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  2. Traditional African medicine - Wikipedia

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    A 2008 literature survey was made to assess the botanical knowledge and uses within traditional medicine in Southern Africa for the genus Aloe within the family Asphodeloideae. Most common medical uses were for the treatment of "infections, internal parasites, digestive ailments and injuries."

  3. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    The leaves are used as herbal medicine to alleviate cough and fever, pain, and general gastrointestinal disorders as well as to cure dermatologic disorders. Similarly, the fruit juice and oils can be used in the treatment of liver disease, gastrointestinal disorders, chronic wounds or other dermatological disorders. [86] Hoodia gordonii: Hoodia

  4. Category:Medicinal plants of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Medicinal plants native to Africa — used in historical and/or contemporary healing traditions. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. P.

  5. Category : Plants used in traditional African medicine

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    Pages in category "Plants used in traditional African medicine" The following 167 pages are in this category, out of 167 total.

  6. Khat - Wikipedia

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    Khat (Catha edulis), also known as Bushman's tea, especially in South Africa, is a flowering plant native to eastern and southeastern Africa. [2] It has a history of cultivation originating in the Harar area (present day eastern Ethiopia) and subsequently introduced at different times to countries nearby in East Africa and Southern Arabia, most notably Yemen. [3]

  7. Herbal medicine - Wikipedia

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    There are many forms in which herbs can be administered, the most common of which is a liquid consumed as a herbal tea or a (possibly diluted) plant extract. [25] Herbal teas, or tisanes, are the resultant liquid of extracting herbs into water, though they are made in a few different ways.

  8. Traditional Hausa medicine - Wikipedia

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    The boka was a herbologist who subsisted on collecting and selling medical herbs and advice. It was common for the boka to be a farmer of his own medicinal herbs. [2] The boka was not a spiritual healer; his or her medicine relied on herbs and was only used for minor ailments such as headaches or upset stomachs.

  9. Plants used as herbs or spices - Wikipedia

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    This page is a sortable table of plants used as herbs and/or spices.This includes plants used as seasoning agents in foods or beverages (including teas), plants used for herbal medicine, and plants used as incense or similar ingested or partially ingested ritual components.

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