Seeds of species used to dispel bad dreams :
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Burchellia bubaline :
Cold water infusions of pounded roots are taken as emetics against bad dreams.
Roots are sometimes ingredients in love charm emetics and also in body washes.
Clerodendrum glabrum :
A weak tea is taken at night by the Tswana to aid sleep and to prevent bad dreams. Pounded leaves, placed in the armpit and neck, are used to induce sleep and to provide a remedy for convulsions in children by the Lobedu.
Leaves are also used to return the effects of witchcraft and their smell is believed to repel witches' familiars.
In Zimbabwe, leaves are traditionally used to drive away evil spirits.
Plumbago auriculata :
Pounded root infusions are administered as emetics to dispel bad dreams.
Powdered roots or dried leaves are taken as snuff to relieve headaches.
Unspecified parts are used as protective charms against evil.
A stick of the plant is placed in the thatch of huts to ward off lightning.
Sideroxylon inerme :
The Zulus take an infusion of the bark to dispel bad dreams.
Kaempferol has been isolated from the bark.
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