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.1016
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
Vc(068) helminths, grind the leaves of Agapanthus praecox, soak in water overnight and dose 500 mL
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, (Kwezi and Ntambethemba villages in the Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
umkondo
Agathosma apiculata E. Mey. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Agathosma apiculata E. Mey.
Family :
Rutaceae
Reference HD 34
Author(s) :
Denver D., T. Blouws, O. Aboyade, D. Gibson, J. De Jong, C Van t' Klooster, G. Hughes
Title :
Traditional health practitioners' perceptions, herbal treatment and management of HIV and related opportunistic infections.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:77 (2014)
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-77
Symptoms :
H(100), H(037), H(104), H(182)
Recipes :
H(100) HIV and opportunistic infections, leaves of Agathosma apiculata are crushed into a pulp and applied directly to the skin or mixed with Vaseline.. Used externally to treat shingles and other skin infections, such as sores around the mouth and genitals
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
honey buchu (English); umbhucu (Zulu)
Agathosma betulina (P.J.Bergius) Pillans :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Agathosma betulina (P.J.Bergius) Pillans
Family :
Rubiaceae
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
H(013), H(104), H(108), H(137)
Recipes :
H(013) ulcers, infusion of the leaves, VO.
H(108) colds H(104) stomach aches, leaves of Agathosma betulina (sometimes dried)
H(137) used for sores (rou sere) in which case the leaves are often mixed with fat
H(108) colds H(104) stomach aches, leaves of Agathosma betulina (sometimes dried)
H(137) used for sores (rou sere) in which case the leaves are often mixed with fat
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
boegoe (Hantam names)
Reference HO 21
Author(s) :
Otang, W. M. , D. S. Grierson & R. N. Ndip
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(11), pp. 2071-2080, 23 March, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/23Mar/Otang%20et%20al.pdf
Symptoms :
H(087), H(199)
Recipes :
H(199) HIV/AIDS, H(087) oesopharyngeal candidiasis, opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS, leaves decoction of Agathosma betulina, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Amathole District of the Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
ibuchu (isiXhosa)
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(003), H(004), H(007), H(007), H(091), H(162y)
Recipes :
Leaves of Agathosma betulina; H(004) and H(162y) ailments; H(007) diuretic, H(091) tonic; leaves in vinegar for H(004) wounds, H(003) sprains and contusions Burchell (1822–1824); ; from Pappe (1847); (1850); (1857) ; from Dykman (1908); from Kling (1923); from Laidler (1928) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
boegoe, buchu. letulina, bookoo (Khoi/Nama)
Reference HW 50
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E., Gericke, N.
Title :
Peoples Plants : A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa.
Brizza Publication. Pretoria (2000)
Symptoms :
H(026)
Recipes :
H(026) dysmenorrhoea, ONS. of Agathosma betulina, RNS. (rregistered from reference HS 32 (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108))
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
round-leaf Buchu (English)
Agathosma crenulata (L.) Pillans :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Agathosma crenulata (L.) Pillans
Family :
Rubiaceae
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(003), H(004), H(007), H(091), H(113), H(162y)
Recipes :
Leaves of Agathosma crenulata; H(113) kidney and H(162y) ailments; H(007) diuretic, H(091) tonic; leaves in vinegar for H(004) wounds, H(003) sprains and contusions Burchell (1822–1824) ; from Pappe (1847); (1850); (1857); from Dykman (1908); from Kling (1923); from Laidler (1928) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
boegoe, buchu. (Khoi/Nama)
Agave americana L. :
5 reference(s)
Official name :
Agave americana L.
Family :
Agavaceae
Reference HD 50
Author(s) :
Duncan, AC, Jäger AK, van Staden J
Title :
Screening of Zulu medicinal plants for angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.
J. Ethnopharmacol. 68: 63-70. (1999)
(From ref : HL 22)
Symptoms :
H(008) + H(104), H(151)
Recipes :
H(008) + H(104) gastro-intestinal complaints, H(178) heart treatment and H(151) blood pressure regulator, leaves of Agave americana (From ref : HL 22)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa,
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(151)
Recipes :
H(151) high blood pressure, leaf sap, whole plant of Agave americana, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
ikhamanga (isi Xhosa)
Reference HS 33a
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S , M. Potgieter M., Milingoni Tshisikhawe, Soul Shava, A. Maroyi
Title :
Medicinal utilization of exotic plants by Bapedi traditional healers to treat human ailments in Limpopo province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 144, 646–655 (2012)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006769
Symptoms :
H(151)
Recipes :
H(151) hypertension, leaves of Agave americana boiled in water for 20 min and one tin cup of the extract is taken orally.Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province)
Vernacular name :
mobepi / kgopha-yapala/ nswareke-ya-robega (Pedi)
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:4 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/4
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Symptoms :
H(151)
Recipes :
H(151, 1) hypertension, leaves of Agave americana are Decoction for 25 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
mobepi
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(006)
Recipes :
V(006, 2)ostrich, extract dry leaves, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (farmers of Koroo)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Agave americana subsp.americana :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Agave americana subsp.americana
Family :
Asparagaceae
Reference HJ 10
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A
Title :
Flora of Lesotho .Cramer, Lehre .
From :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) leaves for skin problems; leaf of Agave americana L.subsp .americana decoction containing the spines to wash sore feet
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lekhala[JG;lekhala-le-leputsoa
Ageratum conyzoides L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ageratum conyzoides L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HM 55
Author(s) :
Mahwasane S. T., L. Middleton, N. Boaduo
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants used by the traditional healers of the Lwamondo area, Limpopo province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 88, 69–75 (2013)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629913002615
Symptoms :
H(199)
Recipes :
H(199), leaves of Ageratum conyzoides are soaked in cold water for 3 days and the mixture drank by HIV positive patients to boost their immune systems. (1 citation)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province, Lwamondo area)
Vernacular name :
mutungwi (tshiVenda)
Agrimonia bracteata E.Mey.& C.A.Mey. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Agrimonia bracteata E.Mey.& C.A.Mey.
Family :
Rosaceae
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Agrimonia eupatoria L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Agrimonia eupatoria L.
Family :
Rosaceae
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
V(068), leaves, powder, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Agrostis bergiana Trin :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Agrostis bergiana Trin
Family :
Poaceae
Reference HS 51
Author(s) :
Sobiecki, J.F.
Title :
A review of plants used in divination in southern Africa and their psychoactive effects
Southern African Humanities, Vol. 20 , Pages 333–351, December, 2008 Pietermaritzburg
Symptoms :
H(167z)
Recipes :
H(167z) psychoactive effects, parts of Agrostis bergiana used unknown Used when working the divining bones Sotho : This language group includes Northern Sotho, South Sotho and Tswana
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
yoang ba phorora (Sotho)
Ajuga ophrydis Burch. ex Benth. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ajuga ophrydis Burch. ex Benth.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Albizia adianthifolia (Schum.) W. F. Wight :
8 reference(s)
Official name :
Albizia adianthifolia (Schum.) W. F. Wight
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095) leaves of Albizia adianthifolia de Anthocleista grandiflora mixed with food
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mulela (Luvenda)
Reference HA 36
Author(s) :
Amusan, O. O. G., P. S. Dlamini, J. D. Msonthi & L. P. Makhubu
Title :
Some herbal remedies from Manzini region of Swaziland.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 79, pp. 109 - 112, (2002)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874101003816
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, cut 50 gr leaves of Psidium guajava and 50 gr roots of Albizia adianthifolia in pieces + 1 L. H2O and boil for 5 min., VO. 1 tablespoon daily for 3 days
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Swaziland, Manzini region)
Vernacular name :
sivangatane
Reference HC 25
Author(s) :
Corrigan, B.M. , B.-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.M. Jardine
Title :
Ethnobotanical plant uses in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 77, 346–359 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(046)
Recipes :
H(046), the leaves are boiled in H2O and the body is covered over the steam to cure chicken pox.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
iGowane
Reference HD 29
Author(s) :
de Wet, H. , S.Nciki, S.F. van Vuuren
Title :
Medicinal plants used for the treatment of various skin disorders by a rural community in northern Maputaland, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 9:51, (2013) doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-51
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/9/1/51
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Symptoms :
H(013), H(014), H(111)
Recipes :
H(013) body rash,H(014) itching and H(111) burning , two handfuls of fresh pounded bark of Albizia adianthifolia are mixed in 2 L of warm water. One cup of maceration is added in bathing water once a day for a week to treat scaly, itching and burning body rash
.H(013) rash. 2 two handfuls of fresh pounded bark are mixed in 2 L of cold water in which the affected person is bath once a day for two weeks (approximate duration of rash).
H(013) rash, 2 handfuls of fresh pounded bark is mixed with 10 L of warm water and 1 L of this mixture is used as an emetic once a day for 10 days to treat the rash.
(registered from references HD 29 and HD 29_supl )
.H(013) rash. 2 two handfuls of fresh pounded bark are mixed in 2 L of cold water in which the affected person is bath once a day for two weeks (approximate duration of rash).
H(013) rash, 2 handfuls of fresh pounded bark is mixed with 10 L of warm water and 1 L of this mixture is used as an emetic once a day for 10 days to treat the rash.
(registered from references HD 29 and HD 29_supl )
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (northern Maputaland)
Vernacular name :
igowane
Reference HH 14
Author(s) :
Hutchings, A., J. van Staden
Title :
Plant used for stress-related ailments in traditional Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho medicine. Par 1: Plants used for headaches.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 43, pp. 89 - 124 (1994)
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, seeds, powdere and snuffed (Zulu)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho zone)
Vernacular name :
umgadankawu (Zulu)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(001), H(006), H(008), H(094), H(103), H(104)
Recipes :
H(001) eyes inflamation, roots of Albizia adianthifolia, RNS.
H(006) purgative, H(104) stomach ache, H(103) toothache, leaves and roots of Albizia adianthifolia, RNS.
H(008) dysentery, H(094) piles, leaves and roots of Albizia adianthifolia, roots of Landolphia kirkii of Ricinus communis, fruit of Solanum aculeastrum, RNS.
H(006) purgative, H(104) stomach ache, H(103) toothache, leaves and roots of Albizia adianthifolia, RNS.
H(008) dysentery, H(094) piles, leaves and roots of Albizia adianthifolia, roots of Landolphia kirkii of Ricinus communis, fruit of Solanum aculeastrum, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muelela, muvhadangoma
Reference HP 07
Author(s) :
Pujol, J.
Title :
The herbalist handbook: African flora, Medicinal plants, Natur Africa, Durban (1990)
From references HP 07, HR 50, VM 18
Symptoms :
H(008), H(018), H(051), H(068), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) dysenteriy, H(018) headache, H(051) fiver, H(068) internal parasitism, H(104) stomach problems, barks and roots of Albizia adianthifolia, RNS. (from ref. HE 50)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HS 51
Author(s) :
Sobiecki, J.F.
Title :
A review of plants used in divination in southern Africa and their psychoactive effects
Southern African Humanities, Vol. 20 , Pages 333–351, December, 2008 Pietermaritzburg
Symptoms :
H(167z)
Recipes :
H(167z) psychoactive effects Unidentified partsof Albizia adianthifolia are taken orally to induce dreams and improve the memory
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
muvhadangoma (Venda)
Albizia adianthifolia (Schumach.) W.Wight var. adianthifolia :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Albizia adianthifolia (Schumach.) W.Wight var. adianthifolia
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HD 23
Author(s) :
De Wet , H., V.N. Nzama, S.F. Van Vuuren
Title :
Medicinal plants used for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections by lay people in northern Maputaland, KwaZulu–Natal Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 78, pp. 12 - 20, (2012)
free full-text available on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02546299/78
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) sexual transmitted infections, boil a handful of chopped bark of Albizia adianthifolia with a handful of chopped Trichilia dregeana bark in 2 L of water. Half a cup of the decoction is taken as an enema once a day to treat syphilis.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (northen Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal Province)
Vernacular name :
igowane
Albizia anthelmintica Brongn. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Albizia anthelmintica Brongn.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100), roots Albizia anthelmintica of Citrus limon decoction (H2O) , VO. and bath
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muime, mukuvhavha, dinda (Luvenda)
Albizia brevifolia Schinz :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Albizia brevifolia Schinz
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(116)
Recipes :
H(116) amenorrhoea, roots of Albizia brevifolia, RNS. (rregistered from reference HS 32 (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108))
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
mutsilari (Vhavenda)
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(116)
Recipes :
H(116) amenorrhoea, thorns of Dovyalis caffra, roots of Albizia brevifoilia, roots and barks of Brackenridgea zanguebarica of Pterocarpus angolensis, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mupalakhwali (Venda)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(001), H(006), H(018), H(033), H(104)
Recipes :
H(001) sore eyes, H(006) purgative, H(018) headache, H(033) infertility, roots of Albizia brevifolia
H(104) abdominal pain, leaves and fruit
H(104) abdominal pain, leaves and fruit
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mupalakhwali (Venda)
Albizia gummifera (J.F.Gmel.) C.A.Sm. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Albizia gummifera (J.F.Gmel.) C.A.Sm.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 36
Author(s) :
Buwa, L; W., J. van Staden
Title :
Antibacterial and antifungal activity of traditional medicinal plants used against veneral diseases in South Africa.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 103, pp. 139 - 142, (2006)
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100), veneral diseases, decoctionof stems barks of Albizia gummifera, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (region of KwaZulu-Natal)
Vernacular name :
umgadankawa (Zulu)
Albizia suluensis Gerstner :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Albizia suluensis Gerstner
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HS 51
Author(s) :
Sobiecki, J.F.
Title :
A review of plants used in divination in southern Africa and their psychoactive effects
Southern African Humanities, Vol. 20 , Pages 333–351, December, 2008 Pietermaritzburg
Symptoms :
H(167z)
Recipes :
H(167z) psychoactive effects, parts used of Albizia suluensis unknown A stirred macerate is taken orally by healers to induce trances Zulu. Used for nervous complaints Zulu
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
ingweb’enkulu/
unyazangoma (Zulu)
Albizia versicolor Welw. ex Oliv. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Albizia versicolor Welw. ex Oliv.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(001), H(004), H(068), H(139)
Recipes :
H(001) eyes diseases, H(139) aphrodisiac, H(068) bilharzia, H(004) wounds and sores, H(104) cleaning of stomach and blood, barks of Albizia versicolor, RNS
H(100) veneral diseases, roots of Combretum paniculatum of Albizia versicolor, ONS of Salix subserrata, RNS.
H(100) veneral diseases, roots of Zanthoxylum davyi of Combretum paniculatum, barks of Albizia versicolor, RNS.
H(100) veneral diseases, roots of Combretum paniculatum of Albizia versicolor, ONS of Salix subserrata, RNS.
H(100) veneral diseases, roots of Zanthoxylum davyi of Combretum paniculatum, barks of Albizia versicolor, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mutambapfunda, muvhambangoma (Venda)
Reference HC 25
Author(s) :
Corrigan, B.M. , B.-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.M. Jardine
Title :
Ethnobotanical plant uses in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 77, 346–359 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) to draw out bad luck, the bark is boiled in H2O and the body is bathed in the H2O and then the H2O is thrown out into the river
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umphesoa
Reference HD 29
Author(s) :
de Wet, H. , S.Nciki, S.F. van Vuuren
Title :
Medicinal plants used for the treatment of various skin disorders by a rural community in northern Maputaland, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 9:51, (2013) doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-51
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/9/1/51
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Additional file 1
Symptoms :
H(137)
Recipes :
H(137) sores , a handful of fresh bark or 30 cm of fresh root is chopped and boiled in 1L of water for five minutes. The strained cooled down decoction is used as an enema (size eight syringe) once a day for two days for the treatment of sores
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (northern Maputaland)
Vernacular name :
umphezi
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(001), H(004), H(068), H(100), H(104)
Recipes :
H(001) yeux, H(004) wounds and sores, H(068) bilharziose, H(100) veneral diseases, H(104) cleaning of stomach and blood, roots of de Albizia versicolor of Zanthoxylum davyi of Combretum paniculatum, barks of Albizia versicolor, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mutambapfunda, muvhambangoma (Venda)
Albuca cooperi Bak. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Albuca cooperi Bak.
Family :
Hyacinthaceae
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(004)
Recipes :
V(004), lotion, ONS., RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Sotho)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Albuca setosa Jacq. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Albuca setosa Jacq.
Family :
Hyacinthaceae
Reference VS 23
Author(s) :
Sanhokwe, M., J. Mupangwa, P.J. Masika, V. Maphosa & , V. Muchenje
Title :
Medicinal plants used to control internal and external parasites in goats
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 83(1), a1016. (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.1016
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
Vc(068, 5) helminths, crush the tuber of Albuca setosa, decoction and dose with a 500-mL bottle
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, (Kwezi and Ntambethemba villages in the Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
ingwebeba
Albuca sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Albuca sp.
