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Official name :
Polygala hottentotta C.Presl
Family :
Polygalaceae
reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HA 55
Author(s) :
Avigdor, E., H Wohlmuth, Z. Asfaw, T. Awas
Title :
The current status of knowledge of herbal medicine and medicinal plants in Fiche, Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 10:38 (2014)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/38
Symptoms :
H(093)
Recipes :
H(093) anti-venom, ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (City of Fiche, Oromia region)
Vernacular name :
etse adin (Amharic)
Reference HG 01
Author(s) :
Gelfand, M., S. Mavi, R.B. Drummond & B. Ndemera
Title :
The traditional medicinal practitioner in Zimbabwe.
Mambo Press, Gweru (Zimbabwe), 411 p., (1985)
(From reference HC 26, HL 22)
Symptoms :
H(139)
Recipes :
H(139) aphrodisiac, roots powder of Polygala hottentotta, diluted in H2O, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe
Vernacular name :
not registered
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(041), H(053), H(104)
Recipes :
H(053) decoction of root of Polygala ottentotta drunk for mumps; H(104) abdominal pains; H(041) treatment of anthrax
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lehano
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(006)
Recipes :
H(006, 2) constipation, whole plant of Polygala hottentotta. Decoction for 5 - 10 minutes and one tin cup of the extract is taken orally. Thrice a day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
lehlokwa la tsela
Reference VJ 07
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A.
Title :
Flora of Lesotho. Cramer, Lehr. (1971)
(from references HC 26, VS 32)
Symptoms :
V(041)
Recipes :
V(041) anthrax, ONS.de Polygala hottentotta, RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
not registered