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(068), H(094)
Recipes :
Rhizomes of Sansevieria aethiopica; infusions to treat H(094) haemorrhoids; decoction for H(068) intestinal worms (South African plant with a wide distribution that is also traditionally used in the Sotho and Nguni cultures) from Pappe (1850); (1857);Smith (1895); 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 :
aambeiwortel, ghaiwortel (Africaans), t’kay (Khoi/Nama)