Family :
Hyacinthaceae
Reference VG 23
Author(s) :
Gerstner, J.
Title :
A preliminary checklist of Zulu names of plants with short notes.
Bantu Studies 12, 215–236, 321–342. (1938). From reference VM 18, HC 26, HL 22
A preliminary checklist of Zulu names of plants with short notes.
Bantu Studies 15, 277–301, 369–383.(1941) From reference VM 18
Symptoms :
V(006), V(068)
Recipes :
V(006) purgative and V(068) vermifuge for animals, ONS.of Albuca sp., RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu region)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Alchemilla woodii Kuntze :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Alchemilla woodii Kuntze
Family :
Rosaceae
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018) headaches, plant of Alchemilla woodii roasted on hot ashes and smoke inhaled
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
molala-phoka
Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. :
7 reference(s)
Official name :
Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh.
Family :
Apiaceae
Reference HA 52
Author(s) :
Appidi, J. R., D.S. Grierson & A. J. Afolayan
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of diarrhoea in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 11(15): 1961 - 1963, (2008)
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, decoction of roots of Alepidea amatymbica, VO. Untill patient is cured
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa.(Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
iquili
Reference HB 61
Author(s) :
Bhat , RB.
Title :
Medicinal plants and traditional practices of Xhosa people in the Transkei region of Eastern Cape, South Africa
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 13 (2), pp. 292-298, April 2014
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) fever, underground stem of Alepidea amatymbica is grated, decoction in milk and flowers, VO. 2X/day for a week
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Transkei)
Vernacular name :
iquily (Xhosa), larger tinsel (English)
Reference HH 16
Author(s) :
Haerdi, F.
Title :
Afrikanische Heilpflanzen. Die Eingeborenen-Heilpflanzen des Ulanga- Distriktes Tanganjikas (Ostafrika).
Acta tropica, Suppl. 8, 1-278 (1964)
Published : 1964, Verlag für Recht und Gesellschaft (Basel)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(108), H(118)
Recipes :
H(118) sore throat,H(037) coughs andH(037) colds, roots of Alepidea amatymbica
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu, Xhosa regions in Transkei)
Vernacular name :
iqwili
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(004), H(013), H(051), H(104)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, H(013) pimples, H(051) fever, H(104) abdominal pains, roots of Alepidea amatymbica, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
iqwili (isi Xhosa)
Reference HO 18
Author(s) :
Olajuyigbe, O. O. and A. J. Afolayan
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(18), pp. 3415-3424, 16 May, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/16May/Olajuyigbe%20and%20Afolayan.pdf
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) abdominal cramps, decoction of the roots / rhizome of Alepidea amatymbica
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
iqwili
Reference HO 19
Author(s) :
Omoruyi, B. E., G. Bradley & A. J. Afolayan
Title :
Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used for the management of HIV/AIDS infection among local management of HIV/AIDS infection among local communities of Nkonkobe Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(19), pp. 3603-3608, 23 May, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/23May/Omoruyi%20et%20al.pdf
Symptoms :
H(199)
Recipes :
H(199) opportunist HIV/AIDS infections as diarrhoea, clean-up blood vessels and improves patients appetite, root and bark of Alepidea amatymbica are boiled. Two-three tea spoons of the infusion are administered to children, while half a cup is given to an adult once a day.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Nkonkobe Municipality
Vernacular name :
nkatazo
Reference HO 21
Author(s) :
Otang, W. M. , D. S. Grierson & R. N. Ndip
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(11), pp. 2071-2080, 23 March, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/23Mar/Otang%20et%20al.pdf
Symptoms :
H(014), H(043), H(087), H(199)
Recipes :
H(199) HIV/AIDS,H(014) aspergillosis, H(043) +H(014) cryptococcal meningitis, H(087) oesopharyngeal candidiasis, opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS, decoction of rhizome root of Alepidea amatymbica, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Amathole District of the Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
iqwili (isiXhosa)
Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. var. amatymbica :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. var. amatymbica
Family :
Apiaceae
Reference HS 51
Author(s) :
Sobiecki, J.F.
Title :
A review of plants used in divination in southern Africa and their psychoactive effects
Southern African Humanities, Vol. 20 , Pages 333–351, December, 2008 Pietermaritzburg
Symptoms :
H(099), H(167z)
Recipes :
H(167z) psychoactive effects, aerial parts, root of Alepidea amatymbica; dry rhizome and roots are smoked, or powdered and taken as a snuff by South African diviners to assist divination and communication with the ancestors
H(099) It is used to help prevent nervousness Zulu
H(167z) psychoactive effects It is used as a lotion to wash the divining bones Sotho : This language group includes Northern Sotho, South Sotho and Tswana
H(099) It is used to help prevent nervousness Zulu
H(167z) psychoactive effects It is used as a lotion to wash the divining bones Sotho : This language group includes Northern Sotho, South Sotho and Tswana
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
lesoko (Sotho), ikhathazo (Zulu)
Alepidea capensis (P. J. Bergius) R.A. Dyer :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Alepidea capensis (P. J. Bergius) R.A. Dyer
Family :
Apiaceae
Reference HD 34
Author(s) :
Denver D., T. Blouws, O. Aboyade, D. Gibson, J. De Jong, C Van t' Klooster, G. Hughes
Title :
Traditional health practitioners' perceptions, herbal treatment and management of HIV and related opportunistic infections.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:77 (2014)
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-77
Symptoms :
H(100), H(037), H(104), H(182), H(201)
Recipes :
H(100) HIV and opportunistic infections, decoction of dried roots of Alepidea capensis (a few dried roots boiled in 200 ml water) is used for abdominal and chest pain associated with HIV and tuberculosis. Dried stems and roots are smoked, or powdered and taken as snuff.
H(201) Used as incense to communicate with the ancestors. Inhaling the smoke can result in hallucinogenic sensations and “bad” dreams.
H(201) Used as incense to communicate with the ancestors. Inhaling the smoke can result in hallucinogenic sensations and “bad” dreams.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
large tinsel flower (English) iqwili (Zulu)
Alepidea cordifolia B.-E.van Wyk :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Alepidea cordifolia B.-E.van Wyk
Family :
Apiaceae
Reference HJ 10
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A
Title :
Flora of Lesotho .Cramer, Lehre .
From :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(051)
Recipes :
H(037) coughs, H(037) chest pains, H(051) fever, raw roots of Alepidea cordifolia, chewed or decoction drunk
H(201) lotion used to wash divining bones
H(201) lotion used to wash divining bones
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lesoko
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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 . :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Alepidea pilifera Weim .
Family :
Apiaceae
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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 serrata Eckl. & Zeyh. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Alepidea serrata Eckl. & Zeyh.
Family :
Apiaceae
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, roots of Alepidea serrata, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
ubulawa (isi Xhosa)
Alepidea setifera N.E.Br. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Alepidea setifera N.E.Br.
Family :
Apiaceae
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(051)
Recipes :
HH(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
Allium cepa L. :
6 reference(s)
Official name :
Allium cepa L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Reference HD 19
Author(s) :
Dykman, E.J.
Title :
De Suid Afrikaanse Kook-
Koek- en Resepte Boek, 14th improved impression. Paarl Printers Ltd., Paarl (Cape Colony), South Africa.( 1908)
From reference HV 51
Symptoms :
H(175)
Recipes :
H(175), bulb of Allium cepa; as warm poultices (uiepap) glandular swellings
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
ui (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HK 44
Author(s) :
Kling, H.
Title :
Die Sieketrooster. Van de Sandt de Villiers, Cape Town. (1923)
From references HV 51, HS 32
Symptoms :
H(175)
Recipes :
H(175), bulb of Allium cepa; as warm poultices (uiepap) glandular swellings
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
ui (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) food, bulb of Allium cepa, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
itswele (isi Xhosa)
Reference HT 25
Author(s) :
Thring, T.S.A. & F.M. Weitz
Title :
Medicinal plant use in the Bredadoro / Elim region of the Southern Overberg in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 103, pp. 261 - 275 (2006)
Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126), bulb of Allium cepa VO. raw or in cooking
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Western Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
ui, onion
Reference HT 48
Author(s) :
Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Title :
Ancestral pharmacopoeias: a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201), whole plant of Allium cepa banish evil spirits
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (region of Phutaditjhaba)
Vernacular name :
eive (Basotho)
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(086), H(175)
Recipes :
Bulb of Allium cepa; as warm H(175) poultices (uiepap), H(086) glandular swellings ( non-indigenous species (early introductions) that became an integral part of themateria medica.; from Dykman (1908); from Kling (1923) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
ui (Africaans)
Allium sativum L. :
6 reference(s)
Official name :
Allium sativum L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Reference HD 19
Author(s) :
Dykman, E.J.
Title :
De Suid Afrikaanse Kook-
Koek- en Resepte Boek, 14th improved impression. Paarl Printers Ltd., Paarl (Cape Colony), South Africa.( 1908)
From reference HV 51
Symptoms :
H(037), H(051), H(077), H(137)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, H(051) fever, H(077) nausea, H(137) sores, bulb of Allium sativum, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
knoffel (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HD 25
Author(s) :
Dyubeni, L. and L. V. Buwa
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of ear, nose and throat (ENT) infections in Nkonkobe Municipality, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(14), pp. 2721-2726, 16 April, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/16Apr/Dyubeni%20and%20Buwa.pdf
Symptoms :
H(053), H(118)
Recipes :
H(118) throat infection (Umqala obuhlungu, Izilonda emqaleni) decoction of leaf and bulb of Allium sativum is taken orally and cloves of the bulb may be chewed to treat throat infections.
H(053) ear infections (Indlebe ebuhlungu, Izilonda endlebeni)., leaves are warmed. The juice is squeezed onto the ear to relieve earache.
H(053) ear infections (Indlebe ebuhlungu, Izilonda endlebeni)., leaves are warmed. The juice is squeezed onto the ear to relieve earache.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (municipality of Nkonkobe)
Vernacular name :
ivimbampunzi (Xhosa)
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, bulb of Allium sativum, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
ivimbampunzi (isi Xhosa)
Reference HO 21
Author(s) :
Otang, W. M. , D. S. Grierson & R. N. Ndip
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(11), pp. 2071-2080, 23 March, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/23Mar/Otang%20et%20al.pdf
Symptoms :
H(014), H(087), H(199)
Recipes :
H(199) HIV/AIDS,H(014) aspergillosis, H(087) oesopharyngeal candidiasis, opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS, decoction of root of Allium sativum, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Amathole District of the Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
ivimbampunzi (isiXhosa)
Reference HT 25
Author(s) :
Thring, T.S.A. & F.M. Weitz
Title :
Medicinal plant use in the Bredadoro / Elim region of the Southern Overberg in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 103, pp. 261 - 275 (2006)
Symptoms :
H(051), H(068), H(113)
Recipes :
H(051), H(068), H(113),, cloves (Allium sativum) are eaten raw. Taken on a daily basis for arthtitis or pains
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Western Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
knoffel, garlic
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(051), H(137)
Recipes :
Bulb of Allium sativum; H((077)) nausea, H(137) sores, H(037) cough, H(051) fever ( non-indigenous species (early introductions) that became an integral part of themateria medica. from Dykman (1908); reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
knoffel (Africaans)
Aloe africana Mill. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe africana Mill.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HO 19
Author(s) :
Omoruyi, B. E., G. Bradley & A. J. Afolayan
Title :
Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used for the management of HIV/AIDS infection among local management of HIV/AIDS infection among local communities of Nkonkobe Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(19), pp. 3603-3608, 23 May, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/23May/Omoruyi%20et%20al.pdf
Symptoms :
H(199)
Recipes :
H(199) opportunist HIV/AIDS infections as tuberculosis, cleans the blood vessels and help boost appetite, root of Aloe africana decoction (full tea spoon) taken orally till the patient gets better.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Nkonkobe Municipality
Vernacular name :
ikhala
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(006)
Recipes :
Juice of Aloe africana taken as H(006) laxative (species that are mainly of historical interest) from Pappe (1847); (1850); (1857) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
aalwyn (Africaans)
Aloe angolensis Baker :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe angolensis Baker
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:4 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/4
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Symptoms :
H(075)
Recipes :
H(075, 1) appetite, leaves of Aloe angolensis are Decoction for 25 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
sekgophane
Aloe arborescens Mill. :
7 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe arborescens Mill.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HA 36
Author(s) :
Amusan, O. O. G., P. S. Dlamini, J. D. Msonthi & L. P. Makhubu
Title :
Some herbal remedies from Manzini region of Swaziland.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 79, pp. 109 - 112, (2002)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874101003816
Symptoms :
H(034)
Recipes :
H(034) cardiac problems, grind together 50 gr each of the leaves of Aloe arborescens and roots of Aloe saponaria + 2l. H2O, boil for 10 min., VO. 1 table spoon 2 X / day for 7 days
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Swaziland, Manzini region)
Vernacular name :
lihala
Reference HB 61
Author(s) :
Bhat , RB.
Title :
Medicinal plants and traditional practices of Xhosa people in the Transkei region of Eastern Cape, South Africa
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 13 (2), pp. 292-298, April 2014
Symptoms :
H(006), H(104), H(113), H(027v)
Recipes :
H(006) constipation, H(104) stomachache, 3 spoons of leaves gel, VO.
H(113) anti-inflamatory, small pieces of leaves are mixed with chichen feed
H(027v) childbirth, leaves mucilage, RNS.
H(113) anti-inflamatory, small pieces of leaves are mixed with chichen feed
H(027v) childbirth, leaves mucilage, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Transkei)
Vernacular name :
ikalene (Xhosa), krantz aloe (English)
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
V(004), V(006)
Recipes :
V(004) wounds, V(006) constipation, leaves of Aloe arborescens, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
ingcelwane (isi Xhosa)
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(004), H(006)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, H(006) constipation, leaves of Aloe arborescens, RNS.
H(014) dry skin, gel
H(014) dry skin, gel
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
ingcelwane (isi Xhosa)
Reference HO 19
Author(s) :
Omoruyi, B. E., G. Bradley & A. J. Afolayan
Title :
Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used for the management of HIV/AIDS infection among local management of HIV/AIDS infection among local communities of Nkonkobe Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(19), pp. 3603-3608, 23 May, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/23May/Omoruyi%20et%20al.pdf
Symptoms :
H(199)
Recipes :
H(199) opportunist HIV/AIDS infections as immune system booster, diabetes and high blood pressure, leaves of Aloe arborescence are boiled in water and a full cup is administered orally till the patient immune system improves.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Nkonkobe Municipality
Vernacular name :
ingcelwane
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:4 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/4
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Symptoms :
H(191x), H(199)
Recipes :
H(191x,1) blood clotting, roots of Asparagus falcatus of Aloe aborescens of Elephantorrhiza elephantina, Decoction for 5 minutes. One tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
H(199, 2) HIV/AIDS , root of Aloe aborescens are Decoction for 20 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
H(199, 2) HIV/AIDS , root of Aloe aborescens are Decoction for 20 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
kgopha-ya-fase
Reference VH 15
Author(s) :
Hutchings A., Lewis G. and Cunningham A
Title :
Zulu Medicinal Plants: An Inventory (Paperback).
University of Natal Press. Pietermeritzburg. (1996) From reference VD 17, HP 50, VM 18
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095) used to drench sick calves, ONS.of Aloe arborescens, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu region)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Aloe aristata Haw. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe aristata Haw.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HC 27
Author(s) :
Coopoosamy, R. M. and K. K. Naidoo
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Durban, South Africa.
African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology Vol. 6(11), pp. 818-823, 22 March, 2012
Symptoms :
H(004), H(013), H(111x), H(111), H(191)
Recipes :
H(191) blood purifiers and cures,H(013) skin rashes, H(111x) sun burns, H(111) burns and H(004) wounds. (Medicinal herbs being sold at local markets (Umlazi and Durban))
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (province of Durban, Umlazi region)
Vernacular name :
umathithibala (Zulu)
Reference HJ 10
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A
Title :
Flora of Lesotho .Cramer, Lehre .
From :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(033)
Recipes :
H(033) root of Aloe aristata, decoction to induce pregnancy
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lekhalana
Reference HT 48
Author(s) :
Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Title :
Ancestral pharmacopoeias: a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013
Symptoms :
H(001)
Recipes :
H(001) eye infection, jelly of leaf of Aloe aristata.applied to inflamed eye
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Basotho Cultural Village herbal trail)
Vernacular name :
lekgala le lenyenyane/ lekgalamna la badimo
Aloe broomii Schönl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe broomii Schönl.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(039)
Recipes :
V(039), decoction leaves, (no effect on sheep)
Veq(039), leaves, juice, 1 little spoon, blood becomes bitter for mosquitoes
Veq(039), leaves, juice, 1 little spoon, blood becomes bitter for mosquitoes
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Aloe chabaudii Schönl. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe chabaudii Schönl.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(003), H(015), H(100)
Recipes :
H(003), leave Aloe chabaudii cut with razor, warmed on fire and pressed on swollen area, swollen ankles + powder of Capparis tomentosa of Brackenridgea zanguebarica (mutavhatsindi) is rubbed on after treatment with Aloe
H(015), roots decoction (H2O) , porridge
H(100), roots Aloe chabaudii + Tabernaemontana elegans (mahatu) + Carica papaya + Citrus limon, decoction (H2O) , VO + bath.
