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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)