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Official name :
Aspalathus linearis (Burm. f.) R. Dahlgren
Family :
Fabaceae
3 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HM 72
Author(s) :
Mahomoodally, M. F.
Title :
A quantitative ethnobotanical study of common herbal remedies used against 13 human ailments catergories in Mauritus
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines,11(6):1-32 (2014)
Symptoms :
H(200x)
Recipes :
H(200x) weakened immune system, infusion of the tea bag of Aspalathus linearis which is sold.
Region :
Mauritius
Country :
Mauritius
Vernacular name :
rooibos tea (English)
Reference HM 87
Author(s) :
Mabona U., S.F. Van Vuuren
Title :
Southern African medicinal plants used to treat skin diseases
South African Journal of Botany 87, pp 175–193, (2013)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2013.04.002
Symptoms :
H(014)
Recipes :
H(014) eczema, leaves of Aspalathus linearis applied topically to treat eczema from ref of: Van Wyk et al. (2000), Joubert et al. (2008) : to be found in bibliography of HM 87_Mabona
Region :
South Africa
Country :
Southern African
Vernacular name :
rooibos tea (local English)
Reference HV 51
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(000)
Recipes :
Leaf infusions; H(000) general health tea Marloth (1925) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
rooibostee, bossietee (Africaans)