H(015), roots decoction (H2O) , porridge
H(100), roots Aloe chabaudii + Tabernaemontana elegans (mahatu) + Carica papaya + Citrus limon, decoction (H2O) , VO + bath.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
tshikhopha (Luvenda)
Reference HW 50
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E., Gericke, N.
Title :
Peoples Plants : A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa.
Brizza Publication. Pretoria (2000)
Symptoms :
H(112)
Recipes :
H(112) abortifacient, leaves of Aloe chabaudii, RNS.
(registered from reference HS 32 ) (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108)
(registered from reference HS 32 ) (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
inkalane (Zulu), chabaud’s aloe (English)
Aloe christianii Reyn. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe christianii Reyn.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HW 50
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E., Gericke, N.
Title :
Peoples Plants : A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa.
Brizza Publication. Pretoria (2000)
Symptoms :
H(112)
Recipes :
H(112) abortifacient, leaves of Aloe christianii RNS. (rregistered from reference HS 32 (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108))
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Aloe ciliaris Haw. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe ciliaris Haw.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, leaves gel of Aloe ciliaris, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
intelezi (isi Xhosa)
Aloe cooperi Baker :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe cooperi Baker
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(123)
Recipes :
Vb(123), used to protect cattle from the ill effects of eating improper food, smoke from burning leaves of Aloe cooperi
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Aloe dichotoma Masson :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe dichotoma Masson
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
H(078), H(082), H(109)
Recipes :
H(078), H(082, 2) the stem of Aloe dichotoma is used to treat cancer and asthma. Put stem in water for 2–3 days. Cut in blocks and leave in refrigerator. Pieces can be made into a tea when needed
H(109) an infusion is used for backache (drink as a tea).
H(109) an infusion is used for backache (drink as a tea).
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
kokerboom (Hantam names)
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
V(039)
Recipes :
V(039), leaves of Aloe dichotoma are placed in the drinking water of chickens to control fleas and diseases
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
kokerboom (Hantam names)
Aloe ecklonis Salm-Dyck :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe ecklonis Salm-Dyck
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(006), H(037)
Recipes :
H(006) infusion of leaves of Aloe ecklonis as a purgative
H(037) pulmonary tuberculosis
H(037) pulmonary tuberculosis
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lekhalana
Aloe falcata Baker :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe falcata Baker
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:4 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/4
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Symptoms :
H(151)
Recipes :
H(151, 1) hypertension, leaves of Aloe falcata are Decoction for 5 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
kgopha
Aloe ferox Miller :
34 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe ferox Miller
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HB 24
Author(s) :
Bhat, R.B. & T.V. Jacobs
Title :
Traditional herbal medicine in Transkei.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 48, pp. 7 - 12, (1995)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/037887419501276J
Symptoms :
H(006), H(103), H(104)
Recipes :
H(006) laxative, leaves, mucilaginous sap, infusion H2O, VO.
H(103), leaves, , infusion H2O, gargle
H(104), stomach, leaves, decoction (H2O) , VO., 1/2 cup
H(103), leaves, , infusion H2O, gargle
H(104), stomach, leaves, decoction (H2O) , VO., 1/2 cup
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Transkei)
Vernacular name :
century tree (English), unomaweni, ikhala, umhlaba (Xhosa)
Reference HB 54
Author(s) :
Bisi-Johnson, M. A., Obi, C. L., Kambizi, L. and Nkomo, M.
Title :
A survey of indigenous herbal diarrhoeal remedies of O.R. Tambo district, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 9(8), pp. 1245-1254 (2010)
http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves decoction of Aloe ferox (Aloe candelabrum (Status rejected))
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province,Tambo district)
Vernacular name :
ikhalana, inkalane (Xhosa), uphondonde (Zulu), candelabrum Aloe (English)
Reference HB 59
Author(s) :
Bhat R.B. , T.V. Jacobs
Title :
Traditional herbal medicine in Transkei
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 48, 7-12 (1995)
Symptoms :
H(006), H(103), H(104)
Recipes :
H(006) laxative, sap from the leaf of Aloe ferox is mixed with hot water
H(103) toothache, an infusion is taken orally as a gargle
H(104) stomach-ache, decoction of leaves, filtered, VO half a cup
H(103) toothache, an infusion is taken orally as a gargle
H(104) stomach-ache, decoction of leaves, filtered, VO half a cup
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Transkei)
Vernacular name :
u nomaweni, i khala, um hlaba (Xhosa); century tree (English)
Reference HB 61
Author(s) :
Bhat , RB.
Title :
Medicinal plants and traditional practices of Xhosa people in the Transkei region of Eastern Cape, South Africa
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 13 (2), pp. 292-298, April 2014
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(006) purgative, H(104) stomachache, 3 leaves of Aloe ferox, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Transkei)
Vernacular name :
ikhala (Xhosa), bitter aloe (English)
Reference HC 27
Author(s) :
Coopoosamy, R. M. and K. K. Naidoo
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Durban, South Africa.
African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology Vol. 6(11), pp. 818-823, 22 March, 2012
Symptoms :
H(002), H(004), H(005x), H(006), H(013), H(013), H(014), H(020x), H(051), H(076), H(076), H(091), H(108), H(111), H(111x), H(191), H(137), H(199)
Recipes :
H(002) applied on nipples for females who breast fed , H(004) wounds, H(005x) blisters, H(006) constipation,H(013) acne,H(013) rashes,H(014) itchy places, H(020x) insect bites , H(051) fever blisters, H(076) mouth ulcers, H(076) cracked lips, H(091) immune boosters, H(108) cold sore, H(111) burns, H(111x) sunburn, H(191) blood purifiers, H(137) sores , H(199) against secondary infections of HIV (Medicinal herbs being sold at local markets (Umlazi and Durban))
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (province of Durban, Umlazi region)
Vernacular name :
inhlaba (Zulu)
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
H(104), H(109), H(162y), H(179)
Recipes :
H(104, 2) stomach problems, H(109) back pain, H(162y) bladder, H(179) kidneys, drink an infusion of the leaves of Aloe ferox
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
aalwyn, bitteraalwyn (Hantam names)
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
V(039)
Recipes :
V(039, 4) put leaves of Aloe ferox in the drinking water of chicken for lice and chicken diseases (piep)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
aalwyn, bitteraalwyn (Hantam names)
Reference HD 34
Author(s) :
Denver D., T. Blouws, O. Aboyade, D. Gibson, J. De Jong, C Van t' Klooster, G. Hughes
Title :
Traditional health practitioners' perceptions, herbal treatment and management of HIV and related opportunistic infections.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:77 (2014)
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-77
Symptoms :
H(100), H(037), H(104), H(182)
Recipes :
H(100) HIV and opportunistic infections, leaves of Aloe ferox are cut into cubes and dried. They form black crystals which are consumed as a purgative and immune booster. The sap of Aloe is applied to skin for shingles and thrush.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
bitter aloe, red aloe (English); ikhalana, ikhala, intelezi (Zulu)
Reference HG 13
Author(s) :
Grierson, D.S. & A.J. Afolayan
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of wounds in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 67, pp. 327- 332, (1999)
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004) , leaves, juice applied as dressing for wounds
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
ikhala, umhlaba
Reference HK 44
Author(s) :
Kling, H.
Title :
Die Sieketrooster. Van de Sandt de Villiers, Cape Town. (1923)
From references HV 51, HS 32
Symptoms :
H(006)
Recipes :
H(006) juice of Aloe ferox taken as laxative
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
aalwyn, bitteraalwyn (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HL 16
Author(s) :
Laidler, P.W.
Title :
The magic medicine of the Hottentots.
South African Journal of Science Volume 25, pp.433–447. (1928) From references HV 51, HS 32
Symptoms :
H(006)
Recipes :
H(006) juice of Aloe ferox taken as laxative
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
aalwyn, bitteraalwyn (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HM 37
Author(s) :
Marloth , R.
Title :
The Flora of South Africa Darter, 4 vols.
Cape Town and William Wesley, London. (1913–1932)
From reference HV 51
Symptoms :
H(006)
Recipes :
H(006) juice of Aloe ferox taken as laxative
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
aalwyn, bitteraalwyn (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HM 49
Author(s) :
Mavundza, E.J. , R. Maharaj, J.F. Finnie, G. Kabera, J. Van Staden
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of mosquito repellent plants in uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 137, 1516– 1520, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874111006131
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, 7) repelling, insecticide, fresh leaves of Aloe ferox are burned to produce smoke
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
inhlaba (isiZulu)
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Reference HM 75
Author(s) :
Mitchell, P. and A. Hudson
Title :
Psychoactive plants and southern African hunter-gatherers: a review of the evidence
Southern African Humanities Vol. 16 Pages 39–57, Pietermaritzburg December, 2004
Symptoms :
H(210)
Recipes :
H(210) Aloe ferox as psychoactive and hallucinogenic drug used by southern African hunter-gatherers, Nectar? Dried juice smoked?
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(004), H(013), H(014), H(037), H(104), H(200)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, H(013) boils, H(014) dry skin, H(037) tuberculosis, H(104) stomachache, H(200) immune booster, leaf gel of Aloe ferox, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
ikhala (isi Xhosa)
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
V(004), V(013), V(014), V(037), V(104), V(200)
Recipes :
V(004) wounds, V(013) boils, H(014) dry skin, V(037) tuberculosis, V(104) stomachache, V(200) immune booster, leaf gel of Aloe ferox, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
ikhala (isi Xhosa)
Reference HO 19
Author(s) :
Omoruyi, B. E., G. Bradley & A. J. Afolayan
Title :
Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used for the management of HIV/AIDS infection among local management of HIV/AIDS infection among local communities of Nkonkobe Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(19), pp. 3603-3608, 23 May, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/23May/Omoruyi%20et%20al.pdf
Symptoms :
H(199)
Recipes :
H(199) opportunist HIV/AIDS infections as dysentery, skin infections sores, and cough, decoctions are made from roots of Aloe ferox and half a cup is three times a day.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Nkonkobe Municipality
Vernacular name :
umhlaba
Reference HO 21
Author(s) :
Otang, W. M. , D. S. Grierson & R. N. Ndip
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(11), pp. 2071-2080, 23 March, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/23Mar/Otang%20et%20al.pdf
Symptoms :
H(087), H(199)
Recipes :
H(199) HIV/AIDS, H(087) vaginal candidiasis, opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS, roots lotion of Aloe ferox, local application
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Amathole District of the Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
umhlaba, ikhala (isiXhosa)
Reference HP 12
Author(s) :
Pappe, L.
Title :
Pappe, L., 1847. A List South African Indigenous Plants Used as Remedies by the Colonists of the Cape of Good Hope. O.I. Pike, Cape Town.
Pappe, L., 1850. Florae Capensis Medicae Prodromus. A.S. Robertson, Cape Town.
Pappe, L., 1857. Florae Capensis Medicae Prodromus, 2nd ed. W. Britain Press, Cape Town.
From references HV 09, HV 51
Symptoms :
H(006)
Recipes :
H(006) juice of Aloe ferox taken as laxative
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
aalwyn, bitteraalwyn (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HS 19
Author(s) :
Smith ,A.
Title :
A Contribution to the South African materia medica, 2nd ed.
Lovedale,South Africa. (1895.)
From reference HV 51
Symptoms :
H(006)
Recipes :
H(006) juice of Aloe ferox taken as laxative
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
aalwyn, bitteraalwyn (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HT 25
Author(s) :
Thring, T.S.A. & F.M. Weitz
Title :
Medicinal plant use in the Bredadoro / Elim region of the Southern Overberg in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 103, pp. 261 - 275 (2006)
Symptoms :
H(014)
Recipes :
H(014) skin problems, leaves juice of Aloe ferox, local application
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Western Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
alwyn, aloe
Reference HT 48
Author(s) :
Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Title :
Ancestral pharmacopoeias: a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013
Symptoms :
H(097z)
Recipes :
H(097z) skin inflamation, jelly of leaf of Aloe ferox.applied to skin
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Basotho Cultural Village herbal trail)
Vernacular name :
large aloe
Reference HV 09
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E. , H. de Wet , F.R. Van Heerden
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the southeastern Karoo
South Africa Journal of Botany , 74, pp. 696–704, (2008)
Symptoms :
H(006), H(104)
Recipes :
H(006) constipation. dry leaves of Aloe ferox soaked in a bottle of water and a tablespoon is taken in the morning
H(006) constipation, sap is mixed with lukewarm water (short or young aloe said to work best).
H(104) “stomach pills (maagpille) are made from the dry sap.
H(104) to clean the stomach, dry leaves of Aloe ferox soaked in a bottle of water and a tablespoon is taken in the morning
H(006) constipation, sap is mixed with lukewarm water (short or young aloe said to work best).
H(104) “stomach pills (maagpille) are made from the dry sap.
H(104) to clean the stomach, dry leaves of Aloe ferox soaked in a bottle of water and a tablespoon is taken in the morning
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Southeastern Karoo, Murraysburg region)
Vernacular name :
aalwyn (Afrikaans language)
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(006)
Recipes :
Juice of Aloe ferox taken as H(006) laxative (South African plant with a wide distribution that is also traditionally used in the Sotho and Nguni cultures) ( non-indigenous species (early introductions) that became an integral part of themateria medica from Pappe (1847); (1850); (1857); from Smith (1895); from Kling (1923) from Laidler (1928) ; from Marloth (1915) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
aalwyn, bitteraalwyn (Africaans)
Reference HW 50
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E., Gericke, N.
Title :
Peoples Plants : A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa.
Brizza Publication. Pretoria (2000)
Symptoms :
H(112)
Recipes :
H(112) abortifacient, leaves of Aloe ferox, RNS
(registered from reference HS 32 ) (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108)
(registered from reference HS 32 ) (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umhlaba (Zulu), (Xhosa), bitter aloe (English)
Reference VD 17
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
Traditional veterinary medicine in the Alice district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
South African Journal of Science 97 , 375–379. (2001)
Symptoms :
V(008), V(015), V(039), V(107), V(117)
Recipes :
Vo(008) leaves of Brachylaena ilicifolia are mixed with the leaves of Leucas capensis and sap of Aloe ferox, boiled, strained and given (200 ml every morning) to lambs with diarrhoea
Vb(015) the leaves are boiled and mixed in the cattle drinking water to prevent red-water (amanzabomvu)
Vv(039), fresh leaves are put into poultry drinking water to prevent them contracting poultry disease and to prevent tick and lice infestation.
Vv(107) leaves are soaked in poultry drinking water to treat fowl typhoid (umbathalala)
Vb(117) leaves of Leucas capensis are mixed with Brachylaena ilicifolia leaves and Aloe ferox sap, boiled, strained and given (200 ml) to stock to treat gallsickness
Vb(015) the leaves are boiled and mixed in the cattle drinking water to prevent red-water (amanzabomvu)
Vv(039), fresh leaves are put into poultry drinking water to prevent them contracting poultry disease and to prevent tick and lice infestation.
Vv(107) leaves are soaked in poultry drinking water to treat fowl typhoid (umbathalala)
Vb(117) leaves of Leucas capensis are mixed with Brachylaena ilicifolia leaves and Aloe ferox sap, boiled, strained and given (200 ml) to stock to treat gallsickness
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Alice district)
Vernacular name :
ikhala
Reference VM 35
Author(s) :
Masika P.J., Van Averbeke W. and Sonandi A
Title :
Use of herbal remedies by small-scale farmers to treat livestock diseases in Central Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, Volume 71, 87–91. (2000).
http://www.jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/viewFile/685/659
Symptoms :
V(015), V(068)
Recipes :
Vb(015) redwater, juice from leaves of Aloe ferox, VO. Ad libitum
Vp(068), Vv(068)Vb(068) intestinal worms, leaves infusion, VO. Ad libitum
Vp(068), Vv(068)Vb(068) intestinal worms, leaves infusion, VO. Ad libitum
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Central Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
khalakhulu (Xhosa)
Reference VM 36
Author(s) :
Maliehe E.
Title :
Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Lesotho.
Mafeteng Developpment Project Maseru, Lesotho (1997) From Reference VD 17
Symptoms :
V(006)
Recipes :
Vb(006) the leaves are used as a laxative for cattle in Lesotho.
