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), H(118)
Recipes :
H(118) throat infection (Umqala obuhlungu, Izilonda emqaleni); leaves are boiled in water and taken orally.
H(108) nose infections (Izilonda empumlweni, Umongoza), dried, powdered leaves are used as a snuff.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (municipality of Nkonkobe)
Vernacular name :
impepho (Xhosa)
