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USE OF INDIGENOUS PLANTS

USE OF INDIGENOUS PLANTS. TRADITIONAL HEALERS. DEVIL’S CLAW. Harpagophytum devils’ claw. Uses of devil’s claw. Only plant of SA in European Pharmacopoeia . Tubers (underground stems) are used. Relieves fever and pains. Against hypertension. Stimulates apetite.

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USE OF INDIGENOUS PLANTS

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  1. USE OF INDIGENOUS PLANTS TRADITIONAL HEALERS

  2. DEVIL’S CLAW

  3. Harpagophytum devils’ claw

  4. Uses of devil’s claw • Only plant of SA in European Pharmacopoeia. • Tubers (underground stems) are used. • Relieves fever and pains. • Against hypertension. • Stimulates apetite. • Ointment for sores, rashes and boils. • Relief pain during pregnancy.

  5. Sutherlandiafrutescens Cancer bush

  6. Use of Sutherlandia • Used by sufferers from cancer and HIV/AIDS. • Boosts immune system. • Cannot cure, but helps fight disease.

  7. Hypoxis – African potato • Boosts immune system. • Aids fight against HIV/AIDS – cannot cure, however.

  8. African potatoeHypoxis • Tuber (root) used. • Boost immune system. • Stimulates formation of CD4-cells. • Decreases negative effects of chemotherapy. • Improves mobility of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers. • Supports treatment of XDR TB.

  9. HoodiaSuppresses apetite • Hoodia gordonii used by San to suppress appetite in times of famine.

  10. Hoodia • Hoodia hailed as new wonder slimming “drug”.

  11. Rooibos teaAspalathuslinearis

  12. Rooibos tea • Clanwilliam centre of rooibos tea cultivation. • Rooibos grows in poor soil. • Plant contains little nitrogen, is not eaten by cattle.

  13. Use of Aspalathus • Rooibos is dried. • Green tea also produced. • Contain a lot of anti-oxidants e.g. Vit. C. • No caffein, little tannin. • Used as tea, also in cosmetics.

  14. ROOIBOS TEA

  15. BuchuAgathosmabetulina

  16. Using buchu • diuretic • Stimulates kidney function • Cysticitis • Chest congestion and coupghing • Reliefs pain and rhuematic pain.

  17. ArtemisiaAfrican wormwood/ wilde-als • Bronchial problems. • Gastritis, poor digestion, wind, colic. • Poor appetite. • Intestinal parasites, constipation. • Anti-malaria medication.

  18. Artemisia-factory in Tanzania

  19. WARNING • HERBS CAN BE DEADLY. • USE UNDER SUPERVISION OF QUALIFIED PERSON. • HERBAL REMEDIES CAN KILL IF NOT USED CORRECTLY. • CONSULT YOUR MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.

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