(registered from reference VD 17) (From : Maliehe E. (1997). Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Lesotho. Mafeteng Development Project. Maseru, Lesotho.)
(registered from reference VD 17) (From : Maliehe E. (1997). Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Lesotho. Mafeteng Development Project. Maseru, Lesotho.)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VS 19
Author(s) :
Smith, A
Title :
A Contribution to South African Materia Medica. 2nd.
Lovedale Press Alice From reference VD 17
Symptoms :
V(014)
Recipes :
Vo(014) the sap is applied as a remedy for scab in sheep
(registered from reference VD 17) (from: Smith A. (1888). A Contribution to South African Materia Medica, 2nd edn. Lovedale Press, Alice.)
(registered from reference VD 17) (from: Smith A. (1888). A Contribution to South African Materia Medica, 2nd edn. Lovedale Press, Alice.)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VS 22
Author(s) :
Soyelu, O.T. & P.J. Masika
Title :
Traditional remedies used for the treatment of cattle wounds and myiasis in Amatola Basin, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 76:393–397 (2009)
Symptoms :
V(004)
Recipes :
Vb(004) wounds, infusion of leaves of Aloe ferox used as a wash for wounds and juice applied as dressing for wounds
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Amatola Basin, Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
lkhala
Reference VS 23
Author(s) :
Sanhokwe, M., J. Mupangwa, P.J. Masika, V. Maphosa & , V. Muchenje
Title :
Medicinal plants used to control internal and external parasites in goats
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 83(1), a1016. (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.1016
Symptoms :
V(039), V(068)
Recipes :
Vc(039) ticks, Vc(039) mites, Vc(068, 23) helminths, leaves of Aloe ferox are crushed and the juice is applied to the skin of goats or mixed with drinking water
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, (Kwezi and Ntambethemba villages in the Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
ikhala elikhulu
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(006), V(014)
Recipes :
V(006), thick juice of leaves (South Africa), RNS.
V(006), juice with meal, with clay (South Africa), RNS.
Vo(014 ), juice leaves (Africa of East and the South) RNS.
V(006), juice with meal, with clay (South Africa), RNS.
Vo(014 ), juice leaves (Africa of East and the South) RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
East and South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(006)
Recipes :
Vb(006), the sap is mixed with meal as a purgative for cattle in South Africa
Vb(015), Vb(068) the leaf sap used to treat redwater and intestinal parasites in the Eastern Cape.
Vb(015), Vb(068) the leaf sap used to treat redwater and intestinal parasites in the Eastern Cape.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Aloe greatheadii Schönland :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe greatheadii Schönland
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HM 30
Author(s) :
Mathabe, M.C., R.V. Nikolova, N. Lall, N.Z. Nyazema
Title :
Antibacterial activities of medicinal plants used for the treatment of diarrhoea in Limpopo Province, South Africa.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 105, pp. 286 - 293 (2006)
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008), leaves of Aloe greatheadii, decoction, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
sekgopha
Aloe greatheadii var. davyana (Schonl.) H.F. Glen & D.S. Hardy :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe greatheadii var. davyana (Schonl.) H.F. Glen & D.S. Hardy
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference VV 09
Author(s) :
van der Merwe, D., G. E. Swan, C. J. Botha
Title :
Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by Setswana-speaking people in the Madikwe area of the North West Province of South Africa.
Journal of the South Africa Veterinary Association 72, 189-196, (2001)
Symptoms :
V(001), V(000), V(068), V(111), V(191)
Recipes :
Vb(000) general ailments, roots of Aloe greatheadii, RNS.
Vb(001), Vb(068), Vb(191) whole plant, RNS.
Vb(111), leaves, RNS.
Vb(001), Vb(068), Vb(191) whole plant, RNS.
Vb(111), leaves, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (North West Province)
Vernacular name :
kgophane (Setswana)
Aloe maculata All. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe maculata All.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Synonyms :
Aloe latifolia (Haw.) Haw.
Reference VH 15
Author(s) :
Hutchings A., Lewis G. and Cunningham A
Title :
Zulu Medicinal Plants: An Inventory (Paperback).
University of Natal Press. Pietermeritzburg. (1996) From reference VD 17, HP 50, VM 18
Symptoms :
V(104), V(191)
Recipes :
Vb(191) used for ‘blood scours’ in calves
Vv(104) enteritis and Vv(135) indigestion in poultry, leaf infusions of Aloe maculata
Vv(104) enteritis and Vv(135) indigestion in poultry, leaf infusions of Aloe maculata
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu region)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Aloe marlothii (A. Berger) subsp. Marlothii :
6 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe marlothii (A. Berger) subsp. Marlothii
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HD 23
Author(s) :
De Wet , H., V.N. Nzama, S.F. Van Vuuren
Title :
Medicinal plants used for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections by lay people in northern Maputaland, KwaZulu–Natal Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 78, pp. 12 - 20, (2012)
free full-text available on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02546299/78
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) sexual transmitted infections, crush three quarters of a hands length of leaf of Aloe marlothii and boil in 2 L of water for 1 h with one handful of chopped corm of Hypoxis hemerocallidea and a handful of Senecio serratuloides leaves. Take half a cupful thrice daily to cure internal and external sores caused by STIs. Half a cup can be taken as an enema once daily.
H(100) sexual transmitted infections, place a piece of leaf of Aloe marlothii (approximately 1 cm×2 cm) in two cups of water and add a handful of chopped Hypoxis hemerocallidea corm. Sieve and take half a cup four times daily or one cup once a day as an enema to treat sores.
H(100) sexual transmitted infections, crush a piece of leaf (approximately 1 cm×3 cm) and boil in two cups water. Half a cupful is taken orally four times a day or one cup once a day as an enema to treat sores.
H(100) sexual transmitted infections, place a piece of leaf of Aloe marlothii (approximately 1 cm×2 cm) in two cups of water and add a handful of chopped Hypoxis hemerocallidea corm. Sieve and take half a cup four times daily or one cup once a day as an enema to treat sores.
H(100) sexual transmitted infections, crush a piece of leaf (approximately 1 cm×3 cm) and boil in two cups water. Half a cupful is taken orally four times a day or one cup once a day as an enema to treat sores.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (northen Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal Province)
Vernacular name :
inhlaba
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068) worms infection, H(104) stomach troubles, roots of Aloe marlothii , RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
bindamutshe (Venda)
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
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Symptoms :
H(100), H(171)
Recipes :
H(100, 3) chlamydia, H(171, 3) diabetes mellitus and , leaf and root of Aloe marlothii are mixed and Decoction for 5–20 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice aday
H(100, 3) gonorrhoea , root of Aloe marlothii are Decoction for 20 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
H(100, 1) chlamydia, leaf of Aloe marlothii are Decoction for 10 minutes and one tin cup of warm extract is administered anally by a healer via bulb syringe. Once daily for a week
H(100, 3) gonorrhoea , root of Aloe marlothii are Decoction for 20 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
H(100, 1) chlamydia, leaf of Aloe marlothii are Decoction for 10 minutes and one tin cup of warm extract is administered anally by a healer via bulb syringe. Once daily for a week
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
kgopha-ya-go-ema
Reference VL 13
Author(s) :
Luseba, D., E.E. Elgorashi, D.T. Ntloedibe, J. Van Staden
Title :
Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and mutagenic effects of some medicinal plants used in South Africa for the treatment of wounds and retained placenta in livestock.
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 73, pp. 378 - 383 (2007)
Symptoms :
V(137)
Recipes :
Vb(137) sores, leaves of Aloe marlothii are crushed and the juice is applied on sores
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ( Limpopo and North-West provinces)
Vernacular name :
mhangani (Tsonga), tshikopa (Venda), mokgopa (Setswana)
Reference VL 16
Author(s) :
Luseba, D., D. Van der Merwe
Title :
Ethnoveterinary medicine practices among Tsonga speaking people of South Africa.
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research Volume 73, pp.115–122. (2006)
Symptoms :
V(105)
Recipes :
Vv(105) newcastle disease in chickens, leaves of Aloe marlothii, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Tsonga region)
Vernacular name :
mhangani (Tsonga)
Reference VV 09
Author(s) :
van der Merwe, D., G. E. Swan, C. J. Botha
Title :
Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by Setswana-speaking people in the Madikwe area of the North West Province of South Africa.
Journal of the South Africa Veterinary Association 72, 189-196, (2001)
Symptoms :
V(006), V(008), V(022), V(030), V(039), V(068), V(117)
Recipes :
Vb(006), Vb(008), Vb(022), Vb(030), Vb(039), Vb(068) internal parasites, maggots, Vb(117), leaves de Aloe marlothii, RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (North West Province)
Vernacular name :
mokgopa (Setswana)
Aloe marlothii A.Berger :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe marlothii A.Berger
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
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Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100, 1) gonorrhoea, root of Dioscorea sylvatica of Aloe marlothii and Decoction for 20 minutes. One tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thricea day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HY 04
Author(s) :
York, T., H. de Wet, S.F. van Vuuren
Title :
Plants used for treating respiratory infections in rural Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 135, 696–710, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037887411100239X
Symptoms :
H(037), H(051), H(082)
Recipes :
H(037) chest pain, H(051) fever and aH(037) cough blocked nose, H(082) respiratory desease, chop one leaf of Aloe marlothii and mix it with the chopped bulb of Hypoxis sp., chopped underground parts of Scadoxis puniceus and a handful of crushed Erythrina caffra root. Add 1 L of boiling water and drink half a cup of the decoction once a day to treat . Children take 1 tbsp of the decoction once daily.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal)
Vernacular name :
ipahla, iphahla, isiduli, isiphaluga, umduli, umphaphla (local names)
Aloe micracantha Haw. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe micracantha Haw.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) dysentery in children, leaves of Aloe micracantha, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
tshikhopha tshituku (Venda)
Aloe microstigma Salm-Dyck :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe microstigma Salm-Dyck
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
H(004), H(091), H(104), H(109)
Recipes :
H(004, 4), wound, bake the leaves, and use as a wound, dressing
H(091) the leaves are dried and eaten as an energy booster
H(104), leaves eaten to clean the stomach
- H(109, 4) (used to treat back pain, bake the leaves, and use as a wound, dressing
H(091) the leaves are dried and eaten as an energy booster
H(104), leaves eaten to clean the stomach
- H(109, 4) (used to treat back pain, bake the leaves, and use as a wound, dressing
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
veldaalwyn (Hantam names)
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
V(039)
Recipes :
V(039, 10) treating lice in chickens, by putting leaves of Aloe microstigma in drink water
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
veldaalwyn (Hantam names)
Aloe plicatilis (L.) Mill. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe plicatilis (L.) Mill.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(006)
Recipes :
Juice of Aloe plicatilis taken as H(006) laxative (species that are mainly of historical interest) from Pappe (1847); (1850); (1857) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
aalwyn (Africaans)
Aloe polyphylla Pillans :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe polyphylla Pillans
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HT 48
Author(s) :
Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Title :
Ancestral pharmacopoeias: a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013
Symptoms :
H(097z)
Recipes :
H(097z) skin inflamation jelly of leaf of Aloe polyphylla.applied to skin
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Basotho Cultural Village herbal trail)
Vernacular name :
lekgala kharatsa
Aloe rupestris Baker :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe rupestris Baker
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HB 40
Author(s) :
Bryant, A.T.
Title :
Zulu medicine and medicine-men.
C. Struik, ,1966. CapeTown (originally published in 1909 in the Ann. Natal Mus.). : from references HG 50, HB 50, HC 26, HL 22
Symptoms :
H(026)
Recipes :
H(026) dysmenorrhoea, roots of Aloe rupestris, RNS. (rregistered from reference HS 32 (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108))
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
uphondonde (Vhavenda), rock aloe (English)
Reference HC 25
Author(s) :
Corrigan, B.M. , B.-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.M. Jardine
Title :
Ethnobotanical plant uses in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 77, 346–359 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(099)
Recipes :
H(099) calming effect, leaves of Aloe rupestris are mixed with Callilepsis laureola? , décoction dans H2O, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umHlabandlanzi;
Aloe saponaria (Aiton) Haw. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe saponaria (Aiton) Haw.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HA 36
Author(s) :
Amusan, O. O. G., P. S. Dlamini, J. D. Msonthi & L. P. Makhubu
Title :
Some herbal remedies from Manzini region of Swaziland.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 79, pp. 109 - 112, (2002)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874101003816
Symptoms :
H(034)
Recipes :
H(034) cardiac problems, grind together 50 gr each of the leaves of Aloe arborescens and roots of Aloe saponaria + 2l. H2O, boil for 10 min., VO. 1 table spoon 2 X / day for 7 days
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Swaziland, Manzini region)
Vernacular name :
lihala
Reference VS 03
Author(s) :
SEPASAL DATABASE
Title :
Center for Economic Botany, Royal Botanic Gardens.Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK.
Symptoms :
V(135)
Recipes :
Vv(135), ONS., RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(008), V(012)
Recipes :
Vv(008), infusion leaves, (Sotho du sud), RNS.
V(012), ashes from leaves , buried under the paw, favor cure (Sotho)
V(012), ashes from leaves , buried under the paw, favor cure (Sotho)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Sotho)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Aloe sp. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe sp.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HC 30
Author(s) :
Chauke, MA., LJ. Shai, MA. Mogale, MP. Tshisikhawe, MP. Mokgotho
Title :
Medicinal plant use of villagers in the Mopani district, Limpopo province, South Africa
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 12(3):9-26 (2015)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v12i3.2
Symptoms :
H(000), H(171)
Recipes :
H(000) leaves of Aloe sp. used in mixtures with different plants for treatment of all kinds of diseases. Boiled thoroughly and juice drunk
H(171) diabetes mellitus, leaves of Opuntia ficus-indica are boiled with leaves of Momordica balsamina and Aloe sp. The extract is drunk by the patients
H(171) diabetes mellitus, leaves of Opuntia ficus-indica are boiled with leaves of Momordica balsamina and Aloe sp. The extract is drunk by the patients
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province, Mopani district)
Vernacular name :
aloe (Local Name), aloe vera (English)
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(013)
Recipes :
Vb(013)anthrax, decoction stems , leaves + Clutia heterophylla, Ptaeroxylon obliquum
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Aloe striatula Haw. var. striatula :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe striatula Haw. var. striatula
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HJ 10
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A
Title :
Flora of Lesotho .Cramer, Lehre .
From :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
H(104) heartburn in humans, H(111) burn wounds
H(104) heartburn in humans, H(111) burn wounds
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
mohalakane/seholobe
Reference HJ 10
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A
Title :
Flora of Lesotho .Cramer, Lehre .
From :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
V(104)
Recipes :
V(104) Aloe triatula.var. striatula for heartburn
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
mohalakane/seholobe
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Aloe striatula Haw. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe striatula Haw.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HH 16
Author(s) :
Haerdi, F.
Title :
Afrikanische Heilpflanzen. Die Eingeborenen-Heilpflanzen des Ulanga- Distriktes Tanganjikas (Ostafrika).
Acta tropica, Suppl. 8, 1-278 (1964)
Published : 1964, Verlag für Recht und Gesellschaft (Basel)
Symptoms :
H(006)
Recipes :
H(006) constipation, crushed root of Aloe striatula infusion administered orally or as an enema
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu, Xhosa regions in Transkei)
Vernacular name :
ingcelwane
Aloe tenuior Haw. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe tenuior Haw.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HO 19
Author(s) :
Omoruyi, B. E., G. Bradley & A. J. Afolayan
Title :
Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used for the management of HIV/AIDS infection among local management of HIV/AIDS infection among local communities of Nkonkobe Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(19), pp. 3603-3608, 23 May, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/23May/Omoruyi%20et%20al.pdf
Symptoms :
H(199)
Recipes :
H(199) opportunist HIV/AIDS infections as boost immune system, diarrhoea, heal sores caused by skin infections, decoctions are made from roots of Aloe tenuior and half a cup is three times a day.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Nkonkobe Municipality
Vernacular name :
umhlaba
Reference VB 37
Author(s) :
Bishop C.
Title :
Herbal remedies for cattle.
Farmers Weekly, June pp. 6-10 (1997) (from ref: VD 17)
Symptoms :
V(015), V(068)
Recipes :
Vb(015), Vb(068) a treatment for redwater and intestinal parasites by adding the leaf sap to drinking water in the Eastern Cape.
(registered from reference VD 17) (From : Bishop C. (1997). Herbal remedies for cattle. Farmers Weekly,13 June, 6–10)
(registered from reference VD 17) (From : Bishop C. (1997). Herbal remedies for cattle. Farmers Weekly,13 June, 6–10)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VD 17
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
Traditional veterinary medicine in the Alice district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
South African Journal of Science 97 , 375–379. (2001)
Symptoms :
V(015), V(030), V(068)
Recipes :
Vb(030) the leaves are crushed and boiled in water for 20 minutes, cooled, strained and given to cows (750 ml in the morning) to treat retained after-birth (ukumelwa ngumgcantsi)
Vb(015) redwater,V(068) intestinal parasites, leaves of Aloe tenuior, RNS.
