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Official name :
Brachycorythis ovata Lindl.
Family :
Orchidaceae
1 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HB 51
Author(s) :
Batten, A. , H. Bokelmann
Title :
Wild Flowers of the Eastern Cape Province. Books of Africa, Cape Town. (1966) (partially registered from HC 26, HS 36)
Symptoms :
H(099)
Recipes :
H(099) Xhosa people use a boiled liquid preparation (decoction) of the roots of Brachycorythis ovata for people inflicted with symptoms of madness (From reference: HC 26).
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
imfeyamasele yentaba
