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Official name :
Cucumis africanus L.f.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
4 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HC 51
Author(s) :
Constant, N. L. , M. P. Tshisikhawe
Title :
Hierarchies of knowledge: ethnobotanical knowledge, practices and beliefs of the Vhavenda in South Africa for biodiversity conservation
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:56 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0255-2
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) leaves of Cucumis africanus, edible leaves and mixed with Hibiscus trionum to be eaten with porridge
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
tshinyagu (Vhavenda), jelly melon, bitter wild cucumber, african cucumber (English)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
Magister Scientiae in the Faculty of Science (Department of Botany)
Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990)
Symptoms :
H(006), H(095)
Recipes :
H(006) purgative, seeds of Cucumis africanus, ONS. Trichilia emetica, RNS.
H(095) leaves,as vegetable
H(095) leaves,as vegetable
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
tshinyanyu (Venda)
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): to suppress hunger and thirst — eat the fruit of Cucumis africanus
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Southeastern Karoo, Murraysburg region)
Vernacular name :
wilde komkommer (Afrikaans language)
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(000)
Recipes :
V(000) used as animal medicines by the Xhosa, ONS.of Cucumis africanus, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu region)
Vernacular name :
not registered