Vb(015) redwater,V(068) intestinal parasites, leaves of Aloe tenuior, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Alice district)
Vernacular name :
umjingqa
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(006)
Recipes :
Vb(006) a root decoction used as a purgative to treat tapeworm in the Eastern Cape.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Aloe variegata L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe variegata L.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
H(004), H(137), H(201), H(202)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, leaf of Aloe variegata is cut open, and used as a warm compress
H(202) cleanse the body
H(137) treat pains, rub legs with leaf pulp
H(201) used in spells, flower colour used for forecasting the weather: bright red indicates rain, dull pink indicates drought
H(202) cleanse the body
H(137) treat pains, rub legs with leaf pulp
H(201) used in spells, flower colour used for forecasting the weather: bright red indicates rain, dull pink indicates drought
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
kanniedood (Hantam names)
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(014)
Recipes :
Fresh leaf of Aloe variegata; H(014) whitlow ONS., RNS (species that are mainly of historical interest) from Dykman (1908) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
kanniedood (Africaans)
Aloe zebrina Baker :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe zebrina Baker
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference VL 16
Author(s) :
Luseba, D., D. Van der Merwe
Title :
Ethnoveterinary medicine practices among Tsonga speaking people of South Africa.
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research Volume 73, pp.115–122. (2006)
Symptoms :
V(004), V(068)
Recipes :
V(004) wounds and V(068) maggots, fresh leaves, roots, whole plan of Aloe zebrinat, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Tsonga region)
Vernacular name :
chovoloti (Tsonga)
Reference VV 09
Author(s) :
van der Merwe, D., G. E. Swan, C. J. Botha
Title :
Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by Setswana-speaking people in the Madikwe area of the North West Province of South Africa.
Journal of the South Africa Veterinary Association 72, 189-196, (2001)
Symptoms :
V(001), V(000), V(068), V(111), V(191)
Recipes :
Vb(000) general ailments, roots of Aloe greatheadii, RNS.
Vb(001), Vb(068), Vb(191) whole plant, RNS.
Vb(111), leaves, RNS.
Vb(001), Vb(068), Vb(191) whole plant, RNS.
Vb(111), leaves, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (North West Province)
Vernacular name :
kgophane (Setswana)
Alternanthera pungens Kunth :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Alternanthera pungens Kunth
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Alternanthera repens O. Ktze.
Reference HS 33a
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S , M. Potgieter M., Milingoni Tshisikhawe, Soul Shava, A. Maroyi
Title :
Medicinal utilization of exotic plants by Bapedi traditional healers to treat human ailments in Limpopo province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 144, 646–655 (2012)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006769
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) gonorrhoea, tubers of Alternanthera pungens chopped and macerated in cow’s milk for 24h. One tin cup of the decoction istaken orally.Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province)
Vernacular name :
mosweetswe (Pedi)
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
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Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100, 1) gonorrhoea, chopped tuber of Alternanthera pungens and macerated in cow’s milk for 24 hours. Decoction, VO.. Trice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
mosweetswe
Amaranthus hybridus L. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(095), H(209)
Recipes :
H(095) leaves of Amaranthus hybridusas as vegetable
H(209), stem, leaves of Amaranthus hybridus for snuf ingredient
H(209), stem, leaves of Amaranthus hybridus for snuf ingredient
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
vowa (Venda)
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) food, leaves of Amaranthus hybridus, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
nyiomdlombo (isi Xhosa)
Reference HS 36
Author(s) :
Stayt, H.
Title :
The Bavenda.
Frank Cass & Co. Ltd, London (1968)
Symptoms :
H(209)
Recipes :
H(209) stem, leaves of Amaranthus hybridus for snuf ingredient
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
vowa (Venda)
Reference HW 50
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E., Gericke, N.
Title :
Peoples Plants : A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa.
Brizza Publication. Pretoria (2000)
Symptoms :
H(112)
Recipes :
H(112) abortifacient, leaves of Amaranthus caudatus, RNS.
(registered from reference HS 32 ) (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108)
(registered from reference HS 32 ) (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Amaranthus spinosus L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(036)
Recipes :
H(036), whole plant of Amaranthus spinosus, smoke, inhalation
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
tshithavhamisisi (Luvenda)
Reference HM 66
Author(s) :
Masevhe, N. A. , L. J. McGaw, J. N. Eloff
Title :
The traditional use of plants to manage candidiasis and related infections in Venda, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 168, 364–372 (2015)
Symptoms :
H(038)
Recipes :
H(038) candidiasis and related infections (makuma); add fresh leaves of Amaranthus spinosus in hot water, Oral, ½cup of the infusion is taken 3x a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
tshithavhamisis (Tshivenda)
Amaranthus thunbergii Moq. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Amaranthus thunbergii Moq.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Ammocharis coranica (Ker Gawl.) Herb. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Ammocharis coranica (Ker Gawl.) Herb.
Family :
Amaryllidaceae
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
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Symptoms :
H(139)
Recipes :
H(139, 1) erectile dysfunction, roots of Ammocharis coranica are Decoction for 20 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference VG 23
Author(s) :
Gerstner, J.
Title :
A preliminary checklist of Zulu names of plants with short notes.
Bantu Studies 12, 215–236, 321–342. (1938). From reference VM 18, HC 26, HL 22
A preliminary checklist of Zulu names of plants with short notes.
Bantu Studies 15, 277–301, 369–383.(1941) From reference VM 18
Symptoms :
V(000)
Recipes :
Vb(000) used medicinally for cattle, ONS of Ammocharis coranica., RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu region)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Andrachne ovalis Müll. Arg. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Andrachne ovalis Müll. Arg.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HH 14
Author(s) :
Hutchings, A., J. van Staden
Title :
Plant used for stress-related ailments in traditional Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho medicine. Par 1: Plants used for headaches.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 43, pp. 89 - 124 (1994)
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, roots of Andrachne ovalis, burned and sniffed (Xhosa, Zulu)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho zone)
Vernacular name :
mbezo (Xhosa), umbeza, umembezi, umbosa (Zulu)
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
V(068), roots, decoction, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Swaziland-Swati)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Androcymbium longipes Baker :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Androcymbium longipes Baker
Family :
Colchicaceae
Reference HJ 10
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A
Title :
Flora of Lesotho .Cramer, Lehre .
From :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(053)
Recipes :
H(053) sore ears, crushed, dried roots of Androcymbium longipes are mixed with fat and used as ointmen
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
khukhoana
Anisodontea triloba (Thunb.) Bates :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Anisodontea triloba (Thunb.) Bates
Family :
Malvaceae
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
H(018), H(082), H(108)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, H(082) asthma; H(108) colds, a leaf of Anisodontea triloba infusion VO.as a tea; mixed with other herbs, H(104) used to treat stomach ailments
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
wildesalie (Hantam names)
Anisophyllea boehmii Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Anisophyllea boehmii Engl.
Family :
Anisophylleaceae
Reference HS 51
Author(s) :
Sobiecki, J.F.
Title :
A review of plants used in divination in southern Africa and their psychoactive effects
Southern African Humanities, Vol. 20 , Pages 333–351, December, 2008 Pietermaritzburg
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) ritual The bark of Anisophyllea boehmii is boiled and the leaves are made into a cold-water infusion that is taken orally together with other plants as a drinking medicine in the ihamba spirit exorcism ritual Ndembu: Zambia/Angola/Zaire
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
mufungu (Ndembu: Zambia/Angola/Zaïre)
Annesorhiza sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Annesorhiza sp.
Family :
Apiaceae
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(050)
Recipes :
Root tincture of Annesorhiza sp.; H(050) flatulence (species that are mainly of historical interest) from Kling (1923) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
anyswortel (Africaans)
Annona senegalensis Pers. :
8 reference(s)
Official name :
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Family :
Annonaceae
Synonyms :
Annona arenaria Thonn.
,
Annona chrysophylla Bojer
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(018), H(018), H(104), H(135)
Recipes :
H(018), roots Euclea natalensis (mutangule - thavha) in powder, put on incisions made on forehead, head is then tied with a branch of Annona
H(018) + H(135), roots Annona senegalensis, Combretum paniculatum (mukopo - kopo, gopo - gopo), , decoction (H2O) to prepare soft porridge, 2x / day
H(104) stomach, roots, Annona senegalensis, Tabernaemontana elegans (mahatu) maceration, VO.
H(104) stomach + spasms, roots, maceration, VO (3 - 4 x/ day)
H(018) + H(135), roots Annona senegalensis, Combretum paniculatum (mukopo - kopo, gopo - gopo), , decoction (H2O) to prepare soft porridge, 2x / day
H(104) stomach, roots, Annona senegalensis, Tabernaemontana elegans (mahatu) maceration, VO.
H(104) stomach + spasms, roots, maceration, VO (3 - 4 x/ day)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HC 25
Author(s) :
Corrigan, B.M. , B.-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.M. Jardine
Title :
Ethnobotanical plant uses in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 77, 346–359 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(095), H(202)
Recipes :
H(095), herd boys take the fruit to eat when out in the fields.
H(202) the root bark is ground, boiled in H2O, and used to wash the body to make skin soft.
H(202) the root bark is ground, boiled in H2O, and used to wash the body to make skin soft.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
isiPhofa
Reference HD 29
Author(s) :
de Wet, H. , S.Nciki, S.F. van Vuuren
Title :
Medicinal plants used for the treatment of various skin disorders by a rural community in northern Maputaland, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 9:51, (2013) doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-51
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Symptoms :
H(137)
Recipes :
H(137) body sores, a handful of chopped fresh roots are boiled in 1 L of water for 20 min. Half a glass of the cooled strained decoction is taken with soft porridge once a day for the treatment of body sores
(registered from references HD 29 and HD 29_supl )
(registered from references HD 29 and HD 29_supl )
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (northern Maputaland)
Vernacular name :
umphfwa
Reference HM 55
Author(s) :
Mahwasane S. T., L. Middleton, N. Boaduo
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants used by the traditional healers of the Lwamondo area, Limpopo province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 88, 69–75 (2013)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629913002615
Symptoms :
H(005), H(022), H(027z), H(033), H(051), H(139)
Recipes :
H(005) oedema, H(027z) pains during pregnancy, H(033) infertility, H(051) fever, H(104) stomach problems, H(139) improved sexual performance, roots of Annona senegalensis are boiled and the mixture drank
H(005) oedema,H(022) easy labour, H(104) stomach problems, bark is boiled
H(104) leaves are boiled and the mixture is used to make a soft porridge for alleviating stomach problems in babies.(9 citations)
H(005) oedema,H(022) easy labour, H(104) stomach problems, bark is boiled
H(104) leaves are boiled and the mixture is used to make a soft porridge for alleviating stomach problems in babies.(9 citations)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province, Lwamondo area)
Vernacular name :
muembe (tshiVenda)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(006), H(008), H(020), H(068), H(104), H(100), H(135), H(201)
Recipes :
H(006) constipation, H(104) stomach-ache, H(135) indigestion, roots, RNS.
H(008) diarrhoea, H(008) dysentery, H(020) snake bite, H(068) bilharzia, H(100) veneral diseases,H(201)magical protection, roots of Annona senegalensis
H(008) diarrhoea, H(008) dysentery, H(020) snake bite, H(068) bilharzia, H(100) veneral diseases,H(201)magical protection, roots of Annona senegalensis
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muembe (Venda)
Reference HM 66
Author(s) :
Masevhe, N. A. , L. J. McGaw, J. N. Eloff
Title :
The traditional use of plants to manage candidiasis and related infections in Venda, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 168, 364–372 (2015)
Symptoms :
H(038)
Recipes :
H(038) candidiasis and related infections (makuma); bark of Strychnos potatorum used together with the roots of Annona senegalensis and then soaked in cold water for 2 days. Maceration is used as mouth wash or douche 2x per day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HS 36
Author(s) :
Stayt, H.
Title :
The Bavenda.
Frank Cass & Co. Ltd, London (1968)
Symptoms :
H(092), H(104)
Recipes :
H(092) arrow poison, bark of Annona senegalensis, fruit of Balanites maughamii, RNS.
H(104) abdominal pain in children, barks of Annona senegalensis , RNS.
H(104) abdominal pain in children, barks of Annona senegalensis , RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muembe (Venda)
Reference HW 52
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, P.
Title :
Trees of the kruger National Park
Purnell, Cape Town (1972 - 1974). (From reference HM 58)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(020), H(068), H(100), H(201)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, H(008) dysentery, H(020) snake bite, H(068) bilharzia, H(100) veneral diseases, H(201) magical protection, roots of Annona senegalensis
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Kruger National Park)
Vernacular name :
muembe (Venda)
Annona squamosa L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Annona squamosa L.
Family :
Annonaceae
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(039)
Recipes :
V(039), seeds + green fruit , dough on the body
Region :
South Africa
Country :
East and South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Baill. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Baill.
Family :
Basellaceae
Reference HD 27
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
The medicinal use of some weeds, problem and alien plants in the Grahamstown and Peddie districts of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
South African Journal of Science 96 , 467– 473. (2000)
Symptoms :
H(003), H(004), H(013), H(126), H(152), H(179)
Recipes :
H(003) swollen ankles, H(004)septic wounds, H(126) liver problems, H(152) feet (poor blood circulation), H(179) kidney pain, crushed fresh leaves of Anredera cordifolia, local application
H(013) itchy rash (izigxala), leaves sap
H(013) itchy rash (izigxala), leaves sap
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Grahamstowm & Peddie districts)
Vernacular name :
idlula
Ansellia africana Lindl. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Ansellia africana Lindl.
Family :
Orchidaceae
Reference HH 50
Author(s) :
Hutchings, A., Scott, A.H., Lewis, G., Cunningham, A.
Title :
Zulu Medicinal Plants. An Inventory.
University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. (1996) : from references HG 50, HF 50, HV 09, HC 26)
Symptoms :
H(098), H(099), H(201)
Recipes :
H(098) Ansellia africana leaves are prepared as an infusion to treat persons experiencing bad dreams
H(099) infusion of the leaves and stem of Ansellia africana is prepared by the Zambians in the Mpika district to treat symptoms of madness
H(201) leaves are used by men as a courting charm (From reference: HC 26).
H(099) infusion of the leaves and stem of Ansellia africana is prepared by the Zambians in the Mpika district to treat symptoms of madness
H(201) leaves are used by men as a courting charm (From reference: HC 26).
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
imfe-nkawu
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(138), H(139)
Recipes :
H(037), the Pedi community uses a root infusion of A. africana for children with cough symptoms
H(138) Ansellia africana is used by young men to prevent women from having children if their love is not returned
H(139) decoction of Ansellia africana is used as an aphrodisiac by women (From reference: HC 26).
H(138) Ansellia africana is used by young men to prevent women from having children if their love is not returned
H(139) decoction of Ansellia africana is used as an aphrodisiac by women (From reference: HC 26).
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
imfe-nkawu
Anthocleista grandiflora Gilg :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Anthocleista grandiflora Gilg
Family :
Gentianaceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095) leaves of Albizia adianthifolia de Anthocleista grandiflora mixed with food
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mueneene (Luvenda)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(100), H(151)
Recipes :
H(100) veneral diseases, H(151) high blood pressure, barks of Anthocleista grandiflora, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mueneene (Venda)
Antidesma venosum E.Mey. ex Tul. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Antidesma venosum E.Mey. ex Tul.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(026), H(033), H(101)
Recipes :
H(026) dysmenorrhoea, roots decoction of Antidesma venosum, VO. 3 X / day
H(033) sterility, macération de racines de Antidesma venosum de Combretum paniculatum + Grewia microthyrsa in a light porridge, VO. 1X
H(033) sterility, roots macération of Antidesma venosum of Artabotrys brachypetalus of Zantedeschia aethiopica of Dichrostachys cinera, VO. 2 X /day during 1 week
H(101) menorragie, roots infusion of Antidesma venosum, VO. +to wash the vulva
H(033) sterility, macération de racines de Antidesma venosum de Combretum paniculatum + Grewia microthyrsa in a light porridge, VO. 1X
H(033) sterility, roots macération of Antidesma venosum of Artabotrys brachypetalus of Zantedeschia aethiopica of Dichrostachys cinera, VO. 2 X /day during 1 week
H(101) menorragie, roots infusion of Antidesma venosum, VO. +to wash the vulva
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mukwalakwali, mupulakhwali (Luvenda)
Reference HH 50
Author(s) :
Hutchings, A., Scott, A.H., Lewis, G., Cunningham, A.
