Seeds of Species with Various Uses :

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The nectar juice is said to be narcotic.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Arctopus echinatus</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> The roots have potent sedative properties.</div> <div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id442.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Arctopus echinatus Sieketroos"><U><B>Click here to buy A. echinatus roots</B></U></A><B>. ]</B></div> <bR> <div> <U>Ballota africana</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> This famous Khoi remedy is used as an infusion or tincture for a wide variety of ailments, including stress.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Calodendron capense</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> The seed-kernel yields a fixed oil which is suitable for soap-making, but is not edible on account of its bitterness.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Carpobrotus edulis</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> The presence of mesembrine is reported in this species.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Commiphora africana</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Has magical uses.</div> <div> Resins are used in West Africa as insecticides and termite repellents.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Conostomium natalense</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Roots are used for magical purposes and as love charms by the Vhavenda.</div> <div> A love potion is made from the leaves.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Cussonia spicata</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Bark is used for magical purposes.</div> <div> Rootbark decoctions are administered for mental illness.</div> <div> Two saponins have been isolated from the stem-bark.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Desmodium repandum</U></div> <bR> <div> <U>Dioscorea dregeana</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Some tribes use a cold infusion in teaspoonful doses as a soporific. If eaten raw or parboiled it produces narcosis. Two teaspoonfuls of fresh macerate from the tuber are reputed to make a person drunk; hence the name `isidakwa', literally `the drunkard'.</div> <div> In famine times, the Pondos eat the tubers, but soak them in running water for several days previously; if insufficiently soaked, a condition akin to drunkenness follows ingestion. </div> <div> Maize cobs boiled in strong tuber decoctions are used to inebriate monkeys so that they can be easily caught.</div> <div> Tubers are used for hysterical fits and to cure insanity. </div> <div> All information is provided for historical purposes only.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Erythroxylum delagoense</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> `Small leaved coco tree'.</div> <div> Family - Erythroxylaceae.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Euclea natalensis</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> The root of `Magic Guarri' is hypnotic.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Glottiphyllum cruciatum</U></div> <bR> <div> <U>Glottiphyllum longum</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Reported to contain mesembrine alkaloids.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Gossypium anomalum & herbaceum ssp africanum</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Souleymane draws the attention to the plant of cotton (Gossypium sp., Malvaceae family) as a "first class regulator of the central nervous system (..) it is said to be an ideal mild drug (..) It gives a peaceful euphoria, a calm and light elation". The roots are thought to be the more active part of the plant.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Grewia occidentalis</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Pounded bark is used to make soap for washing the head and is believed to prevent hair from going gray if constantly used.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Guibourtia coleosperma</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Copalwood is called `gwi' by the San bushmen.</div> <div> Could this be the `gwa' that Trout mentions the root is used (Trout doesn't know the identity for `gwa'.)</div> <div> `Gwa' is used by the !Kung of the Kalahari to help induce `kia'; an altered state of consciousness considered to be a prerequisite for healing practices.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Harveya speciosa</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> A Suto remedy for madness. </div> <div> It is also used by the Sutos in treating a person who has been bewitched by his relatives.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Helichrysum cooperi</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Is used as a wash by young men wishing to attract women.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Helichrysum gymnocomum & H. herbaceum</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Leaves and stems are burned as incense to invoke the goodwill of the ancestors.</div> <div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id333.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Imphepho"><U><B>Click here to buy Helichrysum herb</B></U></A><B>. ]</B></div> <bR> <div> <U>Hypoxis hemerocallidea</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Corm infusions are administered as emetics for mental disorders and dizziness.</div> <div> Ground corm decoctions, administered orally, are also used in Transkei for patients who cannot speak, possibly as a result of shock.</div> <div> Plant decoctions are given to weakly children as tonics by the Tswana and Kwena.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Ipomoea species</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Ipomoea adenioides,</div> <div> Ipomoea albivenia,</div> <div> Ipomoea caprae,</div> <div> Ipomoea  longituba,  </div> <div> Ipomoea  magnusiana,</div> <div> Ipomoea  obscura,</div> <div> Ipomoea  oenotherae,</div> <div> Ipomoea  pes-tigridis.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> The seeds of Ipomoea pes-caprae are eaten by locals on the Transkei coast of South Africa when catching crayfish in the surf. This apparently makes movement more fluid in the sea. The active substances in the seeds of various species of Ipomoea and other members of the Convolvulaceae are alkaloids such as ergine, lysergol, and various clavines.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Lantana rugosa</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Common name : Bird's Brandy.</div> <div> The fruit is reported to be edible but is reputed to have narcotic effects on birds.</div> <div> The leaf is used as a snuff.