TRADITIONAL HEALERS

DEVIL’S CLAW

Harpagophytum devils’ claw

Uses of devil’s clawOnly 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.

Sutherlandia frutescensCancer bush

Use of SutherlandiaUsed by sufferers from cancer and HIV/AIDS.

Boosts immune system.

Cannot cure, but helps fight disease.

Hypoxis – African potatoBoosts immune system.

Aids fight against HIV/AIDS – cannot cure, however.

African potatoeHypoxisTuber (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.

HoodiaSuppresses apetite

Hoodia gordonii used by San to suppress appetite in times of famine.

HoodiaHoodia hailed as new wonder slimming “drug”.

Rooibos teaAspalathus linearis

Rooibos teaClanwilliam centre of rooibos tea cultivation.

Rooibos grows in poor soil.

Plant contains little nitrogen, is not eaten by cattle.

Use of AspalathusRooibos 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.

ROOIBOS TEA

BuchuAgathosma betulina

Using buchudiureticStimulates kidney

functionCysticitisChest congestion

and coupghingReliefs pain and

rhuematic pain.

ArtemisiaAfrican wormwood/ wilde-als

Bronchial problems.Gastritis, poor

digestion, wind, colic.Poor appetite.Intestinal parasites,

constipation.Anti-malaria

medication.

Artemisia-factory in Tanzania

WARNINGHERBS CAN BE DEADLY.

USE UNDER SUPERVISION OF QUALIFIED PERSON.

HERBAL REMEDIES CAN KILL IF NOT USED CORRECTLY.

CONSULT YOUR MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.