Title :
Zulu Medicinal Plants. An Inventory.
University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. (1996) : from references HG 50, HF 50, HV 09, HC 26)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008), H(104), leaf decoctions of Antidesma venosum are used for abdominal disorders and dysentery, VO
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Apium graveolens L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Apium graveolens L.
Family :
Apiaceae
Synonyms :
Apium decumbens Eckl. & Zeyh.
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) edible, Apium decumbens used in soups
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
seldery (Hantam names)
Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. Ex Arn. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. Ex Arn.
Family :
Icacinaceae
Reference HC 27
Author(s) :
Coopoosamy, R. M. and K. K. Naidoo
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Durban, South Africa.
African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology Vol. 6(11), pp. 818-823, 22 March, 2012
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068) intestinal parasites, infusion,: enema, ONS. of Apodytes dimidiata
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (province of Durban, Umlazi region)
Vernacular name :
umdakane (Zulu)
Reference VG 23
Author(s) :
Gerstner, J.
Title :
A preliminary checklist of Zulu names of plants with short notes.
Bantu Studies 12, 215–236, 321–342. (1938). From reference VM 18, HC 26, HL 22
A preliminary checklist of Zulu names of plants with short notes.
Bantu Studies 15, 277–301, 369–383.(1941) From reference VM 18
Symptoms :
V(006)
Recipes :
Vb(006) purgatives for calves, bark, leaves, RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu region)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VH 15
Author(s) :
Hutchings A., Lewis G. and Cunningham A
Title :
Zulu Medicinal Plants: An Inventory (Paperback).
University of Natal Press. Pietermeritzburg. (1996) From reference VD 17, HP 50, VM 18
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
Vb(068) worms in cattle, bark, leaves of Apodytes dimidiata, RNS
.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu region)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. ex Arn. subsp. Dimidiata :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. ex Arn. subsp. Dimidiata
Family :
Icacinaceae
Reference HC 25
Author(s) :
Corrigan, B.M. , B.-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.M. Jardine
Title :
Ethnobotanical plant uses in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 77, 346–359 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) the leaves of Apodytes dimidiata are mixed with imphilo, (Callilepsis laureola?) infused in H2O and sprinkled around the garden to ward off evil spirits.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
iDakane
Aptosimum indivisum Burch. ex Benth. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aptosimum indivisum Burch. ex Benth.
Family :
Scrophulariaceae
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) infusion of the whole plant of Aptosimum indivisum is used to treat stomach ache/upset stomach
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
kinkhoesbos, kannie (Hantam names)
Aptosimum lineare Marloth & Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aptosimum lineare Marloth & Engl.
Family :
Scrophulariaceae
Reference HC 30
Author(s) :
Chauke, MA., LJ. Shai, MA. Mogale, MP. Tshisikhawe, MP. Mokgotho
Title :
Medicinal plant use of villagers in the Mopani district, Limpopo province, South Africa
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 12(3):9-26 (2015)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v12i3.2
Symptoms :
H(004), H(020), H(103)
Recipes :
H(004) wound healing, roots or whole plant of Aptosimum lineare are used
H(004) tissue repair, H(020) snake bite, leaves of Aptosimum lineare heated (on fire) and applied on affected area
H(103) toothache, whole plant
H(004) tissue repair, H(020) snake bite, leaves of Aptosimum lineare heated (on fire) and applied on affected area
H(103) toothache, whole plant
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province, Mopani district)
Vernacular name :
maropolane (Local Name),veld violet (English)
Aptosimum spinescens (Thunb.) F. E. Weber :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aptosimum spinescens (Thunb.) F. E. Weber
Family :
Scrophulariaceae
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
H(018), H(109), H(104)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, H(109) backache, H(104) stomach ache, leaves of Aptosimum spinescens dried and using as a snuff
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
sandboega (Hantam names)
Arachis hypogaea L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Arachis hypogaea L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference VS 01
Author(s) :
Saikhou, B.
Title :
L'élevage au Fouta-Djallon (régions de Timbo et Labé).
Bull. Institut français d'Afrique Noire, Paris, Librairie Larose I, 2 - 3, 630 - 644, (1939)
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
Vb(092) poisoning by grass, paste + wite cola pounded, VO
Region :
West, East and South Africa
Country :
South and East Africa, Guinea Conakry (Fouta-Djallon)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VS 01
Author(s) :
Saikhou, B.
Title :
L'élevage au Fouta-Djallon (régions de Timbo et Labé).
Bull. Institut français d'Afrique Noire, Paris, Librairie Larose I, 2 - 3, 630 - 644, (1939)
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
Vb(092) poisoning by grass, paste + wite cola pounded, VO
Region :
West, East and South Africa
Country :
South and East Africa, Guinea Conakry (Fouta-Djallon)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Araucaria bidwilli Hook :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Araucaria bidwilli Hook
Family :
Araucariaceae
Reference HD 27
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
The medicinal use of some weeds, problem and alien plants in the Grahamstown and Peddie districts of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
South African Journal of Science 96 , 467– 473. (2000)
Symptoms :
H(116)
Recipes :
H(116) amenorrhea due to congenital problems, tuberculosis and malnutrition, ONS, RNS;
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Grahamstowm & Peddie districts)
Vernacular name :
umavulakuvaliwe, abanqonqozi, indiwandyiya
Araujia sericifera Brot. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Araujia sericifera Brot.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference HD 27
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
The medicinal use of some weeds, problem and alien plants in the Grahamstown and Peddie districts of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
South African Journal of Science 96 , 467– 473. (2000)
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) mental illness, roots of Araujia sericifera, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Grahamstowm & Peddie districts)
Vernacular name :
iquwa
Reference VD 17
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
Traditional veterinary medicine in the Alice district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
South African Journal of Science 97 , 375–379. (2001)
Symptoms :
V(201)
Recipes :
Vb(201) the root is used to protect stock from witchcraft; a small piece is buried in the ground at the entrance to the kraal, so that animals will step over it every time they exit.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Alice district)
Vernacular name :
impinda
Arctopus echinatus L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Arctopus echinatus L.
Family :
Apiaceae
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(000), H(007), H(100), H(191), H(193)
Recipes :
Tuberous root of Arctopus echinatus; H(193) demulcent, H(007) diuretic, H(100) syphilis (mixed with rabas), H(100) gonorrhoea; H(000) general medicine; H(191) blood purifier ONS, RNS. from Thunberg (1785); B4, from Pappe (1847); (1850); (1857); from Dykman (1908); from Kling (1923); from MacOwan (1897) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
sieketroos(t), platdoring (Africaans)
Arctopus monacanthus Carmich. ex Sond. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Arctopus monacanthus Carmich. ex Sond.
Family :
Apiaceae
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(000), H(007), H(100), H(191), H(193)
Recipes :
Tuberous root of Arctopus monacanthus; H(193) demulcent, H(007) diuretic; H(100) syphilis (mixed with rabas), H(100) gonorrhoea; H(000) general medicine; H(191) blood purifie O?S., RNS.r from Thunberg (1785); from de Barry (1827), from Pappe (1847); (1850); (1857), from Dykman (1908); from Kling (1923); from MacOwan (1897) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
sieketroos(t), platdoring (Africaans)
Arctotis arctoides (L.f.) O.Hoffm. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Arctotis arctoides (L.f.) O.Hoffm.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HO 21
Author(s) :
Otang, W. M. , D. S. Grierson & R. N. Ndip
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(11), pp. 2071-2080, 23 March, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/23Mar/Otang%20et%20al.pdf
Symptoms :
H(014), H(199)
Recipes :
H(199) HIV/AIDS,H(014) dermatophytoses, opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS, roots and leaves infusion of Arctotis arctotoides, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Amathole District of the Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
ibushwe (isiXhosa)
Reference VD 17
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
Traditional veterinary medicine in the Alice district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
South African Journal of Science 97 , 375–379. (2001)
Symptoms :
V(047)
Recipes :
Vc(047) the whole plant is boiled in water and used to treat heartwater in goats (200 ml per day)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Alice district)
Vernacular name :
ubushwa
Argemone mexicana L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Argemone mexicana L.
Family :
Papaveraceae
Reference HD 27
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
The medicinal use of some weeds, problem and alien plants in the Grahamstown and Peddie districts of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
South African Journal of Science 96 , 467– 473. (2000)
Symptoms :
H(179)
Recipes :
H(179) kidney pain ( (isinqa), enema from fresh roots decoction of Argemone mexicana and Rubus pinnatus. The decoction must be used immediately onlt by diviners.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Grahamstowm & Peddie districts)
Vernacular name :
ikhakhakhakha
Argyrolobium lotoides Harv. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Argyrolobium lotoides Harv.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) Argyrolobium lotoides charm to drive away hailstorm
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
letōmōkō
Argyrolobium tomentosum (Andrews) Druce :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Argyrolobium tomentosum (Andrews) Druce
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HS 51
Author(s) :
Sobiecki, J.F.
Title :
A review of plants used in divination in southern Africa and their psychoactive effects
Southern African Humanities, Vol. 20 , Pages 333–351, December, 2008 Pietermaritzburg
Symptoms :
H(167z)
Recipes :
H(167z) psychoactive effects, root of Argyrolobium tomentosumin infusions are taken by diviners as H55 emetics to sharpen their vision Zulu [1]
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umadlozana ompofu (Zulu)
Aristolochia heppii Merxm. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aristolochia heppii Merxm.
Family :
Aristolochiaceae
Reference HW 50
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E., Gericke, N.
Title :
Peoples Plants : A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa.
Brizza Publication. Pretoria (2000)
Symptoms :
H(112)
Recipes :
H(112) abortifacient, roots of Aristolochia heppii , RNS. (rregistered from reference HS 32 (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108))
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Artabotrys brachypetalus Benth. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Artabotrys brachypetalus Benth.
Family :
Annonaceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(033)
Recipes :
H(033) infertility, roots of Artabotrys brachypetalus, RNS. (rregistered from reference HS 32 (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108))
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
mudzidzi (Vhavenda)
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(104), H(201)
Recipes :
H(104) stomach disorder, pelvic pain, H(139) aphrodisiac, H(201) magical protection, roots of Artabotrys brachypetalus, RNS.
H(033) infertility, roots of Artabotrys brachypetalus of Zantedeschia aethiopica of Garcinia livingstonei of Antidesma venosum of Cassytha filiformis, barks of Dichrostachys cinera, RNS.
H(033) infertility, roots of Capparis tomentosa of Artabotrys brachypetalus of Cassytha filiformis of Sphedamnocarpus pruriens of Osyris lanceolata bark of Berchemia discolor, RNS.
H(033) impotency, roots of Garcinia livingstonei of Artabotrys brachypetalus of Securidaca longipedunculata, RNS
H(033)infertility roots of Sphedamnocarpus pruriens of Artabotrys brachypetalus of Capparis tomentosa of Maerua caffra of Cassytha filiformis of Osyris lanceolata, bark of Berchemia discolor, RNS.
H(033) infertility, roots of Artabotrys brachypetalus of Zantedeschia aethiopica of Garcinia livingstonei of Antidesma venosum of Cassytha filiformis, barks of Dichrostachys cinera, RNS.
H(033) infertility, roots of Capparis tomentosa of Artabotrys brachypetalus of Cassytha filiformis of Sphedamnocarpus pruriens of Osyris lanceolata bark of Berchemia discolor, RNS.
H(033) impotency, roots of Garcinia livingstonei of Artabotrys brachypetalus of Securidaca longipedunculata, RNS
H(033)infertility roots of Sphedamnocarpus pruriens of Artabotrys brachypetalus of Capparis tomentosa of Maerua caffra of Cassytha filiformis of Osyris lanceolata, bark of Berchemia discolor, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mudzidzi, munna-mutswu (Venda)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(104), H(139), H(201)
Recipes :
H(104) stomach disorder, pelvic pain, H(139) aphrodisiac, H(201) magical protection, roots of Artabotrys brachypetalus, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mudzidzi, munna-mutswu (Venda)
Reference HS 36
Author(s) :
Stayt, H.
Title :
The Bavenda.
Frank Cass & Co. Ltd, London (1968)
Symptoms :
H(104), H(201)
Recipes :
H(104) abdominal troubles, roots of Salix subserrata of Artabotrys brachypetalus of Combretum erythrophllum of Cyperus sexangularis, stem of Phragmites mauritianus + two Cyperacea (Carex)
H(201)drug for woman with physical defect, roots of Heteropyxis natalensis of Artabotrys brachypetalus, RNS
H(201)drug for woman with physical defect, roots of Heteropyxis natalensis of Artabotrys brachypetalus, RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mudzidzi, munna-mutswu (Venda)
Artemisia absinthium L. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Artemisia absinthium L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HD 19
Author(s) :
Dykman, E.J.
Title :
De Suid Afrikaanse Kook-
Koek- en Resepte Boek, 14th improved impression. Paarl Printers Ltd., Paarl (Cape Colony), South Africa.( 1908)
From reference HV 51
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) stomach ailments, leaves of Artemisia absinthium; RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
groenamara (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HV 09
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E. , H. de Wet , F.R. Van Heerden
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the southeastern Karoo
South Africa Journal of Botany , 74, pp. 696–704, (2008)
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Artemisia absinthium as tea (bright green colour, very bitter).(An exotic plant that is grown in gardens in the Murraysburg township)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Southeastern Karoo, Murraysburg region)
Vernacular name :
groenamara (Afrikaans language)
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
Leaf of Artemisia absinthium; H(104) stomach ailments ( non-indigenous species (early introductions) that became an integral part of themateria medica. From Dykman (1908) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
groenamara (Africaans)
Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd. :
23 reference(s)
Official name :
Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HB 59
Author(s) :
Bhat R.B. , T.V. Jacobs
Title :
Traditional herbal medicine in Transkei
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 48, 7-12 (1995)
Symptoms :
H(046), H(108)
Recipes :
H(046) measles, hot infusion prepared from fresh leaves is mixed with goat droppings and applied externally
H(108) colds and flu, fumes are inhaled from the decoction of an handful of leaves of Artemisia caffra , sometimes a handful of leaves are squeezed and the vapour inhaled
H(108) colds and flu, fumes are inhaled from the decoction of an handful of leaves of Artemisia caffra , sometimes a handful of leaves are squeezed and the vapour inhaled
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Transkei)
Vernacular name :
um hlonyane (Xhosa); wild wormwood (English)
Reference HB 61
Author(s) :
Bhat , RB.
Title :
Medicinal plants and traditional practices of Xhosa people in the Transkei region of Eastern Cape, South Africa
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 13 (2), pp. 292-298, April 2014
Symptoms :
H(037), H(082)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, H(082) asthma, leaves of Artemisia afra in decoction 3X/day for one week
H(000) enemas stem and root in decoction are taken
H(000) enemas stem and root in decoction are taken
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Transkei)
Vernacular name :
umhlonyane (Xhosa), wild wormwood (English)
Reference HC 27
Author(s) :
Coopoosamy, R. M. and K. K. Naidoo
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Durban, South Africa.
African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology Vol. 6(11), pp. 818-823, 22 March, 2012
Symptoms :
H(018), H(037), H(051), H(053), H(068), H(075), H(104), H(108)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, H(037) coughs, H(051) fever, H(053) earache, H(068) intestinal worms, H(075) loss of appetite, H(104) colic, H(108) colds, infusion, ONS., RNS. (Medicinal herbs being sold at local markets (Umlazi and Durban))
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (province of Durban, Umlazi region)
Vernacular name :
mhlonyane (Zulu)
Reference HD 19
Author(s) :
Dykman, E.J.
Title :
De Suid Afrikaanse Kook-
Koek- en Resepte Boek, 14th improved impression. Paarl Printers Ltd., Paarl (Cape Colony), South Africa.( 1908)
From reference HV 51
Symptoms :
H(001), H(037), H(051), H(068), H(091), H(108), H(166)
Recipes :
H(001) eye drops,H(037) cough, H(051) fever; H(068) anthelmintic; H(091) tonic, H(108) colds, H(108) influenza, H(166) antispasmodic, leaves of Artemisia afra; RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
wildeals, wilde-als, als, alsem (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
H(037), H(104), H(108), H(109), H(179)
Recipes :
H(037, 3) tight chest (toegetrekte bors), H(108, 3) colds, leaves of Artemisia afra (used with wynrui) treating pains, especially, H(109, 4) backache; H(104) stomach pain, H(179, 2) kidneys
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
wildeals, (African wormwood)
Reference HD 25
Author(s) :
Dyubeni, L. and L. V. Buwa
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of ear, nose and throat (ENT) infections in Nkonkobe Municipality, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(14), pp. 2721-2726, 16 April, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/16Apr/Dyubeni%20and%20Buwa.pdf
Symptoms :
H(053), H(108)
Recipes :
H(053) ear infections (Indlebe ebuhlungu, Izilonda endlebeni). leaves of Artemisia afra are boiled and the warm brew is dropped into the ear to relieve earache
H(108) nose infections (Izilonda empumlweni, Umongoza) fresh leaves are used raw and are inserted into the nostrils to help blocked nose and infection.
