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Official name :
Amaranthus thunbergii Moq.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
2 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HM 59
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Use of weeds as traditional vegetables in Shurugwi District, Zimbabwe
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 9:60 (2013)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/9/1/60
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095),leaves of Amaranthus thunbergii cooked as vegetable. The plant is harvested in the rainy season
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (Shurugwi District)
Vernacular name :
mbuya (Shona); poor man’s spinach (English)
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(068), H(191)
Recipes :
H(191) cleanse blood, H(068) vermifuge leaf of Amaranthus thunbergii infusion drunk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
thepe