</div> <div> Volatile oil and the alkaloid lantanin are reported in the leaves.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Leonotis nepetifolia</U></div> <bR> <div> <U>Merremia bipinnatipartita</U></div> <div> <U>Merremia kentrocaulos</U></div> <bR> <div> <U>Mesembryanthemum crystallinum</U></div> <div> <U>Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum</U></div> <bR> <div> <U>Nymania capensis :</U></div> <div> Recent research has shown that this plant has powerful antifeedant properties, similar to other exotic members of the family such as the neem tree (Azadirachta indica) and the weedy seringa tree (Melia azedarach).</div> <bR> <div> <U>Psiadia punctulata :</U></div> <div> It is put under the pillow to prevent dreaming.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Psoralea pinnata - Student Dagga :</U></div> <div> Cold water infusions from roots, mixed with roots of Helinus integrifolius, are pounded and stirred until the liquid froths, and taken as emetics by healers afflicted with mental disturbances associated with their calling.</div> <div> An emetic for hysteria is made from the roots, pounded with the roots of Helinus integrifolius, and stirred with cold water until a froth appears.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Psychotria species</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Psychotria kirkii</div> <div> Psychotria peduncularis var nyassana</div> <div> Psychotria zombemontera</div> <div> The genus Psychotria consists of about 1400 species, with approximately 80 species being indigenous to Africa.</div> <div> A complex C55 alkaloid, psychotrine, apparently derived from a methyl-tryptamine precursor, has been isolated from P. beccaroides (Hart et al. 1974).</div> <div> P. capensis is used medicinally for gastric complaints (Pooley, 1993), and root infusions are known for emetic properties and used as such in Nguni traditional healing as well as in the treatment of stomach complaints. The emetic properties are apparently related to a complex C55 alkaloid, psychotrine, apparently derived from a methyltryptamine precursor suggesting the presence of N.N-dimethyltryptamine as in the case of P.catharginensis and P. viridis.</div> <div> P. emetica and P. ipecacuana are reported to be poisonous on account of their emetic properties (Pammel, 1911).</div> <div> Several South American Psychotria's are used in the jungle brew `ayahuasca' or `yage'.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Salvia species</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Salvia  africana-lutea,</div> <div> Salvia  aurita var aurita,</div> <div> Salvia  chamelaeagnea,</div> <div> Salvia  dentata,</div> <div> Salvia  disermas,</div> <div> Salvia dolomitica,</div> <div> Salvia lanceolata,</div> <div> Salvia muirii,</div> <div> Salvia  radula,</div> <div> Salvia  repens,</div> <div> Salvia  runcinata,</div> <div> Salvia  scabra.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Schefflera umbellifera</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> The leaves have been used to treat insanity.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Sceletium emarcidum</U></div> <bR> <div> <U>Sceletium tortuosum `Kanna / Kougoed'</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Sceletium has been used by hunter-gatherers and shepherds as a mood-enhancer for millennia.</div> <div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id292.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kanna Sceletium tortuosum"><U><B>Click here for pure Sceletium powder</B></U></A><B>. ]</B></div> <bR> <div> <U>Schotia brachypetala</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Bark is used in red bark mixtures known as `ikhubalo' to ward off evil. </div> <div> They are also used to strengthen the body.</div> <div> Bark is used to make the red dye for sangomas cloaks (indigenous diviner healers.)</div> <div> Bark decoctions are also taken as emetics after excessive beer drinking or to treat those who abuse alcohol.</div> <div> The bark is also used in purification rites.</div> <div> Smoke from the leaves is inhaled for nosebleeds.</div> <div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id394.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ihluze Schotia brachypetala"><U><B>Click here to buy S. brachypetala bark</B></U></A><B>. ]</B></div> <bR> <div> <U>Silene Species</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Silene bellidioides</div> <div> Silene burchellii</div> <div> Silene clandestina</div> <div> Silene primulaeflora</div> <bR> <div> <U>Sparaxis grandiflora</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Used as an antidote against sorcery.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Talinum caffra</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Root infusions are taken for nervousness.</div> <div> Ground root preparations are also used for washing in Transkei.</div> <div> Root and leaf infusions are soapy.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>____________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.thebotanicalsource.com/shop/index.php?cPath=30" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thebotanicalsource.com/shop/i"><U><B>Click here to buy seeds</B></U></A><B>.</B><B>.</B></div> <div> <B>____________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>  Subscribe to The Botanical Source free newsletter:<br><br> <form action="http://freeautobot.com/cgi-bin/autores/autores.cgi" target="_blank"> <input type=hidden name="do" value="add_lead_external"> <input type=hidden name="Username" value="botanical"> <input type=hidden name="Stop_Status" value="Active"> <input type=hidden name="Cycle_Number" value="0"> <input type=hidden name="Success_URL" value="http://www.thebotanicalsource.com/id310.htm"> <input type=hidden name="Failure_URL" value="http://www.thebotanicalsource.com/id309.htm"> <input type=hidden name="Notes" value="Added from opt-in form"> Email : <input type=text name="Email" value=""><br> <input type=submit value="Submit"> </form>   </B></div> <div> <B>[ Opens a new window. ]</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Privacy Policy</U></B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> :</B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700a000000000.png" HEIGHT="11" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">We do not publish or share your email address with anyone.</B></div> <div> <B>____________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Seed Catalogue :"><U><B>Return to Seed Catalogue</B></U></A><B>.</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.thebotanicalsource.com/shop" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thebotanicalsource.com/shop"><U><B>Return to Herbal Products</B></U></A><B>.</B></div> <div>  <script language=JavaScript>  </script>  </div> </td> </tr></table></body>