H(108) nose infections (Izilonda empumlweni, Umongoza) fresh leaves are used raw and are inserted into the nostrils to help blocked nose and infection.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (municipality of Nkonkobe)
Vernacular name :
umhlonyane (Xhosa)
Reference HG 13
Author(s) :
Grierson, D.S. & A.J. Afolayan
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of wounds in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 67, pp. 327- 332, (1999)
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004), leaves, infusion, wash the wounds
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umhlonyane
Reference HH 14
Author(s) :
Hutchings, A., J. van Staden
Title :
Plant used for stress-related ailments in traditional Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho medicine. Par 1: Plants used for headaches.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 43, pp. 89 - 124 (1994)
Symptoms :
H(018), H(108)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, leaves of Artemisia afra inserted in nostrils (Zulu)
H(108) cold, influenza, leaves of Artemisia afra inserted in nostrils or steam bath (Xhosa, Sotho)
H(108) cold, influenza, leaves of Artemisia afra inserted in nostrils or steam bath (Xhosa, Sotho)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho zone)
Vernacular name :
lengana (Sotho), umhlonyana (Xhosa, Zulu)
Reference HH 15
Author(s) :
Hutchings, A.
Title :
Observations on plant usage in Xhosa and Zulu medicine
Bothalia 19, 2 : pp 225 - 235 (1989)
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108), plant infusion of Artemisia afra, drunk or inhaled- or leaves inserted in nostrils for influenza or colds. Cultivated by healer. Artemisia afra collected in open grassland
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu, Xhosa regions in Transkei)
Vernacular name :
umhlorryane (Xhosa)
Reference HK 44
Author(s) :
Kling, H.
Title :
Die Sieketrooster. Van de Sandt de Villiers, Cape Town. (1923)
From references HV 51, HS 32
Symptoms :
H(001), H(037), H(051), H(068), H(091), H(108), H(166)
Recipes :
H(001) eye drops,H(037) cough, H(051) fever; H(068) anthelmintic; H(091) tonic, H(108) colds, H(108) influenza, H(166) antispasmodic, leaves of Artemisia afra; RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
wildeals, wilde-als, als, alsem (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) toothache, leaf infusion of Artemisia afra
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lengana
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(037), H(075), H(171)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, H(037) tuberculosis, H(171) diabetes, H(075) loss of appetite, leaves, roots of Artemisia afra, RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
umhlonyane (isi Xhosa)
Reference HO 21
Author(s) :
Otang, W. M. , D. S. Grierson & R. N. Ndip
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(11), pp. 2071-2080, 23 March, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/23Mar/Otang%20et%20al.pdf
Symptoms :
H(087), H(199)
Recipes :
H(199) HIV/AIDS, H(087) oesopharyngeal candidiasis, opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS, leaves and corn decoction of Artemisia afra, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Amathole District of the Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
umhlonyane (isiXhosa)
Reference HP 12
Author(s) :
Pappe, L.
Title :
Pappe, L., 1847. A List South African Indigenous Plants Used as Remedies by the Colonists of the Cape of Good Hope. O.I. Pike, Cape Town.
Pappe, L., 1850. Florae Capensis Medicae Prodromus. A.S. Robertson, Cape Town.
Pappe, L., 1857. Florae Capensis Medicae Prodromus, 2nd ed. W. Britain Press, Cape Town.
From references HV 09, HV 51
Symptoms :
H(001), H(037), H(051), H(068), H(091), H(108), H(166)
Recipes :
H(001) eye drops,H(037) cough, H(051) fever; H(068) anthelmintic; H(091) tonic, H(108) colds, H(108) influenza, H(166) antispasmodic, leaves of Artemisia afra; RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
wildeals, wilde-als, als, alsem (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(051), H(096), H(104), H(108)
Recipes :
H(108) flu, H(108) colds, H(037) coughs, H(051) fever, H(096) decongestant, leaf decoction of Artemisia afra
H(104) stomach ailments, ONS. enema, H(006) constipation, ONS. of Artemisia afra given to children
H(104) stomach ailments, ONS. enema, H(006) constipation, ONS. of Artemisia afra given to children
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lengana
Reference HS 07
Author(s) :
Simon, C. & M. Lamla
Title :
Merging pharmacopoeia: understanding the historical origins of incorporative pharmacopoeial processes among Xhosa healers in Southern Africa.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 33, pp. 237 - 242, (1991)
Symptoms :
H(013), H(082), H(099), H(108), H(127)
Recipes :
H(013) rash, ONS., RNS.
H(081) leaves, febrile complaints
H(082) asthma , H(108) influenza , H(127) milt sickness, ONS., RNS.
H(081) leaves, febrile complaints
H(082) asthma , H(108) influenza , H(127) milt sickness, ONS., RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umhlonyane, msuzwane (Xhosa)
Reference HS 19
Author(s) :
Smith ,A.
Title :
A Contribution to the South African materia medica, 2nd ed.
Lovedale,South Africa. (1895.)
From reference HV 51
Symptoms :
H(001), H(037), H(051), H(068), H(091), H(108), H(166)
Recipes :
H(001) eye drops,H(037) cough, H(051) fever; H(068) anthelmintic; H(091) tonic, H(108) colds, H(108) influenza, H(166) antispasmodic, leaves of Artemisia afra; RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
wildeals, wilde-als, als, alsem (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HT 25
Author(s) :
Thring, T.S.A. & F.M. Weitz
Title :
Medicinal plant use in the Bredadoro / Elim region of the Southern Overberg in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 103, pp. 261 - 275 (2006)
Symptoms :
H(018), H(037), H(051), H(068), H(104), H(108), H(113), H(157), H(162y), H(171), H(178), H(179)
Recipes :
H(018), H(068), H(104), H(108), H(157), H(162y), H(178), H(179),tea from a handfull of leaves of Artemisia afra, VO.
H(037), a sirup made by boiling leaves with sugar
H(051), H(113), leaves made into a poultice with brandy or vinegar and wrapped around inflamed area or around stomach for fever
H(171),a small amount of tea, VO., 2 X / day
H(037), a sirup made by boiling leaves with sugar
H(051), H(113), leaves made into a poultice with brandy or vinegar and wrapped around inflamed area or around stomach for fever
H(171),a small amount of tea, VO., 2 X / day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Western Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
wilde als, wormwood
Reference HT 48
Author(s) :
Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Title :
Ancestral pharmacopoeias: a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108) influenza, decoction of leaves of Artemisia afra used as nasal plug
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Basotho Cultural Village herbal trail)
Vernacular name :
wormwood (Afrikaans)
Reference HV 09
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E. , H. de Wet , F.R. Van Heerden
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the southeastern Karoo
South Africa Journal of Botany , 74, pp. 696–704, (2008)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(108)
Recipes :
H(037) chest problems in infants, place dry leaves of Artemisia afra in flannel bag and hang around baby's neck.
H(108) colds, tea (leaves)
H(108) colds (“as strengthening medicine”), also infants, fresh, bruised leaves as tea (taken in the morning and evening).
H(108) colds, tea (leaves)
H(108) colds (“as strengthening medicine”), also infants, fresh, bruised leaves as tea (taken in the morning and evening).
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Southeastern Karoo, Graaff-Reinet region)
Vernacular name :
wildeals (Afrikaans language)
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(000), H(001), H(037), H(051), H(068), H(091), H(108), H(166)
Recipes :
Leaves of Artemisia afra; H(091) tonic, H(166) antispasmodic, H(068) anthelmintic; H(000) various uses; H(108) colds, H(108) influenza, H(037) cough, H(051) fever; H(001) eye drops (South African plant with a wide distribution that is also traditionally used in the Sotho and Nguni cultures) from Pappe (1847); (1850); (1857) Smith (1895); from Dykman (1908); from Kling (1923) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
wildeals, wilde-als, als, alsem (Africaans)
Reference HW 50
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E., Gericke, N.
Title :
Peoples Plants : A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa.
Brizza Publication. Pretoria (2000)
Symptoms :
H(026)
Recipes :
H(026) dysmenorrhoea, ONS. of Artemisia afra, RNS.
(registered from reference HS 32 ) (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108)
(registered from reference HS 32 ) (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umhlonyane (Zulu), (Xhosa), african wormwood (English)
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(013), H(051), H(053), H(094), H(103), H(108)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds,H(013) boils, H(051) fever, H(053) earache, H(094) haemorrhoids, H(053) earache, H(082) respiratory complaints, H(103) tooth ache, H(108) sinusitis, H(108) head colds, infusion and poultice of leaves of Artemisia afra Jacq
(registered from reference HR 50)
(registered from reference HR 50)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
Afrique du Sud
Vernacular name :
not registered
Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd. var. afra :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd. var. afra
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:4 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/4
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Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037, 1) tuberculosis leaves of Artemisia afra crushed and smoked with a newspaper. Twice a day
H(037, 2) tuberculosis, leaves of Artemisia afra are Decoction for 15 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
H(037, 2) tuberculosis, leaves of Artemisia afra and Mentha spp crushed and smoked with a newspaper. Thrice a day
H(037, 2) tuberculosis, leaves of Artemisia afra burned in a hut thrice a day; smoke is inhaled
H(037, 2) tuberculosis, leaves of Artemisia afra deposited in the hot water thrice a day; steam is inhaled
H(037, 2) tuberculosis, leaves of Artemisia afra are Decoction for 15 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
H(037, 2) tuberculosis, leaves of Artemisia afra and Mentha spp crushed and smoked with a newspaper. Thrice a day
H(037, 2) tuberculosis, leaves of Artemisia afra burned in a hut thrice a day; smoke is inhaled
H(037, 2) tuberculosis, leaves of Artemisia afra deposited in the hot water thrice a day; steam is inhaled
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
lengana
Artemisia annua L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Artemisia annua L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:4 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/4
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Symptoms :
H(139)
Recipes :
H(139, 1) erectile dysfunction, roots of Artemisia annua are Decoction for 20 minutes and one tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
mohlaswapatla
Artemisia herba-alba Asso :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Artemisia herba-alba Asso
Family :
Asteraceae
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.
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
Arundinella nepalensis Trin. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Arundinella nepalensis Trin.
Family :
Poaceae
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, lotion prepared from the plant of Arundinella nepalensis for washing
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
mahlakamane
Asclepias aurea (Schltr .) Schltr. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Asclepias aurea (Schltr .) Schltr.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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 crispa P. J. Bergius :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Asclepias crispa P. J. Bergius
Family :
Asclepiadaceae
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(007), H(104)
Recipes :
Root of Asclepias crispa; H(007) diuretic, H(104) stomach pain (South African plant with a wide distribution that is also traditionally used in the Sotho and Nguni cultures) from Thunberg (1785); from Smith (1895); from Kling (1923); from Laidler (1928) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
bitterhout(jie), bitterwortel (Africaans)
Asclepias fruticosa L. :
8 reference(s)
Official name :
Asclepias fruticosa L.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference HD 25
Author(s) :
Dyubeni, L. and L. V. Buwa
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of ear, nose and throat (ENT) infections in Nkonkobe Municipality, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(14), pp. 2721-2726, 16 April, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/16Apr/Dyubeni%20and%20Buwa.pdf
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108) nose infections (Izilonda empumlweni, Umongoza), leaves are dried and powdered and are snuffed.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (municipality of Nkonkobe)
Vernacular name :
igwada (Xhosa)
Reference HD 27
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
The medicinal use of some weeds, problem and alien plants in the Grahamstown and Peddie districts of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
South African Journal of Science 96 , 467– 473. (2000)
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018) head ache, leaves of Asclepias fruticosa dried and powdered, used as a snuff
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Grahamstowm & Peddie districts)
Vernacular name :
igwada
Reference HH 15
Author(s) :
Hutchings, A.
Title :
Observations on plant usage in Xhosa and Zulu medicine
Bothalia 19, 2 : pp 225 - 235 (1989)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea and H(104) stomach pain in children, infusion of leaf and root (From ref : HL 22)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa,
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(033)
Recipes :
H(033) infertility, stomach troubles, roots of Asclepias fruticosa, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mutshulwa (Venda)
Reference VH 16
Author(s) :
Hulme, M.M.
Title :
Wild Flowers of Natal.
Shuter & Shooter, Pietermaritzburg. (1954) (partially from HC 26)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea and H(104) stomach pain in children, infusion of leaf and root (From ref : HL 22)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa,
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VM 37
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) stomach ailments, leaves decoctions (From ref : HL 22)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa,
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VM 37
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(033)
Recipes :
H(033) infertility, roots of Asclepias fruticosa, RNS. (rregistered from reference HS 32 (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108))
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
mutshulwa (Vhavenda), milkweed (English)
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea and H(104) stomach pain in children, infusion of leaf and root (From ref : HL 22)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa,
Vernacular name :
not registered
Asclepias humilis (E.Mey.) Schltr. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Asclepias humilis (E.Mey.) Schltr.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
V(000)
Recipes :
V(000) animals, weak concentrations leaves of Asclepias humilis, infusion
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lehlomane
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Asclepias stellifera Schltr.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(055)
Recipes :
H(055) emetic, ONS., RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
mohlatsisa, montsokoane, mohola-ntja[
Aspalathus cordata (L.) R. Dahlgren :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aspalathus cordata (L.) R. Dahlgren
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(007), H(082)
Recipes :
Leaf infusionsof Aspalathus cordata ;H(082) asthma; H(007) diuretic, (species that are mainly of historical interest) from Pappe (1847); (1850); (1857); from Kling (1923); reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
stekeltee (Africaans)
Aspalathus linearis (Burm. f.) R. Dahlgren :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aspalathus linearis (Burm. f.) R. Dahlgren
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
Leaf infusions; H(000) general health tea Marloth (1925) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
rooibostee, bossietee (Africaans)
Asparagus africanus Lam. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Asparagus africanus Lam.
Family :
Asparagaceae
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(004), H(022), H(100)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, H(022) to speed up labour, H(100) sexually transmitted Infection , leaves, roots of Asparagus africanus, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
umathunga (isi Xhosa)
Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce
Family :
Asparagaceae
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) sexually transmitted Infection, roots of Asparagus asparagoides, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
imvane (isi Xhosa)
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
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
Asparagus concinnus Kies :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Asparagus concinnus Kies
Family :
Asparagaceae
Reference HC 30
Author(s) :
Chauke, MA., LJ. Shai, MA. Mogale, MP. Tshisikhawe, MP. Mokgotho
Title :
Medicinal plant use of villagers in the Mopani district, Limpopo province, South Africa
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 12(3):9-26 (2015)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v12i3.2
Symptoms :
H(000), H(100), H(201)
Recipes :
H(100) gonorrhoea, roots of Asparagus concinnus Roots boiled to treat gonorrhoea
H(000) roots boiled to treat in mixtures for treatment of all diseases
H(201) leaves used to stop rain.
H(000) roots boiled to treat in mixtures for treatment of all diseases
H(201) leaves used to stop rain.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province, Mopani district)
Vernacular name :
lefalatsamaru (Local Name), asparagus (English)
Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop
Family :
Asparagaceae
Reference HD 34
Author(s) :
Denver D., T. Blouws, O. Aboyade, D. Gibson, J. De Jong, C Van t' Klooster, G. Hughes
Title :
Traditional health practitioners' perceptions, herbal treatment and management of HIV and related opportunistic infections.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:77 (2014)
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-77
Symptoms :
H(100), H(037), H(091), H(104), H(182)
Recipes :
H(100) HIV and opportunistic infections, infusion of the plants leaves is used to treat abdominal pain, as a general tonic and immune booster and as a cleansing agent to rid the body of “poison.”. Also used to treat thrush and ulcers in the mouth associated with HIV. Healers reported that uNwele is one of the "strongest” plants used for HIV.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
uNwele (Zulu)
Asparagus falcatus L. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Asparagus falcatus L.
Family :
Asparagaceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(037), H(077), H(118)
Recipes :
H(037) tuberculosis, roots of Capparis tomentosa of Protasparagus falcatus + spider web
H(118) sore throat, dysphagia, H(077) antiemetic, roots of Protasparagus falcatus , RNS.
H(118) sore throat, dysphagia, H(077) antiemetic, roots of Protasparagus falcatus , RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
govhakhanga (Venda)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(077), H(113)
Recipes :
H(077) antemetic, leaves of Protasparagus falcatus , RNS.
H(113) sprained joint, roots of Protasparagus buchananii of Ehretia rigida, RNS.
H(113) sprained joint, roots of Protasparagus buchananii of Ehretia rigida, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
govhakhanga (Venda)
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:4 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4
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Symptoms :
H(191x)
Recipes :
H(191x,1) blood clotting, roots of Asparagus falcatus of Aloe aborescens of Elephantorrhiza elephantina, Decoction for 5 minutes. One tin cup of extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
mophatlalatsa-maru
Asparagus laricinus Burch. :
6 reference(s)
Official name :
Asparagus laricinus Burch.
Family :
Asparagaceae
Reference HD 19
Author(s) :
Dykman, E.J.
Title :
De Suid Afrikaanse Kook-
Koek- en Resepte Boek, 14th improved impression. Paarl Printers Ltd., Paarl (Cape Colony), South Africa.( 1908)
From reference HV 51
Symptoms :
H(007), H(037)
Recipes :
H(007) diuretic to treatH(037) tuberculosis, roots of Asparagus laricinus, RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
katdoring(wortels), t’nuance (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HK 44
Author(s) :
Kling, H.
Title :
Die Sieketrooster. Van de Sandt de Villiers, Cape Town. (1923)
From references HV 51, HS 32
Symptoms :
H(007), H(037)
Recipes :
H(007) diuretic to treatH(037) tuberculosis, roots of Asparagus laricinus, RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
katdoring(wortels), t’nuance (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HL 16
Author(s) :
Laidler, P.W.
Title :
The magic medicine of the Hottentots.
South African Journal of Science Volume 25, pp.433–447. (1928) From references HV 51, HS 32
Symptoms :
H(007), H(037)
Recipes :
H(007) diuretic to treatH(037) tuberculosis, roots of Asparagus laricinus, RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
katdoring(wortels), t’nuance (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HP 12
Author(s) :
Pappe, L.
Title :
Pappe, L., 1847. A List South African Indigenous Plants Used as Remedies by the Colonists of the Cape of Good Hope. O.I. Pike, Cape Town.
Pappe, L., 1850. Florae Capensis Medicae Prodromus. A.S. Robertson, Cape Town.
Pappe, L., 1857. Florae Capensis Medicae Prodromus, 2nd ed. W. Britain Press, Cape Town.
From references HV 09, HV 51
Symptoms :
H(007), H(037)
Recipes :
H(007) diuretic to treatH(037) tuberculosis, roots of Asparagus laricinus, RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
katdoring(wortels), t’nuance (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(007), H(037)
Recipes :
Roots of Asparagus laricinus as H(007) diuretic and H(037) tuberculosis (South African plant with a wide distribution that is also traditionally used in the Sotho and Nguni cultures) from Pappe (1850); (1857) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
katdoring (wortels) (Africaans), t’nuance (Khoi/Nama)
Reference VV 09
Author(s) :
van der Merwe, D., G. E. Swan, C. J. Botha
Title :
Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by Setswana-speaking people in the Madikwe area of the North West Province of South Africa.
Journal of the South Africa Veterinary Association 72, 189-196, (2001)
Symptoms :
V(000), V(015), V(038), V(137), V(181x)
Recipes :
Vb(000) general ailments, Vb(015), Vb(038), Vb(137), Vb(181x), tubers of Asparagus laricinus , RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (North West Province)
Vernacular name :
lesitwane (Setswana)
Asparagus microraphis Baker :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Asparagus microraphis Baker
Family :
Asparagaceae
Reference HJ 10
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A
Title :
Flora of Lesotho .Cramer, Lehre .
From :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) gonorrhoea and to treat eruptions with Asparagus microraphis
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lerara-tau, lehonyeli
Reference HT 48
Author(s) :
Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Title :
Ancestral pharmacopoeias: a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013
Symptoms :
H(033)
Recipes :
H(033) for the female,enhancement of fertility, grounder roots of Asparagus microraphis, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (region of Phutaditjhaba)
Vernacular name :
leraratau (Basotho)
Asparagus ramosissimus Baker :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Asparagus ramosissimus Baker
Family :
Asparagaceae
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) crushed roots of Asparagus ramosissimus to cure colic
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
khōpa
Asparagus retrofractus L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Asparagus retrofractus L.
Family :
Asparagaceae
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(007), H(037)
Recipes :
Roots of Asparagus retrofractus H(007) diuretic and to treat H(037) tuberculosis (South African plant with a wide distribution that is also traditionally used in the Sotho and Nguni cultures) from Pappe (1847); (1850); (1857); from Dykman (1908); from Kling (1923); from Laidler (1928) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
katdoring (wortels) (Africaans), t’nuance (Khoi/Nama)
Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop
Family :
Asparagaceae
Synonyms :
Asparagus plumosus Baker
Reference VD 17
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
Traditional veterinary medicine in the Alice district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
South African Journal of Science 97 , 375–379. (2001)
Symptoms :
Recipes :
Vb(220), roots of Asparagus setaceus are mixed with Rhus incisa roots, soaked in cold water and used to treat livestock for shock after an accident
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Alice district)
Vernacular name :
imvane
Asparagus stipulaceus Lam. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Asparagus stipulaceus Lam.
Family :
Asparagaceae
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(007), H(037)
Recipes :
Roots as Asparagus stipulaceus , H(007) diuretic and to treat H(037) tuberculosis (South African plant with a wide distribution that is also traditionally used in the Sotho and Nguni cultures) from Pappe (1847); (1850); (1857); from Dykman (1908); from Kling (1923) from Laidler (1928) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
katdoring (wortels) (Africaans), t’nuance (Khoi/Nama)
Asparagus suaveolens (Burch.) Oberm. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Asparagus suaveolens (Burch.) Oberm.
Family :
Asparagaceae
Reference VD 17
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
Traditional veterinary medicine in the Alice district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
South African Journal of Science 97 , 375–379. (2001)
Symptoms :
V(030)
Recipes :
Vb(030) retained placenta in cows, roots, tubers of Asparagus suaveolens, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Alice district)
Vernacular name :
imvane
Reference VV 09
Author(s) :
van der Merwe, D., G. E. Swan, C. J. Botha
Title :
Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by Setswana-speaking people in the Madikwe area of the North West Province of South Africa.
Journal of the South Africa Veterinary Association 72, 189-196, (2001)
Symptoms :
V(000), V(015), V(038), V(137), V(181x)
Recipes :
Vb(000) general ailments, Vb(015), Vb(038), Vb(137), Vb(181x), tubers of Asparagus suaveolens , RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (North West Province)
Vernacular name :
lesitwane (Setswana)
Asparagus virgatus Bak. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Asparagus virgatus Bak.
Family :
Asparagaceae
Synonyms :
Protasparagus virgatus (Bak.) Oberm.
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
V(068), roots, decoction or infusion, Asparagus virgatus, Fagara capensis, Indigofera sp, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
Vb(068) anthelmintics, root infusions or decoctions of Protasparagus virgatus, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Aspilia pluriseta Schweinf. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aspilia pluriseta Schweinf.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HW 50
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E., Gericke, N.
Title :
Peoples Plants : A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa.
Brizza Publication. Pretoria (2000)
Symptoms :
H(116)
Recipes :
H(116) amenorrhoea, roots of Aspilia pluriseta, RNS.
(registered from reference HS 32 ) (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108)
(registered from reference HS 32 ) (Journal of Ethnopharmacology 86 (2003) 97–108)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Asplenium monanthes L. subsp .quadrivalens D.E.Mey.emended Lovis :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Asplenium monanthes L. subsp .quadrivalens D.E.Mey.emended Lovis
Family :
Aspleniaceae
Reference HJ 10
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A
Title :
Flora of Lesotho .Cramer, Lehre .
From :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108) leaves of Asplenium monanthes subsp .quadrivalens, smoked for head and chest colds
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lehōrōmetso
Aster bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A. Sm. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Aster bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A. Sm.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HD 25
Author(s) :
Dyubeni, L. and L. V. Buwa
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of ear, nose and throat (ENT) infections in Nkonkobe Municipality, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(14), pp. 2721-2726, 16 April, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/16Apr/Dyubeni%20and%20Buwa.pdf
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108) nose infections (Izilonda empumlweni, Umongoza) dried, powdered roots of Aster bakerianus are snuffed to relieve nose infection.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (municipality of Nkonkobe)
Vernacular name :
unozixekana (Xhosa)
Reference HJ 10
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A
Title :
Flora of Lesotho .Cramer, Lehre .
From :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(014), H(041), H(051), H(100), H(104), H(235)
Recipes :
H(104) colic, boiled roots of Aster bakerianus mixed with Helichrysum callicomum and Helichrysum rugulosum are given as enema
H(014) scab in humans, Aster bakerianus mixed with Scabiosa columbaria, ONS., RNS.
H(051) fevers, H(235) contagious diseases, H(041) anthrax ONS. Aster bakerianus mixed with Lotononis lanceolata, H(100) syphilis, RNS.
H(041) anthrax treatment Lotononis lanceolata mixed with Aster bakerianus
H(014) scab in humans, Aster bakerianus mixed with Scabiosa columbaria, ONS., RNS.
H(051) fevers, H(235) contagious diseases, H(041) anthrax ONS. Aster bakerianus mixed with Lotononis lanceolata, H(100) syphilis, RNS.
H(041) anthrax treatment Lotononis lanceolata mixed with Aster bakerianus
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
phōa
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(041)
Recipes :
H(041) anthrax treatment Lotononis lanceolata mixed with Aster bakerianus
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
phōa
Atalaya alata (Sim) H. M. L. Forbes :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Atalaya alata (Sim) H. M. L. Forbes
Family :
Sapindaceae
Reference HM 49
Author(s) :
Mavundza, E.J. , R. Maharaj, J.F. Finnie, G. Kabera, J. Van Staden
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of mosquito repellent plants in uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 137, 1516– 1520, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874111006131
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106) repelling, insecticide dried roots of Atalaya alata are burned to produce smoke
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umnondo (isiZulu)
Athanasia cuneifolia Lam. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Athanasia cuneifolia Lam.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(178)
Recipes :
Herb of Athanasia cuneifolia; tintures or infusions for a H(178) weak heart from Dykman (1908) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
ghwarrieson (Khoi/Nama), kwarison (Africaans)
Athrixia angustissima DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Athrixia angustissima DC.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(137)
Recipes :
H(137) sore feet, decoction of whole plant of Athrixia angustissima inserted in incisions made on sore feet
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
phefshoana-e-nyenyan
Athrixia elata Sond. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Athrixia elata Sond.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HJ 10
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A
Title :
Flora of Lesotho .Cramer, Lehre .
From :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(137)
Recipes :
H(137) sore feet, decoction of whole plant of Athrixia elata inserted in incisions made on sore feet
H(201) charm against any illness
H(201) charm against any illness
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
phefshoana-ea-basiea
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(137)
Recipes :
H(137) sore feet, decoction of whole plant of Athrixia elata inserted in incisions made on sore feet
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
phefshoana-ea-basiea
Athrixia phylicoides DC. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Athrixia phylicoides DC.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HA 36
Author(s) :
Amusan, O. O. G., P. S. Dlamini, J. D. Msonthi & L. P. Makhubu
Title :
Some herbal remedies from Manzini region of Swaziland.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 79, pp. 109 - 112, (2002)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874101003816
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, grind together 50 g each of the barks of Ozoroa sphaerocarpa and Athrixia phylicoides and add to 5 l water, Use the mixture to wash wounds twice daily for 5 days
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Swaziland, Manzini region)
Vernacular name :
liphephetse
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(139)
Recipes :
H(139) aphrodisiac, roots of Athrixia phylicoides, RNS.
H(095) leaves and stems for tea
H(095) leaves and stems for tea
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mutshatshaila, mubosotie (Venda)
Reference HT 48
Author(s) :
Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Title :
Ancestral pharmacopoeias: a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013
Symptoms :
H(091)
Recipes :
H(091) increase strengh, decoction of the whole plant of Athrixia phylicoides
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Basotho Cultural Village herbal trail)
Vernacular name :
sephomolo (Basoto)
Avonia rhodesica (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Avonia rhodesica (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley
Family :
Portulacaceae
Reference HS 51
Author(s) :
Sobiecki, J.F.
Title :
A review of plants used in divination in southern Africa and their psychoactive effects
Southern African Humanities, Vol. 20 , Pages 333–351, December, 2008 Pietermaritzburg
Symptoms :
Recipes :
H(167z) psychoactive effects Chenopodium ambrosioides Used in rain making rituals together with other psychoactive plants such as Datura stramonium and Avonia rhodesica Tswana
H(167z) psychoactive effects of Avonia rhodesica used unknown A beer additive in Zimbabwe, it is reported to have hallucinogenic and narcotic activity
H(167z) psychoactive effects Avonia rhodesica Used in rainmaking rituals together with other psychoactive plants such as Datura stramonium and Chenopodium ambrosioidesTswana
H(167z) psychoactive effects Chenopodium ambrosioides Used in rain making rituals together with other psychoactive plants such as Datura stramonium and Avonia rhodesica Tswana
H(167z) psychoactive effects of Avonia rhodesica used unknown A beer additive in Zimbabwe, it is reported to have hallucinogenic and narcotic activity
H(167z) psychoactive effects Avonia rhodesica Used in rainmaking rituals together with other psychoactive plants such as Datura stramonium and Chenopodium ambrosioidesTswana
H(167z) psychoactive effects Chenopodium ambrosioides Used in rain making rituals together with other psychoactive plants such as Datura stramonium and Avonia rhodesica Tswana
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
tirika (Shona)
Azadirachta indica A. Juss. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Reference HD 21
Author(s) :
de Wet, H. , M.N. Nkwanyana, S.F. van Vuuren
Title :
Medicinal plants used for the treatment of diarrhoea in northern Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, volume 130, pp. 284–289, (2010)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874110003041
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008, 20) diarrhoea, cultivated leaves of Melia azadirachta are crushed and mixed with cold water. The infusion (125 ml) is drunk twice a day, until diarrhoea subsides
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (northen Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal Province)
Vernacular name :
umsilinga
Reference HM 49
Author(s) :
Mavundza, E.J. , R. Maharaj, J.F. Finnie, G. Kabera, J. Van Staden
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of mosquito repellent plants in uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 137, 1516– 1520, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874111006131
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, 2) repelling, insecticide, fresh leaves of Melia azedarach are burned to produce smoke
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umsilinga (isiZulu)
Azima tetracantha Lam. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Azima tetracantha Lam.
Family :
Salvadoraceae
Reference HC 25
Author(s) :
Corrigan, B.M. , B.-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.M. Jardine
Title :
Ethnobotanical plant uses in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 77, 346–359 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) toothache, roots of Azima tetracantha, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
isiNungwan
Reference VD 17
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
Traditional veterinary medicine in the Alice district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
South African Journal of Science 97 , 375–379. (2001)
Symptoms :
V(022)
Recipes :
Vb(022) the dried root is ground and bottled in cold water and given to cows to treat dystocia (ukumelwa lithole)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Alice district)
Vernacular name :
igceleya
Balanites maughamii Sprague :
5 reference(s)
Official name :
Balanites maughamii Sprague
Family :
Zygophyllaceae
Reference HC 25
Author(s) :
Corrigan, B.M. , B.-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.M. Jardine
Title :
Ethnobotanical plant uses in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 77, 346–359 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201), good luck. If you own a tuck-shop, the root bark is used to attract customers.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umDlulamithi
Reference HM 49
Author(s) :
Mavundza, E.J. , R. Maharaj, J.F. Finnie, G. Kabera, J. Van Staden
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of mosquito repellent plants in uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 137, 1516– 1520, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874111006131
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, 2) repelling, insecticide, barks of the three Balanites maughamii are burned to produce smoke
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
ugobendlovu (isiZulu)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
MSc Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990) appendix from the Thesis
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) magical protection of homesteads, thorns of Balanites maughamii, RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mudulu (Venda)
Reference HS 36
Author(s) :
Stayt, H.
Title :
The Bavenda.
Frank Cass & Co. Ltd, London (1968)
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) arrow poison, bark of Annona senegalensis, fruit of Balanites maughamii, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mudulu (Venda)
Reference VL 16
Author(s) :
Luseba, D., D. Van der Merwe
Title :
Ethnoveterinary medicine practices among Tsonga speaking people of South Africa.
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research Volume 73, pp.115–122. (2006)
Symptoms :
V(008)
Recipes :
Vb(008) diiarrhoea in cattle, leaves de Apodytes dimidiata, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Tsonga region)
Vernacular name :
nulu (Tsonga)
Ballota africana L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Ballota africana L.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
H(002), H(027y), H(137)
Recipes :
Leaf infusions are used by women, who gave birth (afterbirth), and to stimulate milk production in pregnant women (JB, confirmed by CB, FB); put leaves in hot water, to make a tea, to treat fever (JB); H(137) wash aching legs
with it (HB, confirmed by RT, HB).
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
kattekruie. (Hantam names)
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(046), H(051),